Anchorage Assembly chair proposes conditional protest of Circle K liquor license transfers

Anchorage Assembly Chair Anna Brawley has proposed a conditional protest of the transfer of four package store liquor licenses to Circle K Stores Inc. The Assembly will hold a public hearing on the proposal Tuesday, Oct. 20.

The protest would stand until the transfers meet municipal requirements, and it would authorize the municipal clerk to take certain action. The hearing notice does not say which requirements remain unmet. In past cases, the Assembly has conditioned such protests on payment of municipal taxes, according to a 2015 resolution.

The four stores are in the Russian Jack, Northeast, Abbott Loop and Bayshore/Klatt community council areas. Circle K Stores is the corporate grandparent of Holiday Alaska LLC, which holds several Alaska package store licenses, including these four, according to state licensing records.

The hearing begins at 6 pm at the Z.J. Loussac Library. Residents can testify in person without signing up in advance. Written or phone testimony must be submitted through the Assembly's Public Testimony Form by 5 pm Oct. 19.