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Trenton council grants beer permit to UE Buffet despite police warning about underage sales
Summary
The Trenton City Council voted 4–1 on May 13 to grant UE Buffet a beer permit at 158 Davy Crockett Mall after a brief hearing in which Police Chief Bill Cusson told the council that employees at Yi Chi Li and two Union City restaurants had been caught selling beer to underage customers.
Mayor Tony Burriss opened a brief beer hearing before the May 13 council meeting and asked whether there were pros or cons to granting a beer permit to UE Buffet at 158 Davy Crockett Mall. Police Chief Bill Cusson told the council that "employees were caught selling beer to underage customers" at Yi Chi Li and at two other restaurants in Union City, raising enforcement concerns for the council to consider.
Alderwoman Jones moved to grant the beer permit; Alderman Harper seconded. In a roll-call vote, Alderman Graves voted no while Aldermen Wade, Harper and Alderwomen Holt and Jones voted yes, approving the permit 4–1.
The brief hearing record does not show further discussion about conditions attached to the permit or any follow-up enforcement actions. The council did not request additional documentation from UE Buffet during the meeting, and no statements from the permit applicant were recorded in the minutes.
The council hearing was closed by Mayor Burriss immediately after the statement from Chief Cusson and before the formal vote. The council did not put any additional enforcement conditions on the permit on the record.
