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PLYMOUTH - WAYNE
PLYMOUTH - WAYNE

Liquor license suspended for COVID-19 violations

Plymouth ROC remained open sides if there is a roof. The
closed last week as plans to con- airborne spread of the virus can-
form to required state heath not be controlled in an enclosed
department regulations contin- space, according to medical
ued at the Ann Arbor Road experts who designed the new
restaurant and bar. rules.
The Class C liquor license at Officials recorded visits to the
the bar and restaurant was sus- Plymouth ROC six times between
pended Dec. 23 due to non-com- Dec. 3 and Dec. 17 before taking
pliance with current state health action Dec. 23 to suspect the
department restrictions regarding liquor license at the establish-
indoor dining. ment. An inspector from the
Following a hearing last Wayne County Health
Wednesday, Administrative Law Department ordered the removal
Judge Michael St. John ruled the of both the roof and one of the
suspended liquor license at the walls of the tent on Dec. 3, accord-
vendor could be reinstated when ing to county officials. While the
the facility was fully compliant restaurant managers agreed to
with the Michigan Department of make the changes, the removal
Health and Human Services did not take place, state officials
restrictions on indoor dining. said.
Officials from three separate The judge ordered the bar and
agencies inspected the tent which restaurant closed until fully com-
had been erected in front of the pliant with the state rules. He said
building in an effort to comply the owners had only to notify the
with outdoor dining requirements liquor control commission that
imposed as part of the state health the bar and restaurant was in
department efforts to control the compliance to begin the process
spread of COVID-19. All three of reinstatement. He told the own-
agreed the makeshift tent violated ers that inspectors would review
the regulations as it was com- the site to ensure that it met the
pletely enclosed. State rules required standards which would To comply, the roof at the out- remain 6-feet from each other. emailed a graphic to all business
require that the outdoor tents for then allow for the reinstatement door tent can remain, but no two The Downtown Development owners showing exactly what the
dining service must have three of the suspended liquor license. walls can touch and tables must Authority in the city recently specifications are.
Recycling bins now available Special thanks

All single-family and multiple-family at (734) 414-1452, to enable them to par-
residences that utilize solid waste servic- ticipate in the year-round recycling pro- Members of the Wayne Police
es in Plymouth Township should have a gram offered by the township. Department, along with service dog
Zeke, expressed their gratitude recently
65 gallon recycling cart. To locate a list of acceptable items, for the new Motorola APX6000 portable
Any resident who does not have a cart access to www.plymouthtwp.org and radios purchased with a grant from
should call the Solid Waste Department search the word "recycling". All recycled Firehouse Subs Public Safety
items must fit inside the designated cart Foundation. The $11,523 grant funded
to be collected for recycling. Items the purchase of the new radios which
placed outside the cart will not be col- allow officers to communicate with dis-
lected by the automated recycling truck, patch and each other while in the field.
officials said. It is important to break The department offered their thanks for
down all boxes so they fit loosely inside the newly-arrived communication
the recycling cart. devices on the police Facebook page
For disposal of any overflow of boxes, recently.
call the Solid Waste Department at the
number above for an alternative means
of recycling.