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Commission denies Fork Lightning club liquor license, citing youth exposure concerns
Summary
The board voted to deny a club liquor license for Fork Lightning Racquet Club after commissioners and members of the public raised concerns that the proposed bar is at the main entrance used by children attending a co‑located youth tennis program. Applicant argued a separate classroom entrance exists; commissioners asked for a plan to restrict youth exposure and the applicant declined to relocate the bar.
Santa Fe County commissioners denied a club liquor license application March 10 for the Fork Lightning Racquet Club after public testimony and commissioner questions about proximity and exposure of youth participating in a co‑located First Serve New Mexico tennis program.
Growth Management building and development supervisor Dominic Cisneros explained that the facility is on public‑institutional land, the state Alcoholic Beverage Control Division had given preliminary approval and that the SLDC does not…
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