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Baltimore licensing board renews Elbar’s license after petition falls below required signers
Summary
The Board of Liquor License Commissioners renewed the license for Elbar at 737 Carol Street after lawyers argued a community protest lacked the required 10 valid signatories. Neighbors testified to recurring late‑night disturbances; the licensee offered earlier closing hours and other concessions, and the board urged both sides to negotiate.
The Baltimore City Board of Liquor License Commissioners on April 16 renewed the annual license for Elbar, a neighborhood bar at 737 Carol Street, after hearing a protest driven by nearby residents.
The protest turned on a narrow procedural point: the local statute required at least 10 qualifying signatures to maintain a protest of a renewal. License counsel Stephen W. Fogman told the board that while the business acknowledged past problems, the petition had dropped from 10 to nine signers after one person submitted a letter saying she did not want to remain on the petition. Fogman moved to dismiss the protest on that basis and said his client was willing to accept operational restrictions to reduce neighborhood disturbance.
Residents pushed back at the hearing. Lillian…
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