Lobo City Mex Liquor License

At a glance

• What: Class B liquor license and manager application for Lobo City Mex Supermarket on North 27th Street.
• Result: Council recommended denial of both to the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission, 7-0, on September 28, 2026.
• Why: The store is about 33 feet from residential property; the city requires 100 feet.

Hearing (September 28)

• Barber, for the applicant, said the store substantially complies, beer would be sold only in a southwest corner area and stop at 8 p.m., and the manager has a 30-year connection to the community and previously ran a licensed store.
• Dush (Planning and Development Services) said the 100-foot separation from residential property is measured from the building to the nearest residential property line and the measured distance is about 33 feet.
• Washington clarified that denial applies only to this application and would not prejudice a future one; the attorney's questions could be addressed in later negotiations.
• Resolutions A-95962 (license) and A-95963 (manager), moved by Shobe, seconded by Beckius, both 7-0.

Sources

• City Council regular meeting minutes, September 28, 2026: https://lnklan.granicus.com/MinutesViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=429&doc_id=f99c98ea-bc4a-11f1-89ef-005056a84798

Log

2026-09-28 - City Council

Denial of license and manager, 7-0.