Zoning committee revokes Bangstad permit

On a 3-0 vote Wednesday, the Oneida Planning and Development Committee revoked the administrative review permit for the Minocqua Brewing Company.

Committee chairman Scott Holewinski and committee members Mike Timmons and Bob Almekinder voted to revoke the permit; supervisors Mike Roach and Tommy Ryden were absent.

With a large crowd on hand — most supporting Bangstad but multiple people also opposing — Bangstad repeatedly called the ARP a “poisonous” agreement not issued in good faith, and he said he had to commit some violations to stay in business, while he considered others, such as serving customers on his stoop, as not really violations, referring to it as a “grey area.”

For its part, the committee pointed to Bangstad’s repeated violations of the permit conditions, and supervisors also pointed to his repeated refusal to follow through with commitments they said he made over the past 18 months.

Supervisors also observed that, if he did not like the permit conditions, he could have appealed to the county Board of Adjustment but did not do so.

At press time, Bangstad’s application for a conditional use permit was still being deliberated.

A complete story will appear in Tuesday’s paper.

Richard Moore is the author of “Dark State” and may be reached at richardd3d.substack.com.