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Owners of Chocolate Lounge allege mayor promised liquor license; family says they will pursue legal action
Summary
Owners of the Chocolate Lounge told the board they were denied a liquor license after investing in a business build-out and said the mayor had verbally promised approval. The owner and family members said they will pursue legal remedies; trustees reiterated that liquor licenses are issued by the mayor’s office and moved no formal action.
At the public-comment portion of the April 20 Committee of the Whole, Aisha Robinson, owner of the Chocolate Lounge, said the village denied her a liquor license despite her efforts to gather resident and trustee support.
"I was denied again for my liquor license," Robinson said, describing conversations with village officials and saying she had been asked to obtain resident and trustee feedback. She said she complied, attended meetings and built out the venue based on a verbal commitment she believes she…
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