Fate of Deville's Lounge Rests on Public Debate
A Foxys Bar employee who was to be the Deville's Lounge manager is no longer with the new business, a move the owner hopes will help sway city officials. The license will be debated during a public hearing on Tuesday.
Hopeful business owner Troy Koput, who has been trying to launch Deville's Lounge in the former Foxys Bar space, has requested a public meeting to discuss the approval of the retail alcohol beverage license needed to open the business. Koput has faced an enormous amount of opposition from city officials since he first proposed opening the bar in November. At that time, former Foxys employee Christian Zaja was set to be the manager of the bar. Zaja is no longer with the business in hopes that the negative publicity tied to his background — an OWI six years ago as well as an after hours violation cited in Port Police Chief Kevin Hingiss' report recommending denial of the license — will go away. The issue was to be addressed in closed session…
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12:05 am on Tuesday, December 18, 2012
It's up to you as the reader to decide Lena, if its relevant. Is a proven inability to handle alcohol responsibly relevant to a discussion about a bar with alleged problems? Each of us must judge that by our own standards. more ›