GREEN BAY – Initial steps have been taken to consider a repeal of decades-old liquor license moratoriums in place for much of Green Bay’s central city, but not the city’s oldest, most well-known ban on saloons.
Council members Brian Johnson and Randy Scannell submitted to the Policy and Protection Committee a joint request to repeal license moratoriums in place on Broadway, part of Washington Street and the Olde Main Street business district.
The repeals would undo restrictions enacted in the 1990s and 2000s. The topic has come up periodically in recent years and resurfaced after staff in the City Clerk’s office approached Johnson and Scannell about their interest in introducing the repeals to save staff time and eliminate some red tape for business owners. At best, proponents say it could help spur business development in Green Bay’s central city business districts.
“The hope is it will spur growth and development,” Scannell said. “It seems to be inhibiting (development) and that’s not what we want.”