Liquor and marijuana applications approved
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The Authority approved a special event alcohol permit for Pueblo Friends of the Arkansas River and approved two other special event applications on the consent agenda. It also continued the retail liquor license ownership transfer for Flame Liquor to the July 17, 2026 agenda.
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The Authority approved alcohol service for Pueblo Friends of the Arkansas River’s June 27 event after a public hearing with both support and opposition. It also approved two other special event alcohol applications for Holy Family Church and the Senior Resource Development Center Agency. The request to transfer ownership of Flame Liquor did not get a final decision and was continued to a later hearing.
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- Approved the amended agenda, including changing the SRDA event date from July 10, 2026 to August 14, 2026.
- Approved the May 22, 2026 minutes.
- Approved the consent agenda, including special event alcohol applications for Holy Family Church and the Senior Resource Development Center Agency.
- Continued the transfer of ownership for the retail liquor license at Flame Liquor to the July 17, 2026 agenda.
- Approved the special event alcohol application for Pueblo Friends of the Arkansas River for June 27, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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Liquor & Marijuana Authority
Agenda
- A. CALL TO ORDER
- B. ROLL CALL - 1:30 PM
- C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
- D. READING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES
- D1 Reading and Approval of the Minutes from the May 22, 2026, meeting of the Pueblo Liquor and Marijuana Authority.attachments=1Decision: READING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES
- E. CONSENT AGENDAAll items listed in this portion of the agenda are considered routine and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless the Authority or a citizen so requests; in which event, the item will be removed and considered in the Regular Agenda.
- E1 Special Event Application - Beer, Wine and Spirituous Liquor - Holy Family Church, 2827 Lakeview Ave, Event Dates: July 17, 18, 19, 2026.Decision: CONSENT AGENDA
- E2 Special Event Application - Beer, Wine and Spirituous Liquor - Senior Resource Development Center Agency (SRDA), 230 N. Union Ave, Event Dates: July 10, 2026 / 3 p.m. - 10 p.m.Decision: CONSENT AGENDA
- E3 Approval of the Consent AgendaDecision: CONSENT AGENDA
- F. REGULAR AGENDA
- F1 Continue -Transfer of Ownership - Retail Liquor License - Samir Investments LLC, dba: Flame Liquor, 2225 Lake Ave, Owner Luwam Dawit.Decision: REGULAR AGENDA
- F2 Special Event Application - Beer, Wine and Spirituous Liquor - Pueblo Friends of the Arkansas River, 2727 N. Elizabeth Street, Event Date: June 27, 2026, 11a.m. - 7 p.m.Decision: REGULAR AGENDA
- G. ADJOURN
Documents from this meeting
- Packethttps://puebloco.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=6162,plainText=false)
- Agendahttps://puebloco.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=6161,plainText=false)
- Minuteshttps://puebloco.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=7214,plainText=false)
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