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Board approves Brothers of Liberty event liquor license; hires engineer to prep water‑tower bid
Summary
The Antioch board granted Brothers of Liberty a one‑day special‑event liquor license (resolution 26‑29) conditioned on state license and dram‑shop insurance by the Friday before the event, and approved an engineering agreement with Dixon Engineering (resolution 26‑30) to prepare bid documents for water‑tower reconditioning.
The Village of Antioch board approved two separate resolutions on March 11: a Class G single special‑event liquor license for Brothers of Liberty (resolution 26‑29) and an agreement with Dixon Engineering to prepare specs and oversee the reconditioning of a village water tower (resolution 26‑30).
Public commenters Jen Schwinn and Nick Barber, who spoke for Brothers of Liberty, apologized for a prior permitting mistake and asked the board for flexibility. "We have since made ourselves more aware of the process…we've learned from our mistakes," Jen Schwinn said during public comment. Nick Barber added that the organization raises money for local causes and wants to work with the village.
Trustees approved resolution 26‑29 to grant a single‑event liquor license for a March 20 event and to waive fees. Trustees discussed a condition that the organization provide a copy of the state liquor license and dram‑shop insurance to the village clerk by the Friday before the event; with that understanding the vote carried.
Separately, the board approved an engineering services agreement with Dixon Engineering to put together the bid package and to inspect and review contractor work for a water‑tower reconditioning and paint project (resolution 26‑30). Dixon's representative (identified in the meeting as Dennis) described the scope: bid specs, inspection during work, pay‑application reviews and related engineering services. Dennis said the typical life of a coating job is "about 10 years," and highlighted interior repairs and corrosion protection that the inspection identified.
What's next: Brothers of Liberty will need to supply the state license and insurance documents before the event; staff will bring the Dixon Engineering bid package and subsequent contractor recommendations back to the board when ready.
