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Council approves Rotary event alcohol licenses and sets hearings for Chamber events
Summary
Council approved special-event liquor licenses for the Hot Springs Rotary Club's Rockin' Riverside concerts and July 3 street dance at Centennial Park, and set public hearings for Chamber of Commerce wine-walk and a Chamber Rockin' Riverside license. Dates and locations were clarified during the hearings.
The Hot Springs City Council approved special-event alcoholic beverage licenses for the Hot Springs Rotary Club and set public hearings for related Chamber of Commerce events.
During a public hearing, council members confirmed dates for the Rotary Club's Rockin' Riverside concert series (including May 30 and a July 25 date clarified from the application) and a July 3 street dance at Centennial Park, 275 North Garden Street. Following a motion and second, the council approved the Rotary Club license applications.
Separately, the council set a May 18, 2026 public hearing to consider a special sale alcoholic beverage license application from the Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce for a Wine Walk and related events to be held May 22, and it set a June 1, 2026 public hearing for a Chamber Rockin' Riverside license (July 11 event at Centennial Park).
Council discussion focused on ensuring the application dates matched the event dates on the applications and making sure staff had appropriate information before issuing permits.
The council did not record detailed roll-call tallies in the transcript for the license approvals; the motions to approve and to set hearings were carried.
