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Council hears liquor-store and parks updates; approves ice‑rink hires and tourism ideas
Summary
Council member JoAnn Schroeder reported record New Year’s Eve liquor-store sales and discussed staffing needs; the council approved part‑time ice‑rink hires and heard tourism proposals including concerts, a potential fireworks show and beach rentals.
JoAnn Schroeder told the council that New Year’s Eve was "a record day in sales in the past 24 years" for the city liquor store and described inventory and staffing concerns for busier weekends as new apartment residents increase demand. The council discussed potentially adding cashiers and stock staff and noted upcoming industry conferences.
During the same agenda item, the council approved part‑time ice‑rink hires (Jeff Koehn and Harley VanRuler at $15 per hour) and considered several tourism ideas for 2025, including reducing the concert series from nine dates to five on weekends, the possibility of a July 4 fireworks show in 2025, and future events for 2026 to mark the nation’s 250th anniversary.
