Public hearing held for Happy Jacks liquor license application

    At the beginning of the Nov. 21 Holyoke City Council meeting, a public hearing was held to discuss a new liquor license application, which was approved.
    R&B Application Inc., doing business as Happy Jacks Barbeque, submitted an application to the City on Oct. 19. Owner Allyn Robinson was in attendance at the Nov. 21 public hearing.
    Having received no petitions for or against the application and hearing no opposition, the city council defined the neighborhood as the corporate limits of the city of Holyoke and gave its approval. The application will be submitted to the State.
    
New sheriff addresses council
    Also in attendance at Tuesday’s meeting was Phillips County’s new sheriff, Thom Elliott, who was sworn in the following day. Elliott told the council that he looks forward to working with them, the Holyoke Police Department and Chief Doug Bergstrom on future law enforcement collaborations.
    
Officials report
    City Superintendent Mark Brown was pleased to report that the mini park project at the intersection of Denver Street and Interocean Avenue is officially completed. The swimming pool has also been reopened after being closed due to a broken heater and flooding in the basement. At the Nov. 21 meeting, the council approved the purchase of a Reznor RPB-175 heater for the pool from Yuma Sheet Metal LLC for $16,570.96.
 

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