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Licenses and Permits Committee

Wednesday, September 23, 2026 at 6:30 PM

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The Licenses and Permits Committee held a public hearing on a new Extended Operating Hours License for Wings Over Somerville at 519 Somerville Avenue, which would allow in-store, take-out, and delivery service until 2am. The committee recommended that the license be approved. It also accepted the minutes of its June 24, 2026 meeting.

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What happened

2 items of legislation were taken up.

  • 1 accepted
  • 1 recommended to be approved

Agenda 2 items

Notices from the agenda

(Posted online: 9/3/26 at 12:30 PM)

This meeting was held via Zoom and was called to order by Chair Hardt at 6:32 p.m. and adjourned at 6:42 p.m. on a Roll Call Vote of 3 in favor (Councilors Davis, Wheeler and Hardt), 0 opposed, 0 absent.

Roll Call

  1. 1.
    26-1150 Committee Minutes Accepted

    Approval of the Minutes of the Licenses and Permits Committee Meeting of June 24, 2026.

    Roll call: 3 aye
    • Lance L. DavisAye
    • Ben WheelerAye
    • Emily HardtAye
  2. 2. Public Hearing
  3. 2.1.
    26-1068 License Recommended to be approved

    New Extended Operating Hours License, Wings Over Somerville, 519 Somerville Avenue, for in-store, take-out, and delivery service until 2am.

    {\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0\deflang1033{\fonttbl{\f0\fnil\fcharset0 Times New Roman;}} {\colortbl ;\red0\green0\blue0;} \viewkind4\uc1\pard\cf1\f0\fs24 Chair Hardt introduced the item and noted that it concerns extended operating hours on Friday and Saturday nights only.\par \par Chair Hardt opened the public hearing at 6:35 PM.\par No one from the public spoke on this item.\par Chair Hardt closed the public hearing at 6:36 PM.\par \par Councilor Davis spoke in support of providing opportunities for people who are out late to be able to get food. Councilor Wheeler noted that the business\rquote s website appears to indicate that it is already open until 2:00 AM. Councilor Davis replied saying that the accuracy of the website hours is unclear and said there are no concerns about the business and he added that no issues have been raised by the License Commission.\par }

    Roll call: 3 aye
    • Lance L. DavisAye
    • Ben WheelerAye
    • Emily HardtAye