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Council opens hearings and moves to renew Hollywood Casino and Patty Murphy's licenses amid heated remote remarks
Summary
The council opened public hearings for the Hollywood Casino operator license renewal and the special amusement license for Patty Murphy's; both hearings were closed and motions to approve were made after in-chambers comments and disruptive remote remarks from George Lance.
The Bangor City Council opened public hearings on license renewals for HC Bangor LLC (doing business as Hollywood Casino Hotel and Raceway, 500 Main Street) and Endwell LLC (doing business as Patty Murphy's, 26 Main Street).
During the casino hearing, remote participant George Lance used his allotted public-comment time to make lengthy, disruptive remarks that the chair and the city attorney characterized as largely not germane to the application. Lance's comments included broad assertions linking gambling to other social harms and inflammatory personal attacks; the chair closed the hearing after no other speakers approached the podium. The council then moved and seconded a motion to approve the casino operator license renewal.
At the special-amusement license hearing for Patty Murphy's, the same remote participant objected to liquor-related amusement licenses and reiterated his opposition. In-chambers speakers defended the restaurant and bar, praising its food and employees and urging renewal. The council closed that hearing and a motion was made and seconded to approve the special amusement license renewal.
The clerk confirmed the public-hearing record and the council proceeded with motions to approve both renewals. The transcript records the hearings, the disruptive remote comments and the motions to approve; a roll-call tally for the approvals was not recorded in the transcript excerpts provided.
