St. Charles officials postpone for one week discussing proposed changes to the city alcohol ordinance.
A St. Charles resident told city officials studying liquor-code changes that St. Charles has “a problem with bars” and requested more meaningful reforms. On Monday night, St. Charles' Government Operations Committee delayed voting on a packet of changes that included 12 changes to the liquor ordinances. The proposed amendments include: After the committee opted to discuss the proposed changes next week, resident David Amundson said the changes don't go far enough. He said downtown St. Charles has plenty of restaurants that “act like bars.” He asked officials to pass amendments that would clearly define an establishment as a restaurant versus a bar. He praised the liquor ordinance in Geneva that requires a minimum of 50 percent sale of food…
