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City council denies liquor license to Eleven Lounge

Chop and Eleven in downtown Mason City
Chop and Eleven in downtown Mason City
MASON CITY – In a heated and contentious meeting, the Mason City council denied Eleven Lounge a liquor license at its meeting Tuesday night.

The unanimous 5-0 vote was taken after much debate, a recess called by the mayor, and emotional testimony from supporters of the business and owner George Barlas.

The city has declared Eleven Lounge a safety hazard in denying the license. A notice of denial will be delivered to Mr. Barlas by Friday and he will have 30 days to appeal. The state, which truly has power over the license itself, has up to 60 days to deny the license renewal to Eleven.

Eleven lounge and the adjoining Chop Restaurant will apparently stay open as the appeal process is worked through. Sources tell NIT that an appeal is already in the works.

The liquor license denial by the council completes a rough patch for Eleven Lounge, which has remained under scrutiny for months by city hall and police for 19 “calls for service” within a yearfor alleged incidents at near, or around the business. Just this weekend, a man with a firearm was on the roof of the mall across the street, firing at people and the front of the Chop / Eleven establishment. Police named the business three times in their press release, even though he was not a customer there, was on the roof of a different business, and lived in a nearby apartment where he was arrested.

Watch video of the council meeting.

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