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Resident warns council against nightclub or liquor license at former Moose Lodge in residential area
Summary
A resident (identified in the meeting as Malinaro and referenced earlier as mayor Jan Molinaro) told council a plan to convert the former Moose Lodge into a nightclub or event center could replicate past noise and complaint problems experienced at other venues and urged council to consult municipal noise-control code.
A speaker addressed the council about a proposal working through permitting to repurpose the former Moose Lodge into either a nightclub or event center. The speaker (addressed in the meeting as "Mister Malinaro" and referencing mayor Jan Molinaro in earlier remarks) said such a venue could serve alcohol, host weddings and events, and be sited within a residential neighborhood — a configuration the speaker warned could reproduce past noise and complaint patterns.
The speaker recommended council review the municipal code's noise-control chapter (chapter 8) and stressed that the city should consider neighborhood impacts and police records before the venue proceeds through permitting. The speaker said police reports could be provided if council requested them and indicated he would return to testify again if concerns were not addressed.
