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Aldermen discuss small downtown single‑serve liquor boundary expansion toward River Street
Summary
Committee members reviewed a proposed two‑block expansion of the downtown single‑serve liquor area toward River Street and the riverbank; police said they had not observed significant call increases and staff will prepare maps and verbiage for potential consideration at a future meeting.
Aldermen discussed proposed adjustments to the city's downtown single‑serve (packaged liquor) boundary to extend roughly two blocks down toward River Street and possibly to the riverbank, which could include convenience‑store sites such as the Bolt Stop and Marathon/Arco. The chair said the recommended expansion would not affect the Jewel store because of its Washington Avenue address; police leadership said they had not seen problems with calls related to the area so far.
Committee members debated whether to push the boundary as far as Harrison Street to include parity among nearby stations and recommended staff and the city attorney prepare recommended map language and verbiage for the council. The chair said she would discuss the proposal with the mayor and attorney Landwehr and hoped to have something to consider at the committee's next meeting or an early October meeting.
