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Omaha council asks state to require TNA Grocery to reapply for liquor license after hearing on neighborhood violence
Summary
After a multi-hour public hearing with residents on both sides, the Omaha City Council voted 6–1 to request that the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission require TNA Grocery (3247 N. 42nd St.) to submit a long-form application for its retail liquor license so the store’s operations and neighborhood impacts can be reviewed.
The Omaha City Council on an extended public record vote asked the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission to require TNA Grocery (3247 North 42nd Street) to file a formal long-form application for its retail liquor license, a step that would trigger a fuller state review and return the matter for local hearing. The council approved the resolution 6–1 after more than two hours of public testimony and council debate.
Councilmember Goodwin, who introduced the resolution, said the action is intended to review repeated incidents near the business rather than immediately close the store. "I do quite frankly do not accept that" violence in the neighborhood is inevitable, Goodwin said during her remarks and urged use of the council's review tools to protect residents.
City staff and the law committee presented a package of reports they said showed a rise in reports and calls for service linked…
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