by Dana Wilbourn
posted November 5, 2009
The Chattanooga Beer Board on Thursday approved a three-day suspension for Tag’s Tavern at 2823 Cummings Highway for having gambling devices on the premises. Chattanooga Police officer John Collins said the vice unit had observed the machines and other gambling paraphernalia and obtained a search warrant which he executed on Oct. 9.
Employee William Lake, who is married to the owner, made no defense of having the machines in the business other than saying they have been there for 15 years and nothing was ever said or done. Police confiscated the four video gaming machines, a large amount of tip boards, and $1,621 in cash.
Board member Doug Daily said the tavern is in his district and he is familiar with its operation. They have an older clientele and have never been found to sell beer to underage patrons, he said, and this is the only infraction they have had.
A motion to suspend the license for three days beginning Monday was approved. Board member Phillip Sallee voted against the motion.
The board usually specifies a suspension to begin on a Thursday to affect the busiest days for an establishment.
In other business, the board approved the following applications for consumer and/or carryout permits:
Ramuila Chaudhuri & Savita Chaudhuri
Kanku’s Express #3
4408 Highway 58
Savita Chaudhuri
Kanku’s Express #4
2585 E. 23rd St.
David R. Ramsey
Big Selmer, LLC
d/b/a Stone Cup
330 Frazier Ave.
Paul Anthony Ruiz
El Meson Restaurante Mexicano
248 Northgame Mall Dr.
Kazim Mahmood Khan
NewTenn Energy, LLC
d/b/a Raceway #6843
405 Signal Mountain Blvd.
Ashish Chaudhari
Ashish Investment, Inc.
d/b/a Kanku’s #11
2413 4th Ave.
Randi Michelle Jernigan & James Randal Pippin Jr.
Coyote’s
5403 Wilbanks Dr.
A special event license was approved for:
Veronica Seaman & Perry Storey
Notre Dame High School
Irish For a Night
2701 Vermont Ave.
Nov. 14, 2009, 7:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.
Dana Wilbourn
dbwilbourn@yahoo.com
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