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Committee approves bartender Michelle Standarski's license renewal despite prior OWI convictions

West Allis Public Safety Committee · May 6, 2026
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The West Allis Public Safety Committee approved a Class C bartender license renewal for Michelle Standarski after hearing about two prior OWI convictions and a separate open-intoxicant incident; members cited her rehabilitation efforts and testimony from her manager and police on evidence standards.

The West Allis Public Safety Committee voted to approve the Class C bartender license renewal for Michelle Standarski after a hearing on her driving- and alcohol-related record.

Michelle Standarski acknowledged two prior OWI convictions, in 2012 and 2019, and a later citation for an open intoxicant in a vehicle. Standarski told the committee, “I made a really stupid mistake,” and said she has since taken steps she described as rehabilitation, including using a phone-based breathalyzer program called BackTrack and joining a gym…

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