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City Denies Movie Theater's Request for Liquor License |
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Wednesday, 26 September 2007 |
BLOOMINGTON, Ill.: A beer and a movie will not be allowed in Bloomington after the City Council denied on Monday a request by Wehrenberg theaters for a liquor license.
The theater complex is expected to open in December.
After several motions the council settled on a 5-4 vote to deny the liquor license that would have allowed Wehrenberg to serve beer seven days a week. Several other motions included compromises to issue the license, such as limiting the size of the beers sold at the theater's concession stand and limiting beer consumption to the lobby area.
Wehrenberg President Ronald Krueger II said the theater company has four complexes in Missouri and Iowa with liquor licenses and has not had a problem with serving too much to a patron or underage drinking.
However, several aldermen, including John Hanson, questioned why it was necessary to serve beer at the theater.
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