The Alta petrol station at the southern end of Westcliffe wants to expand its beer operation in order to compete with local owners of the Liquor shops. – Tribune photo by Jordan Hedberg
The Westcliffe Board of Trustees (Bot) held its regular session on July 15. Under the old business, the Bot took into account and approved an application to resume a lot in the Shadow Ridge sub -department from Highway Commercial to the single -family houses.
The first article under New Business was a return deviation for the fire protection district for the installation of a new generator and a new propanse in your headquarters. An application to unanimously issue the return variance.
The next business point affected a request from CF Altitude LLC, which has and operates the Alta business on the corner 6. And Hermit Street, in terms of a modification of the premises so that the business had built the beer cave last year to actually keep beer and wine. “I know that it has a certain story,” said lawyer Kevin Coates, who refers to the decision that was made on July 16, 2024 at the meeting of the bots to refuse to use the beer cavity on the grounds that the company had not followed the correct approval process.
At that time, objections not only centered on improper permits, but also to concerns that were expressed by trustees and owners of the two existing spirits transactions that the business would “become a beer business that sells gas instead of a petrol station that would sell beer”, and that the expansion of alcohol sales at Alta would affect their business. Concerns that were repeated at the meeting on July 15th.
“Alta has the liquor license and the license before they are bought [the store]”Coates emphasized:” We just want to be able to use the beer cave. ”
“I wish we had a lawyer at the moment,” said the trustee Mark Dembosky: “I read through state alcohol laws, and there is nothing about the effects on companies, only the neighborhoods.” The trustee Christy Patterson asked that the matter was submitted until the city had a new lawyer in place. An application to drive the matter unanimously until the meeting of the bot in August. “We will only use the cooler room,” said Coates.
Ray Tannenbaum from Business Solutions gave an IT report with recommendations for improving the telephone system and the IT software of the city. Mayor Wenke requested an application for approval of the recommendations that were passed after discussing the budgeting requirements.
The Saddle Club's survey to use its outdoor lighting was submitted until the August meeting, since the representation of the Saddle Club was not present. The discussion turned into spraying in the parks, with the citizen Lisa Kelley expressed concerns about the use of herbicides. A representative of the public work answered their questions and explained that the city was only sprayed twice a year for weeds with chemicals that are to be added to the fertilizer: “It goes into the ground and not in Grape Creek.”
Finally, Dembosky gave the report of the Advisory Committee park with a recommendation for an increase in budget to plant trees. “Every conversation about the planting of trees in parks must also consider Main Street,” said Wenke, “we have to have a budget workshop in August to talk about it.” An application for the bot to approve tree plant zones and unanimously replace the provisions for replacing/planting trees every year.
– Elliot Jackson