GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Green Bay city council members say they need more information before deciding whether to stop issuing hard liquor licenses to convenience stores.
After recently granting convenience stores hard liquor licenses on a case by case basis, some Green Bay aldermen want a more uniform policy.
Randy Scannell spoke with WLUK.
“We’re changing the rules in the middle of the game here and I want to have a bigger discussion is that wise? And if so, then what rules should we adopt going forward?”
Scannell says the council previously granted licenses based on the applicant’s history of violations, and police recommendations.
However, in the past few weeks, Scannell says the council didn’t use those standards when denying three license requests, and granting two others.
The city’s protection and welfare committee discussed the topic last night.
Denmark resident Joe Lambert told the committee he is considering opening a gas station in Green Bay, but needs to know the rules first.
“If I want to build over here, I want to be able to do what Kwik Trip is doing and Krist Oil is doing and whoever else is coming into town to get a license”
The committee voted to have city staff and police gather a variety of information in order to come up with a recommendation.
