Bergmann v. City of Melrose

OPINION

PARKER, Judge.

Appellant Loren Bergmann, d.b.a. Tra-velounge and Bottle Shop, applied for renewal of his liquor licenses for 1987 from respondent City of Melrose. After a contested-case hearing before an administrative law judge (AU), the AU recommended denying Bergmann’s application. The city council then denied Bergmann’s application because (1) there were unpaid real estate taxes and special assessments on the premises, and (2) Bergmann failed to operate a family restaurant in conjunction with his liquor store and the operation of that restaurant was a condition of the issuance of…