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Council withdraws objection to New U LLC liquor-license application after applicant’s public comment
Summary
After applicant Ebony Thompson asked council to reconsider an objection tied to a dismissed charge, council voted to withdraw its objection to the New U LLC liquor-license application and directed staff to notify the Ohio Division of Liquor Control.
City council voted to withdraw the council’s objection to the Ohio Division of Liquor Control regarding an application by New U LLC after the applicant, Ebony Thompson, addressed the chamber.
Thompson introduced herself, provided a Lima address and told the council that the charge cited in opposition to her liquor-license application “was dismissed by the prosecutors and did not result in a conviction.” She asked the council to view the matter with “fairness and respect for due process” and said her business would create local jobs and work with law enforcement and neighborhood stakeholders.
Following brief discussion and consultation with the law director, Councilor Jones moved to withdraw the objection; the motion was seconded, put to a voice vote and carried. The president asked the clerk and the law director to notify the Ohio Division of Liquor Control that the objection has been removed.
The withdrawal relieves the applicant of the council’s active objection at the state licensing review; the transcript notes Thompson had a scheduled hearing later in the week.
