ROCK SPRINGS – Alcohol and malt beverage permits will dominate the Rock Springs City Council meeting on Tuesday.
Of the 10 new business items and two resolutions on Tuesday’s agenda, seven deal with requests for malt beverage and liquor catering permits for a variety of upcoming events.
At the top of the list is a request for MMA fights at the Sweetwater Events Complex. This request was tabled at the last council meeting after some concerns were raised by the Rock Springs Police Department. RSPD Chief Dwane Pacheco gave the council several concerns with the biggest being about security.
Events like the MMA event has to meet standards set by the state of Wyoming. Pacheco said organizers said they would have a plain clothed officer helping with the security, however, the name of this person had not been given to officials. The chief made it very clear the RSPD does not allow its officers to moonlight at events like this.
This is not the first event in the area promoted by Myers Corp. They have been doing Rocky Mountain MMA events in Pinedale and Rock Springs for the past several years.
The council tabled the motion until more information could be provided to the city. The event is scheduled for Aug. 29 at 6 p.m.
Other requests
The council will look at several other malt beverage and liquor catering permit requests on Tuesday.
The first is a request from Lew’s, Inc. for a liquor catering permit for the OCI Service Awards Banquet on Sept. 25. The permit will be good from 5 p.m. until midnight if approved. The event will take place on Expedition Island Pavilion in Green River, so they will also need to receive approval by the Green River City Council.
Lews has a second request in front of the city council. This request is for a liquor catering permit for the Boys and Girls Club of Sweetwater County. At their annual fundraiser, the club will be bringing the Guess Who to town.
If approved the permit will be good from 4 p.m. until midnight. The event is on Sept. 11 at the Sweetwater Events Complex.
For more information on the Guess Who concert go to https://www.sweetwaternow.com/guess-live-sweetwater-county-events-complex/
The second is a request from Steve’s Wyoming Club for a liquor catering permit for the Searle/Shuttlesworth Wedding on August 29. The permit will be good from 6 p.m. to midnight if approved. It will take place at the Bunning Transfer Building.
NAG, LLC has requested a liquor catering permit for the Guillen wedding on Aug. 29 at the Sweetwater Events Complex. If approved the permit will be good from 5 p.m. until midnight.
Mega Promotions has requested a malt beverage permit for the Mega Monster Truck Tour which will be stopping at the events complex Sept. 19. If approved the permit will be good from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
The final request comes from the Young At Heart Senior Center. They are asking for two malt beverage permits for Oktoberfest. The event is Oct. 16-17 at the Events Complex. If approved both permits will be good from 5 p.m. until 11 p.m.
