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Attorney asks Racine council to send denied massage‑license case back to committee, citing language barrier
Summary
An attorney representing an applicant for a massage‑establishment license asked the council to refer a denial back to committee, saying the applicant lacked an interpreter, never had citations or arrests, and sought only to transfer a single existing license.
Terry Rose, an attorney practicing in Kenosha, told the council he represented Miss Song, the applicant for a massage‑establishment license referenced on the meeting agenda (page 16). Rose said Song currently holds a license at a downtown Main Street location and is seeking to transfer that single license to a Douglas Avenue location.
Rose said the applicant "has never received any kind of citations, arrests" and that no search warrants have been executed at her business. He told the council that misunderstandings at the committee stage stemmed in part from the applicant’s limited English proficiency: "Her native language is Chinese. She did not have an interpreter there." Rose requested that the council refer the denial back to committee for reconsideration so Song can appear with an interpreter and clarify points such as the phone number and advertising tied to a prior owner.
Rose said the phone number associated with the business has been changed and that the applicant is taking steps to remove racy ads posted by the prior owner. He asked for an opportunity to present the corrected record to the committee.
The hearing record shows only the public‑comment request for reconsideration; the council did not record an immediate decision on the motion to refer during the meeting. The clerk closed public comment and the council proceeded to committee referrals and the consent agenda.
