Feb
18
Moratorium Ends on Cherokee
Posted by Jason Deem on February 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment
The final version of the 20th ward liquor bill sponsored by Craig Schmid was presented at the January 29th Public Safety Committee meeting and passed on February 13th, 2009. The 3-page piece of legislation has come a long way since its original 6-page version (see previous post) presented in May 2008. The most significant change in this final round is an exception to the moratorium for businesses “operating a premises with a Cherokee Street address from the west curbline of Iowa Avenue to the east curbline of Nebraska Avenue” The moratorium on new drink licenses for the rest of the 20th ward will remain in place for another 3 years.
This is a good compromise arrived at through a democratic process, that addresses the concerns of local residents without imposing excessive restrictions on the growing Cherokee commercial business district.
It will be interesting to see what the first establishment to open under the newly lifted moritorim will be. . .