•April 17, 2019•
By Ellen Ferrera
for the News Progress
*CORRECTION: In amending the video gaming ordinance, the vote was to limit the number of licensed establishments to two, not the number of machines. We apologize about the error.

The Bethany village hall was filled to capacity for the April 11 Board of Trustees meeting with standing room only available.
After the call to order, Gregory McLain who read a letter of resignation from Village Mayor Bill Ashley Jr.
McLain then presided as Mayor Pro Tem. He announced that the selection of a new mayor would take place in the closed session.
Trustee Jonathon Book became acting village mayor following closed session.
The American Legion requested a Class E Liquor License. They are adding gaming machines and wish to open their facility to the public. A Class E license allows the sale of liquor in addition to beer and wine as they can now do under the Legion’s existing club license.
The village has one Class E license held by The Publisher.
There was a lengthy discussion between the board and representatives from the Legion. A motion was made to approve a second Class E License but failed to pass.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.