2-25-14 alcohol licensing committee recommends denial of liquor license

The Fond du Lac Alcohol Licensing Committee has voted to recommend denial of  a liquor license request for two individuals who want to open a night club.  Assistant police chief Steve Klein says the police department had recommended denial based on several concerns.  Klein says there was nothing in the applicant’s business plan to address security concerns and says neither applicant had any bartending experience.  Klein says one of the applicants also did not disclose on the application previous drug convictions.  "That was quite concerning to us as law enforcement.  When we screen these applications we look for previous offenses involving alcohol, drugs...things that would directly relate to the license they are seeking.  When you have someone omit that information it is concerning,"  Klein told WFDL news.  The recommendation will be forwarded to the city council.