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Council told state panel approved Burks liquor permit despite local opposition
Summary
Town staff told the council the state commission approved a liquor permit for Burks even after a 3–0 local vote against it, and staff said the commission acknowledged the decision may be contrary to law and left appeal to the courts.
Town staff informed the Trail Creek Town Council that the Indiana state commission approved a liquor permit for Burks despite a local 3–0 vote against the petition.
"They did cite that they knew that the decision was contrary to law and that only 1 package liquor store permit is permitted in this town given the population of 8,000," Chris said, reporting the commission’s determination and advising that the town’s remaining recourse would be to appeal to a court.
Council members discussed the legal framing and next steps briefly; staff described the state process as having accepted the petition record and not taking additional evidence at the state level. No formal action was taken at the meeting to initiate an appeal.
