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Committee approves alcohol sales for neighborhood deli; owners pledge limited hours and no amplified music
Summary
The Planning Committee approved a request to allow alcohol sales at a new locally owned deli (IP Deli Market) in Joiner, after owners said they plan early closing hours and limited outdoor seating; neighbors expressed support and staff reminded the public of a three-day appeal window.
The Tupelo Planning Committee approved a request to allow alcohol sales for IP Deli Market, a small locally owned food business planned across from Forklift on Road 141. Applicant and co-owner Melanie McCarter said the deli's hours would end early in the evening and that the owners would comply with sound ordinances and liquor-code requirements.
"We plan to close around 8 or 9, so we will not be open late," Melanie McCarter said when asked about late-night concerns; co-owner Chris Stillbrand described the planned outdoor deck as a small seating area, not a live-music or party space. Neighbors spoke in favor of the business as a neighborhood amenity. After committee discussion the motion to approve carried; Tanner Newman told the applicants and neighbors that anyone contesting the action has three days to file an appeal with Development Services.
