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Residents, property owner challenge Red Hills liquor license approval at Mesquite council meeting
Summary
Speakers at the Jan. 13 Mesquite City Council meeting alleged the city approved a liquor license at Red Hills Commercial Center despite missing parking studies and easements; property owners and residents asked the council to revoke the license, while no formal action was taken at the meeting.
Marcus Bender accused the City of Mesquite of approving a liquor license for a Red Hills nightclub without required documentation and said the decision could amount to an unlawful taking. “Under the law no parking study equals no approval,” Bender said, arguing a mandatory parking study and recorded easements could not be found and that council members who voted in December overlooked code requirements.
Raylene Cipano of Nordic Beach Holdings, representing owner Erica Nicholas, told the council the property is commercial and not part of an HOA, and said she…
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