Thank you to everyone who called, emailed and were in attendance for the City Hall meetings with the City Council as well as with the Planning and Zoning Commission. Alongside your fellow residents, Resort Manager Rocky Ramirez, Regional Manager Ernesto Leal and our local ELS-contracted attorney were in attendance to contest the proposed approval of a Conditional Use Permit and Late Night License to the new occupants of the nightclub at the southeast corner of the Resort.
Our attorney was allowed to speak on behalf of the Resort and was able to speak to many of the issues that we have experienced in the past with this type of business as well as to the legality of approving such permits, considering the current zoning of the property in question. Special thanks to resident John Bunge who was allowed to speak to the direct impact of himself and his fellow residents; it was a very effective supplement to the arguments of our attorney. Special thanks also goes out to Jim Geiger and the VP Advisory Council for coordinating a petition with over 140 signatures as well as an email campaign to the city. It was truly a community effort.
Between all of our efforts, we were able to successfully get this proposal tabled for the foreseeable future. What this means is that, for now, they are not able to operate legally in the manner in which they were requesting. We will continue to monitor future activity in regards to this subject and will once again reach out to residents for help as the need arises.
Thank you.
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