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RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY ADMINISTRATION INCLUDE THE REPEAL OF THE LAKESIDE AND LESTER PARK LIQUOR BAN IN THE CITY’S LEGISLATIVE AGENDA.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
WHEREAS, under Special Laws 1891, Chapter 57, Chapter XII, Section 5, the issuance of licenses for the sale of intoxicating liquor in what was formerly known as the city of Lakeside neighborhood of Duluth has been prohibited;
WHEREAS, on August 10, 2015, the Duluth city council passed Resolution 15-0465 approving an advisory referendum on the sale of intoxicating liquor in the Lakeside and Lester Park neighborhoods to be placed on the ballot for the November 3, 2015, municipal election; and
WHEREAS, according to election results attached hereto as Exhibit A, all Duluth precincts had a majority of voters vote in favor of allowing the sale of intoxicating liquor in the Lakeside and Lester Park neighborhoods, including the precincts in the effected neighborhoods.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the city council recommends that the city administration include repealing Special law 1891, Chapter 57, Chapter XII, Section 5, to allow the sale of intoxicating liquor in the Lakeside and Lester Park neighborhoods, on the 2016 legislative agenda for the city of Duluth.
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: The purpose of this resolution is to honor the wishes of the citizens of Duluth as reflected in the most recent Municipal election held on November 3, 2015, by requesting that the city’s administration include repealing the prohibition against the sale of intoxicating liquor in the Lakeside and Lester Park neighborhoods on the 2016 legislative agenda.