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Council approves outdoor beer‑garden dates at Snyder Arena amid youth‑event concerns
Summary
The council approved an outdoor special designated license for SCTT LLC d/b/a Snyder Arena to hold multiple beer‑garden events tied to collegiate hockey and football dates; councilmembers voiced concern about overlap with youth events and said they will monitor future requests.
The City Council approved an outdoor special designated license (SDL) for SCTT LLC d/b/a Snyder Arena to host beer‑garden events tied to several Midland home football and hockey dates, with council members asking about fencing, access control, youth events and ending times.
City clerk Michael Chatterton described the SDL request and applicant representatives explained the beer garden would be enclosed and accessed through the arena's main entrance. Randy Sinclair, director of marketing for the applicant, said the fenced area is on the east side of the ice arena and patrons would enter through the main building entrance. "Anyone coming to the beer garden would have to enter in the main entrance of the building," he said. Council members debated whether certain dates coincided with youth tournaments; Sinclair clarified the July 18 tournament is a youth hockey tournament but said other dates are collegiate level.
Public commenter Steve Ray opposed providing beer gardens adjacent to youth events, saying, "I don't see the need to have all these dates for a beer garden...we tell our youth not to drink, and then we back up and say, oh, well, we're gonna have beer gardens after the football games." After discussion about controls and limits, Councilman Vaughn moved to approve with conditions to ensure fencing, access control and limits on hours; the motion carried with 6 yeas and 2 nays.
