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Council continues review of One Lounge after unpermitted openings and multiple police noise responses
Summary
One Lounge (1759 Mineral Spring Ave) opened events without completed town licenses and drew multiple loud-music police responses and neighbor complaints about parking, noise and trash. Police recommended Friday–Saturday police details if it reopens before corrective measures; council continued the matter to June 18 and asked owners to bring counsel and a mitigation plan including sound monitors and security.
The council continued action on a contested entertainment and operating-license matter for One Lounge at 1759 Mineral Spring Avenue after neighbors and police reported disturbances tied to unpermitted openings earlier in May.
Owners told the council they had relied on legal advice and some town communications indicating they could open after certain inspections; town staff and the clerk said required payments and final portal approvals had not been completed. Police reports summarized three responses for loud music between May 22 and May 25, with officers finding the establishment operational on multiple visits and citing hookah usage and patrons leaving in the adjacent neighborhood. A lieutenant recommended assigning police details Friday and Saturday nights from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. if the lounge were to operate before the hearing resolution.
Neighbors described recurring trash, loud parked vehicles, loitering and disrespectful behavior in the back parking area and said the problem persisted even after earlier warnings about the site’s history. One neighbor said he routinely picks up broken glass and observed unsafe pedestrian conditions near a narrow bridge that serves as the neighborhood’s only egress. The owners said they had held soft openings, closed promptly on learning of town concerns, hired a sound engineer to adjust the system, plan to install two external sound monitors and will engage security personnel going forward. They asked for one more chance and requested a follow-up council hearing with counsel present.
Council members emphasized prior conversations and the property’s checkered history, pressing owners to present concrete mitigation (security plan, sound-monitor readings, occupancy controls) before the council would be comfortable reauthorizing full operations. The council continued the matter to its June 18 meeting, invited the owners and their attorney to appear with documentation of inspections, payments and a detailed plan to prevent recurrence. The council noted that if the lounge opened before that meeting police had recommended it operate with a detail on busy weekend nights.
Why it matters: The item raises competing municipal responsibilities — supporting local business openings while protecting neighbors’ peace and safety. Unpermitted operation and repeated police responses prompted the council to require stricter assurances before granting full license privileges.
Next steps: One Lounge owners to secure required inspections, submit proof in the town portal, bring counsel and present a written mitigation plan at the June 18 meeting. If owners open before that date, the police chief has recommended Friday–Saturday detail coverage (10 p.m.–2 a.m.).
