05-05-2025
Bemidji City Council to hear municipal liquor store report, host 3 public hearings
May 5—BEMIDJI — The
Bemidji City Council
will host three public hearings and hear a report from Financial Director Donna Coe regarding the 2023 municipal liquor store report during tonight's regular meeting.
Public hearings will be held for a stormwater pollution prevention program, a liquor license for outdoor dining and a permit for a street/sidewalk cafe at Keg N'Cork, and the second reading of an ordinance amending the zoning map adopted in Chapter 28 of the Bemidji City Code, entitled "Development Code."
The city does not have any new or old business on the agenda and will likely spend a bulk of its time discussing the municipal liquor store report.
Bemidji ranked eighth out of 176 cities in highest operating revenues per amount of sales, seventh in highest gross profit and ninth in highest operating income.
Coe lists that the city ranked 59th out of 176 in highest net profit as a percent of revenue, 7.6%, as one spot Bemidji could improve upon.
The meeting will take place at 6 p.m. tonight, May 5, at City Hall. The meeting can also be viewed at
