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Beardstown council discusses revoking banquet-hall special-use permit after noise complaints, approves routine business
Summary
Mayor Tim Harris and the Beardstown City Council on Nov. 5 discussed procedures to revoke a special‑use permit for a banquet hall on the 700 block of East Third Street following multiple noise complaints; no revocation motion was recorded. The council also approved minutes, the consent agenda and filed routine department reports.
Beardstown Mayor Tim Harris and the Beardstown City Council discussed the process for revoking a special‑use permit on Nov. 5 after multiple noise complaints were reported about a banquet hall on the 700 block of East Third Street.
The discussion, recorded in the meeting minutes, did not include a formal motion to revoke the permit or a vote; the council explored procedural options and next steps for addressing recurring noise concerns.
The meeting opened at 6:37 p.m. at Beardstown City Hall, where City Clerk Brian Ruch recorded that a quorum was present with Mayor Tim Harris and alderpersons Chris Baer, Lisa Buhlig, Ron Culves, Mary Davis, Eric Harbin, Keith Schramm, Dawn Seward and Shawn Taylor in attendance.
Routine business moved quickly: a motion by Alderperson Lisa Buhlig, seconded by Alderperson Mary Davis, dispensed with the reading of the Oct. 22 minutes and approved those minutes as published; the motion passed unanimously by voice vote. A separate motion by Alderperson Dawn Seward, seconded by Alderperson Shawn Taylor, approved the consent agenda under the Omnibus Vote Designation and passed unanimously by roll call.
Department reports were filed. The Water Superintendent's October 2024 report showed 14,059,172 gallons pumped in October and 96,292,850 gallons for the May 1–April 30 reporting year. The Police Chief's report listed year‑to‑date figures for the May 1–April 30 period (3,527 calls answered; 42 criminal arrests; 204 traffic arrests; 242 traffic stops; 26 warrants served) while the October column in the transcript is marked N/A. The Fire Chief's September 2024 report showed 13 city fires and eight rural fires in September and year‑to‑date totals of 92 city fires and 25 rural fires; the combined total of calls in September was 21 and year to date 117.
Code enforcement and zoning officer reports for October 2024 were attached to the minutes, and disbursements for the period ending Nov. 5, 2024 were presented; the transcript does not include further detail on those attachments or the disbursement list.
The council discussion about the banquet hall focused on the procedural steps to revoke a special‑use permit in response to repeated noise complaints; the minutes record the concern but do not document specific enforcement actions, condition changes, or a proposal for immediate revocation. No vote or formal direction to staff was recorded on the matter.
On a motion by Alderperson Dawn Seward, seconded by Alderperson Chris Baer, the meeting adjourned at 7:23 p.m.
Next steps: the minutes indicate the council may pursue the revocation process for the special‑use permit, but the transcript records discussion only and does not specify a timetable or assigned follow‑up.
