City Council Approves The Titusville Mill’s Pursuit of New Liquor License
Joe Thompson, one of the owners of The Titusville Mill, presented the Council with his request of pursuing a new liquor license that would broaden The Mill’s alcohol options. Council unanimously approved of the request to support the restaurant in its pursuit.
During Monday night’s Titusville City Council meeting on December 4th, Joe Thompson, one of the owners of The Titusville Mill, gave a presentation to the Council in request of support to pursue the PALCB “R” liquor license for the restaurant via an Economic Development License. But he explained that for them to acquire one, they would need a vote of approval from the City Council.
Currently, The Mill has a limited distilling license. The “L” license allows them to distill and sell their own spirits and also purchase and sell beverage alcohol that is solely manufactured in the Commonwealth. The new license they would like to apply for is the “R” license, which would allow them to purchase and sell any beverage alcohol products available in the Commonwealth.
In the presentation, Thompson listed the reasons for pursuing the “R” license as: “to broaden the demographic appeal of our venue and draw more people to the community for weddings, events, corporate retreats, and tourism; shop for products at a more competitive rate; broaden our variety of beverage choices; appeal to guests with more specific tastes; enable us to more quickly react to market trends in commodity pricing and new product lines.
“With this license, we hope to help bring more people to our community through events and tourism. Through this license, sales of beer, wine, and spirits cannot account for more than 50% of gross annual revenue,” read Thompson in his presentation. “We are not looking to be a rowdy roadhouse. We are looking for the ability and flexibility to better serve our community and clientele.”
Council unanimously voted to support The Mill’s pursuit of the “R” license.
In other Council news, city manager Neil Fratus said that the city applied for a Statewide Local Share Assessment grant to get a dump truck. The dump truck would cost $269,000. Council approved the resolution to allow the city manager’s office to execute the necessary documents for the grant.
Council also approved a transfer of $800,000 from the sewer fund to the general fund, as part of the tax anticipation note (TAN), to meet certain financial obligations that the city has. The loan will be paid back no later than December 21st, 2024.
A refuse rate change beginning in 2024 would decrease the regular garbage pickup from $31.56 to $29.50 per month, with the additional backyard pickup per month going from $41.56 to $39.50. Council unanimously voted to approve this change.
Council also approved a water connection outside city limits, after a resident outside the city had a well go dry. The cost for a new well installation would have been $15,000, but a city water line already goes in front of the resident’s house, which would give an estimated savings of around $10,000, said Fratus.
During the manager’s report, Fratus noted the upcoming events listed on the community calendar on the Tap into Titusville PA website. The middle school musical of Frozen Jr. will begin at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 9th, at the THS auditorium at 302 E. Walnut St. The “Follow the Star” holiday performance will also take place that night at the First Presbyterian Church at 7 p.m., 216 N. Franklin St.
The Nutcracker Performances will be held on Saturday, December 16th, at 3 and 7 p.m. in the THS auditorium. And the THS choral concert will be on Tuesday, December 19th, at 6 p.m. in the THS auditorium.
The next meeting will be held on Thursday, December 21st, at 7 p.m. at Towne Square. It will be the second meeting of the budget reading as well as the last meeting of the year.
