By Liz Shepherd
InkFreeNews

WARSAW — A transfer of ownership for an alcoholic beverage permit at a Pierceton gas station was approved during a Kosciusko County Alcohol and Tobacco Commission meeting on Thursday, April 6.

Gurpinder Singh, representing 1330 Deli Mart LLC, attended the meeting. The business is United Deli, located at 7487 E. Old Road 30, Pierceton. Singh has recently acquired the business.

Currently, the gas station does sell alcohol as the business has a different permit under its former owner, United Oil Corporation. This permit was renewed at the meeting.

In other business, the board approved a permit renewal for Warsaw’s Hacienda Mexican Restaurant after hearing about a violation.

Scott Bidwell, a consultant with Bose McKinney & Evans LLP, Indianapolis; and HMR Acquisition Company Inc. CEO Tammy Boetsma, attended the meeting as representatives for Hacienda.

Bidwell and Boetsma both said a manager at Warsaw’s Hacienda location was busy when she forgot to check for identification and sold alcohol to a minor. Both the restaurant and employee have paid fines as a result. Boetsma told the board the manager was written up but is still employed with the company.

A new alcoholic beverage permit for Blank Slate LLC, 105 W. Main St., Syracuse, was continued to the board’s May meeting. No representatives for the LLC were present at the meeting and State Excise Officer April Tackett said an orange sign informing the public about the permit was not posted at the business.

The following permits with no violations were approved:

• Dolgencorp LLC, doing business as Dollar General Store No. 7654, 9554 W. SR 25, Mentone. Beer and wine dealer – grocery store.
• El Cielo Restaurant & Bar, 520 E. Winona Ave., Warsaw. Beer, wine and liquor – restaurant.
• GB License LLC, doing business as GoPuff, 109 E. Winona Ave., Warsaw. Beer and wine dealer – grocery store.
• Harry’s Tap & Grill, 132 S. Main St., Milford. Beer, wine and liquor – restaurant.
• South Shore Ventures LLC, 10601 N. SR 13, Syracuse. Beer, wine and liquor – restaurant.
• Tili LLC, doing business as Oak & Alley, 2308 E. Center St., Warsaw. Beer, wine and liquor – restaurant.
• Wilby’s Inc., doing business as Wilby’s Gas & Goodies, 1200 S. Huntington St., Syracuse. Beer and wine dealer – grocery store.

The local ATC’s next meeting will be held at the Kosciusko County Courthouse at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 4.