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Board approves transfer of Merriweather Post Pavilion liquor license to JL Hospitality owners
Summary
Howard County board granted a Class D seven-day on-sale beer, wine and liquor license transfer to JL Hospitality LLC, allowing new co-owners to continue concessions at Merriweather Post Pavilion following the prior licensee's death.
The Howard County Beverage Hearing Board voted unanimously on Nov. 12 to grant a transfer of a Class D beer, wine and liquor seven-day on-sale license for JL Hospitality LLC, the concession operator at Merriweather Post Pavilion.
Attorney Christopher DeCarlo told the board that JL Hospitality has held the license since 2016 and that the company's membership interest was recently transferred to the two applicants after the unexpected death of the prior licensee, Justin Lavius. DeCarlo said the new owners intend to continue operations "in the same manner and form that it has operated in for the past 8 years without any issue." (Christopher DeCarlo)
One applicant, Samantha Lynn Rocco Canfield, testified she owns 20% of JL Hospitality and runs the day-to-day operations. She said she has worked in concessions since 2004, has been selling alcohol since 2008, and is a certified alcohol-awareness trainer who also teaches TIP classes. "We card everybody who purchases alcohol," Rocco Canfield told the board, adding the operator uses an ID-scanning app and coordinates with the Howard County Police Department on enforcement.
Board members asked whether the transfer would change operations; members were told there would be no operational changes. After a brief deliberation the board moved to grant the transfer. The clerk recorded unanimous affirmative votes and counsel noted the applicants waived their right to appeal.
