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Council approves transfer of restaurant liquor license K19853 for new baseball facility
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Summary
Williamsport City Council voted 6-0 to approve the transfer of restaurant liquor license K19853 into the city so a management company can serve alcohol at a new baseball facility near Penn College after a public hearing in which the applicant’s representative said the license would support facility operations.
Williamsport City Council voted unanimously to approve a resolution transferring restaurant liquor license K19853 into the city for use at the new baseball facility near Penn College. The action followed a public hearing at which Scott Williams said the receiving municipality must pass a resolution for an inter-municipal transfer and that the license "will be used by the management company there to facilitate their operations," to accommodate the use of the premises.
The transfer arose because state and county liquor codes limit the number of licenses per county; Scott Williams, representing the parties applying for the transfer, told council the management company will operate the concession and that the license has been advertised as required. Council members asked whether the facility would serve full restaurant service or mainly beer; Williams said he "suspect[s] that's what will happen primarily" and noted seating and food requirements associated with the license type.
Councilor Liz Meeley said she welcomed more liquor licenses moving into the city, calling it "fun" and supportive of local businesses. The council’s solicitor confirmed the procedural question that the receiving municipality (Williamsport) is the body that approves an incoming license; the sending municipality does not need to approve the loss of its license for the transfer to proceed.
The council then moved to the formal resolution (item 9 on the agenda) and approved it by roll call, vote 6-0. The resolution on the agenda names the license as restaurant liquor license K19853 and locates the proposed premises at the new baseball facility near Penn College. No motions to amend the resolution were recorded and no public speakers opposed the transfer during the hearing.
The transfer allows the management company at the Penn College-area facility to hold and use an existing county license after the municipality's approval; the council did not set additional conditions at the meeting. The resolution passed, and staff will complete the paperwork required for the transfer.
