Mayor OKs liquor license

A controversial liquor-license application was approved in Gibson City when Mayor Brady Peters, who also is the city's liquor commissioner, broke a tie vote in favor. The council learned Gibson City has by far the most liquor licenses in Ford County. With a population of 3,373, Gibson City has...

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Published inPantagraph (Bloomington, Ill.)
Main Author Kay Boseand Dave Hinton
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bloomington, Ill Pantagraph Publishing Co 22.12.2003
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Peters, Brady
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Summary:A controversial liquor-license application was approved in Gibson City when Mayor Brady Peters, who also is the city's liquor commissioner, broke a tie vote in favor. The council learned Gibson City has by far the most liquor licenses in Ford County. With a population of 3,373, Gibson City has 17 liquor licenses. Paxton, population 4,525, has six liquor licenses. Recent media reports based on a report from U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin's office said Saybrook's water contained a slight trace of MTBE (methyl-t-butyl ether). Village officials said the report was based on a 1997 Illinois Environmental Protection Agency water test, so they were puzzled as to why the Illinois Democrat's office cited Saybrook in its report now.
ISSN:2641-7634
2641-7642