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County asks Theodore Roosevelt Library to return next month with alcohol plan after vote fails
Summary
The commission debated a beer/liquor license request from the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library on Feb. 5 and deferred action after commissioners expressed concern about permitting alcohol across the library's 93-acre site; staff were asked to provide a consumption-area map and management plan next month.
Billings County commissioners on Feb. 5 reviewed a beer and liquor license application from the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library and expressed concern about allowing alcohol across the property's full 93 acres.
Library representatives told the board that alcohol would be limited to "the building, café, and designated outdoor seating, and walkway with security monitoring exits." Commissioner Steven Klym moved to approve the application with consumption limited to indoor building areas; the motion failed (the minutes record "all voted nay"). The board requested the library return next month with a clearly defined map of proposed consumption areas and a management plan.
Commissioners said they wanted a detailed map and operational plan before approving a license that could cover a large outdoor property. The vote postpones any decision until the applicant provides the requested documentation.
