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City and police give conflicting testimony in Bridal Lounge license appeal; board pauses to review video
Summary
At a June 21 Brookhaven Alcohol Board hearing, city witnesses and police officers offered contradictory accounts about whether Bridal Lounge had a dance floor and DJ booth during an April inspection; police say their memo and bodycam footage document those features, while the fire marshal said he did not observe them. The board took a recess to review video after an open-records objection.
The Brookhaven Alcohol Board heard competing testimony on June 21 over whether Bridal Lounge operated with a dance floor and DJ booth during an April inspection — a disputed fact at the center of the establishment’s license suspension appeal. The city told the board the appellant’s notice of appeal acknowledged the presence of those features; police officers who participated in a joint fire‑safety and police detail said their documentation and body‑camera recordings show a dance floor and a DJ booth. The board paused the hearing so members could review video the appellant’s counsel said had not been produced in an open‑records response.
City representatives told the board the notice of appeal admitted the presence of a dance floor and DJ booth during the April inspection, and asked the board to uphold the suspension. The city’s statement described the presence of those structures as inconsistent with the premises’ licensed application and a…
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