Friday, July 22, 2016 – Councilman Rob Crawley posted on his Cedar Hills blog the following announcement:
On Tuesday the City Council voted to amend the Cedar Hills Concessions Agreement to allow alcohol sales in our rec center. There was a good debate among City Council members, but no public comment. The vote was 4 to 1 in favor of allowing the sale of alcohol at the grill.
I was disappointed that fewer residents were not aware of this issue. I was in charge of the meeting in the absence of the Mayor and I strongly encouraged the Council to postpone a vote until it was noticed in a manner that informed the public regarding the true nature of the change. It was listed as item number 15 in the agenda as "Review/Action to Amend the Cedar Hills Grill Concessions Agreement". There was no reference to alcohol that could have informed the residents of the nature of the change in the agreement. Unfortunately very few residents were aware of such an important topic early enough before the meeting to allow them time to make it to the meeting. I was disappointed that it passed, but even more disappointed that it passed under the radar of most residents.