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Long Prairie council denies liquor license for El Punto De Sabor after review of past compliance issues
Summary
The Long Prairie City Council voted 4–1 to deny a liquor license for El Punto De Sabor after discussing past failures to follow city rules and hearing from the restaurant owners via a translator; Council members said compliance history weighed heavily in the decision.
The Long Prairie City Council voted 4–1 on Nov. 4 to deny a liquor license application from El Punto De Sabor, citing past failures to follow city rules. Council member Lilah Gripne moved to deny the application, and Council member Jim Kreemer seconded; Council member Clint Krueger cast the lone dissenting vote.
The denial came after council members reviewed a corrective-action request the owners were asked to submit following an earlier meeting. Council members discussed scenarios that would allow issuance of a license if the owners complied with previous council conditions, but several members said the restaurant’s past noncompliance outweighed the benefits of adding another downtown business. The owners addressed the council through a translator during the discussion; their names were not specified in the meeting record.
Mayor David Wright and other council members emphasized the need for consistent adherence to city licensing rules. JoAnn Schroeder and others noted the potential economic value of a downtown business, but maintained that compliance concerns were paramount.
The council did not set conditions for reconsideration at the meeting; any future action would require a new application or further documentation from the business. The vote followed other agenda business and was recorded as part of the Nov. 4 council meeting.
