Indiana Borough Council addressed a request to transfer a liquor license into the county for a new restaurant.
The license would be transferred from the Joyland tavern in Seward to the ownership of John German and Angie Schrecengost, who plan on opening the “Philly St. Station” restaurant at the former Taze and Train Station restaurant. During public comment, those against the idea of transferring the license said that it would be another license in an area that already had too many liquor licenses in it, especially when there is a license available for sale, albeit allegedly at a higher price. The vote was six to four in favor of transferring the license.
After the meeting, John German, one of the two people representing the restaurant, said that he was happy to have the license transfer approved, and he also said that it was not about the price of the license, but rather the creation of opportunity.
The liquor license would be used by the restaurant to serve beer, wine and spirits as part of the dining experience.
In other business:
- Prior to last night’s Indiana Borough Council meeting, a public hearing was held on the use of community development block grant funding. Indiana borough manager Michael Foote said that the CDBG Grant money would be used for some stormwater projects over a three-year period.
- In other business, the borough approved suspending the proposed increase in sewage rates for those served by the borough sewage authority that live outside the borough limits. The increase has come under investigation by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
