By Jessi Marlatt

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An application for a liquor license to open a new carry out liquor establishment was hotly debated at the Ridgway Town Council regular meeting on Jan. 11 when proponents and opponents shared their opinions on whether or not the Town of Ridgway would be over saturated with alcohol or if the town needs a wider selection of spirits, wine and beer.

According to a state statute, the council could only consider testimony from residents of the “neighborhood” in which the liquor store would be opened. In the case of Ridgway, the “neighborhood” was defined as the town boundary. As proponents and opponents spoke they were asked to state their addresses. Roughly one fourth of the community members who spoke at the town’s new podium reside within the town. Council members admitted they had difficulty remembering whose testimony could be considered as evidence and whose testimony must be

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