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Big Sky Liquor Licensing Discussion: Community Input and Growth Strategies

Join the discussion on the current liquor licensing situation in Big Sky, exploring implications of incorporation, comparisons with ski resorts, and strategies for future dining business growth. Share your input and help shape the town's future.

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Big Sky Liquor Licensing Discussion: Community Input and Growth Strategies

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  1. Big Sky Community and Infrastructure Liquor Licensing January 14, 2008

  2. Agenda • Background on current situation • Input, especially from people who have yet to be heard: • Local business people • Residents • Call the question: go or no-go? • Before the meeting breaks up

  3. Background • Montana State Law establishes quotas for liquor licenses. • In incorporated cities and towns • In counties • Big Sky’s current liquor licenses have been issued in one of two ways: • County quota licenses • Resort area licenses

  4. Current Big Sky Liquor Licenses • Gallatin County • 18 Quota All-beverages licenses • 1 Quota Beer-wine license • 5 Off premises licenses • Madison County • 13 Resort Area All-beverages licenses • 5 Quota Beer-wine licenses • 1 Off premises license • No Cabaret licenses have been issued

  5. Implications of Incorporation • Under current law, one result of incorporation would be a quota limiting new license applications. • All current licenses would be grand-fathered. • Limits would not be put in place until results of the 2010 Federal Census were available (mid-2011). • Quotas are based on population and extend five miles beyond city limits • A town of 2000 would have a quota of 4 All-beverages, 4 Beer-wine, and up to 6 Cabaret licenses. • Big Sky’s All-beverage licenses already exceed this quota; its Beer-wine and Cabaret licenses do not.

  6. How does Big Sky’s situation compare with other ski resorts?

  7. How might Big Sky’s dining business continue to grow? • Existing license holders can grow their businesses, or sell their licenses to new operators • Licenses will still be available until 2011 under Gallatin County’s quota • Beer-wine and Cabaret licenses will be available • Legislation might be pursued to ease quota restrictions for resorts such as Big Sky

  8. Conclusions • Will incorporation change Big Sky into a “dry” town? – No • Will a liquor license quota be fatal to future growth in Big Sky? – No • Do options exist to support future growth of dining businesses in Big Sky? - Yes

  9. Input, especially from people who have yet to be heard • What do you think about the state of the dining business in Big Sky? • Are our conclusions reasonable? • What issues and concerns do you have?

  10. Call the question • Should progress toward an election on incorporation proceed (“go”), or not (“no-go”)? • Go • No-Go

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