Fallon City Council Special Session

The council conducted a special meeting on January 10 where they reviewed four liquor license applications. The license applications had been reviewed before the meeting by Police Chief Kris Alexander, Deputy City Clerk Elsie Lee, City Engineer Derek Zimney, and Deputy City Attorney Trent deBraga. All were recommended for approval.

Ellen Lee, owner of 138 Entity doing business as The Wok Chinese Restaurant with Sushi located at 255 South Maine Street was approved for a drinking establishment liquor license which allows the sale and service of alcoholic beverages on restaurant premises only. The interview supplement submitted with the application, dated December 22, 2022, stated she would be the on-site supervisor for the business, and that Kiet Van owns the property.

Store Director Andrea McHone’s application for a retail establishment liquor license for Safeway, Inc. doing business as Safeway #1517 located at 890 West Williams Avenue was approved. This allows the store to continue to sell retail alcoholic beverages that will be consumed off-premises only. According to the application submitted on October 14, 2022, Safeway owns the property.

An application was submitted by Paegan Magner on December 20, 2022, for a drinking establishment liquor license and a retail establishment liquor license for Bottle and Brie, LLC. located at 65 South Maine Street was approved next, which allows her to serve alcoholic beverages on-site and to sell for consumption off-site. Her application stated she would be the only on-site supervisor for her business, which leases the property from Danny Burroughs through Rogne Realty. 

The council also approved Jose Enriquez’s application for a drinking establishment liquor license for The Peak located at 85 South Maine Street to permit the sale and service of alcoholic beverages on premises only. His application stated he had not owned or managed any other business, however, he had worked with a friend who had an alcoholic beverage license. The interview supplement dated December 15, 2022, stated that either he or David Mendosa would be the on-site supervisor.

The Fallon City Council meets on the first and third Tuesday of each month in the City Council Chambers at 9 a.m. Agendas can be found on the website.