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Commissioners renew Clear View Food Market liquor license after underage-sale violation; owner cites new ID scanner
Summary
El Paso County renewed the fermented malt beverage and wine license for Feda LLC d/b/a Clear View Food Market (4815 Yuckatan Drive) 4-0 after the applicant described installing a mandatory ID-scanning point-of-sale system and retraining staff following an alleged Dec. 5 sale to an underage enforcement operative.
The El Paso County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously on May 12 to renew a liquor license for Feda LLC, which does business as Clear View Food Market at 4815 Yuckatan Drive in Commissioner District 4, after the applicant described steps to prevent future underage sales.
County staff reported the establishment received a state liquor-code violation on Dec. 5 for sale to an 18‑year‑old underage enforcement operative and therefore was not eligible for administrative approval of a renewal. County Attorney’s Office staff said they had contacted the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office and had not yet received comment from the sheriff’s office.
Terry Sample of the county attorney’s office summarized the background and called the owners forward. The owners — identified in the record as Mr. Singh and Ms. Core — described installing a new point-of-sale system that requires scanning or swiping an ID and prevents manual override, providing a manual and retraining staff, and adopting rules to prevent employees at registers from taking phone calls during transactions.
Mr. Singh told the board he had been called away that day for bank matters and that a family member briefly covered the register; he apologized for the incident and said the new system and staffing arrangements make a repeat unlikely. He said the business invested in the store expansion and upgrades, and cited a $20,000 payment to the bank during the construction period.
After questioning from commissioners about how the new system flags and denies underage transactions, a motion to renew the license passed on a roll-call vote recorded as four 'I' votes. Commissioners said the renewal decision reflected the preventive measures described, the owner’s long experience in the business, and that the incident was not a repeat offense.
Next steps: the renewal takes effect immediately; commissioners said they expect the licensee to follow the described procedures and that staff would monitor compliance.
