Sahuarita council forwards Roadhouse Cinemas liquor-license approval and adopts business-license renewal-date change

At the May 11 meeting the Sahuarita Town Council took two formal actions on business and licensing items.

Liquor license: Staff presented an application for a new Series 12 restaurant liquor license for Roadhouse Cinemas at 70 West Duvall Mine Road (applicant Kevin Kramer, Roadhouse Green Valley LLC). Police, public works and community development raised no objections and no written public protests were on file. The council moved to forward a recommendation of approval to the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control; the motion carried unanimously.

Business-license ordinance: Council considered an ordinance amending Title 5 of the Town Code to change the annual business-license due date from July 1 to January 31 and to extend the current 2026 business-license term so businesses set to expire July 1, 2026 would instead expire July 31, 2027 to create a consistent renewal cycle. Council Member Lidle moved to adopt Ordinance No. 2026-198. After discussion the ordinance was adopted by a 4–2 vote.

What this means: The liquor-license recommendation will be forwarded to the state Alcoholic Beverage control process (Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control) for final action. The town's business-license schedule and expiration dates will shift to a January renewal cycle; staff said the ordinance would become effective 30 days after passage and will allow the town to reimplement business-license fees with a single annual renewal date.

(Reporting note: Motion language and vote tallies are taken from the public record of council motions and votes in the meeting transcript.)