•August 19, 2015•

By Florence Hallford
Lovington Reporter

Guest John Gordon approached the board about a zoning matter at 502 West Emery Street. An old church building, used until its sale, was purchased by Gordon, who hopes to use it as a civic center for the community to rent out for events. Mike Castelli, zoning board president, was present.

Gordon originally wanted to open a tavern, but the zoning board voted against it. Citing his Scottish heritage, Gordon asked the zoning board and the Lovington Village Board what, if any, rules would apply to having alcohol served on the premises.

The zoning and village board agreed that alcohol could be served but not sold with the same rule applying to food.

Gordon also stated that his reasoning behind charging for use of the building was simply to cover expenses. In this case, a special use permit with a variance would be needed.

The village board agreed to do more research in order to set parameters on the possible permit and the discussion was tabled until such information was gathered.
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