Marinette committee recommends approvals for dozens of licenses, denies new liquor application for Bar 715

The Marinette Personnel & License Committee on April 28 recommended that the Common Council approve a slate of liquor- and operator-license matters and take up a proposed change to the city's sick-leave policy. The meeting took place at 4:19 p.m. in the Common Council Chambers at Marinette City Hall.

Ald. John Kowalski (mover) and Ald. Klegin (second) led a series of motions that the committee largely approved. The committee recommended approval of an operator license for applicant Gabriele M. Dorna after City Clerk Lana Bero distributed a letter from Dorna's employer, RiverCities Fuel Plaza; the committee recommended approval with Chair Jeff Skorik recorded as opposed.

The committee unanimously recommended denial of a new Alcohol Beverage Class B (beer and intoxicating liquor) license for Bar 715 LLC, located at 1719 Main Street. Alderpersons Kowalski and Klegin moved and seconded the motion to deny.

Committee members unanimously recommended approval of a premises extension request from Brigette Buyarski for an event at Cusack's Pub, 2206 Hall Ave., on July 25, 2026. They also unanimously recommended approval of the 2026 Secondhand Article License for ecoATM, LLC.

The committee recommended approval of multiple Temporary Class B fermented malt beverage and wine licenses for American Legion Baseball of Marinette, Inc. for a series of dates in 2026 at Pedersen Ball Park, 1401 Ridge St.

On a bundled motion addressing 17 new operator-license applications, the committee recommended conditionally granting 16 licenses and recommended denial of one applicant, Kayla R. Burkett, for non-compliance with Personnel & License Committee Policy No. PLC - 1.0010. The conditional approvals are contingent on each applicant providing documentation to the City Clerk's Office before the expiration of their 60-day provisional operator license confirming completion of a State of Wisconsin-approved Responsible Beverage Server class; one applicant, Melissa M. Geitz, was granted conditionally contingent upon payment of debts owed to the City of Marinette. Alderperson Keller was recorded as opposed to that bundled motion.

The committee also recommended approval of six operator-license renewals (Jose H. Aguirre; Andres J. Aguirre-Benavidez; Kendra A. Adams; Spencer J. Adams; Natalie M. Roetzer; Andrea M. White).

Procedural votes included approval of the committee's Feb. 19, 2026 minutes (Alderperson Kowalski moved/Klegin seconded); Chair Skorik recorded an abstention on that vote. Most other motions passed by recorded unanimous concurrence of the five committee members present (Alderpersons Kowalski, Skorik, Klegin, Wolfe and Keller), with the discrete oppositions and the one abstention noted above.

All committee recommendations will go to the Common Council for final action. The committee adjourned at 4:54 p.m.; the next Personnel & License Committee meeting is scheduled for May 19, 2026, at 4:45 p.m. or immediately following the Board of Public Works meeting.