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Altoona council approves multiple alcohol licenses; one abstention recorded

City of Altoona Council · April 1, 2026
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Summary

The Altoona City Council approved seven alcohol-license applications Nov. 18; Councilmember Stewart abstained on one license vote (item 11L), and Councilmember Boka was absent.

The Altoona City Council approved a package of alcohol license applications at its Nov. 18 meeting.

Mayor Dean O'Connor requested a single vote for the liquor license package, excluding item 11L; the council approved the group vote for the listed licenses. For item 11L specifically, Councilmember Stewart abstained; the recorded tally on that item was 3-0-1 with Councilmember Boka absent.

The licenses approved (as listed in the packet) included: Hy-Vee Fast & Fresh — Class E Retail Alcohol License; Cool Basil Altoona — Special Class C Retail Alcohol License; Prairie Meadows — Class C and Class E Retail Alcohol Licenses; Aldi #10 — Class B Retail Alcohol License; Pilot Travel Center #913 — Class B Retail Alcohol License; and Cinemark USA Inc — Class C Retail Alcohol License. The meeting minutes do not specify the reason for the abstention.

The council took the votes by roll call as recorded in the minutes and moved on to department head reports and adjournment later in the meeting.