“I hope everyone would look at this as an opportunity to know they don’t have to do everything that’s requested of them without looking further into it,” White said. “Hopefully other people realize they can fight that kind of thing. It’s inappropriate.”

Marquette Neighborhood Association president Lynn Lee said these types of liquor license conditions are often last resort recommendations. The association did not oppose lifting the condition because it felt future meetings would not be productive.

“The restaurant owners have made it clear they don’t want to meet with the neighborhood and discuss it,” Lee said. "We’re disappointed. We had hoped it would be a friendly outcome, so there's no point in having the ALRC keep the condition."

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