Friday, June 28, 2002
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Friday, June 28, 2002 |
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Applicant for PTC alcohol sales license scolded by City Council By JOHN
MUNFORD
A discrepancy on a criminal background check for an alcohol license in Peachtree City earned the applicant a gentle scolding from the City Council at its regular meeting last week. Apparently, one of the two license applicants failed to mention a specific incident that appeared on a check of his criminal history. For an alcohol sales license, applicants must swear in an affidavit that they have not been convicted of or pled nolo contendre to any felony or misdemeanor relating to the sale or use of alcohol or illegal drugs. A criminal background check is conducted on each applicant and later forwarded to the City Council for review before the application is considered. Usually, there are no discrepancies and there is little discussion about approving particular applications. But this time, one of the applicants, Robert E. Foster of Peachtree City, failed to mention a incident that occurred when he was "much younger," according to councilwoman Annie McMenamin. While the details of that incident were not disclosed, McMenamin reminded Foster that the city takes its alcoholic beverage licensing powers seriously. "Yes ma'am," Foster replied. After the scolding, council unanimously approved the license. The applicants, Foster and John H. Lee, plan to operate Peachtree Bottle Shop in the Wilshire Pavilion on Highway 74 South. When such discrepancies arise from criminal background checks on alcohol license applicants, "they forget about it until you call them," said Police Chief James Murray. Council also tabled another alcohol-related application, to switch the license representative for Outback Steakhouse, since the application wasn't filled out completely.
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