Politics & Government
Decision Delayed on Outdoor Music at Green Knoll
Council will not vote until public has had a chance to offer comment at public meeting.
By Mike Deak
The Green Knoll Grille will not know until July 15 whether it will be allowed to have live music in its outdoor dining area.
In May, Pasquale Marago, attorney for the Route 202-206 restaurant, came before the Township Council to request that live music be allowed on the outdoor patio of the restaurant as a condition of its liquor license. The restaurant is now only allowed to have a stereo on the patio.
The governing body renewed the restaurant’s liquor license on June 17, but decided to delay a decision on the live music because council members wanted more information from the business on its plan to install acoustic “blankets” that would deaden the noise from the live entertainment.
Complaints about the noise from the popular outdoor dining area have come from residents of the Crossroads condo community across the highway from the Green Knoll Grille.
In an effort to have the license’s condition approved before the July 4th holiday weekend, Marago came back to the Township Council on Monday with a letter from an acoustics dealer explaining how the blankets work.
Marago had previously told the council that a removable board would stand behind the band as an improvised shell, lined with sound absorbing blankets.
Marago said he had also sent copies of the letter to the Crossroads condo association and its president.
But the letter was not enough for the council. Council President Christine Henderson Rose added that the matter had not been put on Monday’s agenda for a vote so there was no notice given to the public.
“We’ll be happy to see you on July 15 once we have all the information,” she said
Councilman Matthew Moench asked whether a vote could be taken to give conditional approval to the license change so that the restaurant would not be hurt financially by the delay.
The Green Knoll Grille will not know until July 15 whether it will be allowed to have live music in its outdoor dining area.
In May, Pasquale Marago, attorney for the Route 202-206 restaurant, came before the Township Council to request that live music be allowed on the outdoor patio of the restaurant as a condition of its liquor license. The restaurant is now only allowed to have a stereo on the patio.
The governing body renewed the restaurant’s liquor license on June 17, but decided to delay a decision on the live music because council members wanted more information from the business on its plan to install acoustic “blankets” that would deaden the noise from the live entertainment.
Complaints about the noise from the popular outdoor dining area have come from residents of the Crossroads condo community across the highway from the Green Knoll Grille.
In an effort to have the license’s condition approved before the July 4th holiday weekend, Marago came back to the Township Council on Monday with a letter from an acoustics dealer explaining how the blankets work.
Marago had previously told the council that a removable board would stand behind the band as an improvised shell, lined with sound absorbing blankets.
Marago said he had also sent copies of the letter to the Crossroads condo association and its president.
But the letter was not enough for the council. Council President Christine Henderson Rose added that the matter had not been put on Monday’s agenda for a vote so there was no notice given to the public.
“We’ll be happy to see you on July 15 once we have all the information,” she said
Councilman Matthew Moench asked whether a vote could be taken to give conditional approval to the license change so that the restaurant would not be hurt financially by the delay.
But Councilman Filipe Pedroso said he would be “uncomfortable” taking a vote because the public had not been given adequate notice.
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