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Former Moose Lodge redevelopment raises neighborhood noise and liquor-license worries
Summary
A speaker urged the council to scrutinize a proposed nightclub or event center at the former Moose Lodge, warning it could replicate past nuisance complaints and advising review of municipal noise-control code.
A public commenter raised concerns about a proposal to convert the former Moose Lodge into a nightclub or event center that would serve alcohol to the general public. The speaker said the venue might host weddings, bands and other events in a residential area and cautioned that past examples (including a VFW venue) generated police complaints. "They had alcohol ... complaints came in," the speaker said, and asked council to review the municipal noise-control code (chapter 8) when considering the application.
The speaker urged caution if a liquor-license application is filed and warned the council the city could see increased noise and police responses if the venue operates in a residential neighborhood. No council action was recorded at the meeting on that specific permitting matter.
