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After liquor-license denial, council authorizes formal request for hearing

City Council of Wessington Springs · June 1, 2026
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Summary

City Attorney reported a denial from the SD State Department of Revenue; the council voted 5-0 to submit a formal request for a hearing within the 30-day window.

City Attorney Gary Blue told the council the SD State Department of Revenue issued a formal denial of the city’s liquor license application and the city has 30 days to request a hearing.

The minutes record: "City Attorney informed the Council that we did receive the formal denial letter from the SD State Department of Revenue for the liquor license application, and that we have 30 days to submit a formal request to have a hearing." Scott Vaske moved and Shawn Tobin seconded a motion to send a formal request for a hearing on the denied license; the motion carried unanimously (Ayes: 5, Nays: 0).

Council did not discuss in the minutes the grounds for the denial or potential next steps beyond filing the hearing request. The City Attorney’s notice and the council motion were recorded as the city’s formal next step under the state’s 30-day review window.