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. have done this. Mr. Henry responded that some service stations do sell other items. Mr. Obie indicated that he would probably discourage this type of situation; he does not see its value. Mr. Lieuallen asked if the owner is e pl anni ng a grocery store and Ms. Smith responded that he is. Mr. Henry not ed that this would be a convenience market with no fresh foods. Mr. Lieu a 11 en stated he does not have concerns regarding this type of situation since a number of country stores have been doing this for years. He would like to know if anyone has reason to think this might be a problem. Mr. Hamel said that he . would be inclined to discourage this situation. He is concerned about employees of the service station that might be under 18 and he would like to know what OLCC would say about that. Mayor Keller indicated that the owner is present. Mr. Haws stated that if they intend to sell beer and wine employees would have" to be 21. He does not know if the counci 1 has grounds to di sallow the appl ica- tion on that basis. Public hearing was opened. James Ewry, 689 East 19th Avenue, stated that he is the applicant and that the store will be a convenience store with a gas station, and they would be carryinq $5,000 worth of merchandise in the store, not including beer and wine. This would be similar to 7-Eleven stores and it would be a completely separate operation from the service station. He indicated that he has met all of the OLCC qualifications. Ms. Smith asked the applicant what the hours for each portion of the business enterprise would be. Mr. Ewry responded they would be open at the same time and the hours had not been definitely decided but it would probably be from 7:30 e a.m. to 10 or 11 p.m. There being no further testimony, public hearing was closed. Ms. Smith moved, seconded by Mr. L i eua 11 en, to forward the app 1 i- cation to OLCC with recommendation for approval, subject to conditions, if any. Mr. Obie said that many of his concerns have been dealt with by the applicant and he feels much more comfortable with the situation now. Roll call vote; motion carried unanimously. Mayor Keller noted that the council would be watching this venture with great interest. Mr. Ewry said that a similar situation already exists in the Gateway area of Springfield. B. Mahlon Sweet Field Aircraft Tiedown Lighting System (memo distributed); tabulation to be provided at meeting) Mr. Henry indicated that he had just received information on the bids and the low bid is in the amount of $31,755, which seems to be a reasonable bid. He would recommend approval. . 7/16/80--6