Tenoch Mexican opening blocked by city

[keithn.livejournal.com]

The City of Somerville, in their ongoing quest to turn Davis Square into a cluster of abandoned, crumbling buildings, is holding up the opening of Tenoch Mexican, acording to Tenoch's website:

UPDATE: At the June 15, 2015 Somerville City Council meeting, Tenoch was not approved to open our new location at 382 Highland Ave in Davis Square. Come show your support for Tenoch at an informational meeting on Monday, July 13 from 6:30-7:30 at the future Tenoch location at 382 Highland Ave., or at the next Somerville hearing on Monday, July 20 at 6 pm at Town Hall, when we are on the docket again. Help us get our new place up and running and satisfy your torta craving in Davis Square!

From the City's records, this was what was considered by the Licensing Commission on June 15:

Tenoch Mexican Food Corporation d/b/a Tenoch Mexican, 382 Highland Ave. requesting approval for a Wine & Malt 7 Day Restaurant License, a Common Victualler License, an Entertainment License consisting of Entertainment by Performers and Devises and an Alteration of Premises

Comments

[prunesnprisms.livejournal.com]

Not sure it's relevant but Al Fresco had wine/beer only. I dunno if that counts as liquor, though I'm sure you will tell me.

[mzrowan.livejournal.com]

A wine/beer license is all that Tenoch is applying for, too.

[ron_newman]

"beer and wine" and "all forms of alcoholic beverages" are two different categories of license, but the point is that there's a reasonably long history of alcohol-serving restaurants at that corner, which did not cause problems for the neighbors.

[jlauspitz.livejournal.com]

The "experts" on neighborhood problems to whom the boards listen most closely are the actual neighbors, who have been absent from this thread.