Wayzata City Meetings — Transcript
Friday, January 31, 2025Analysis complete
5 Topics in This Document
Early Wayzata Alcohol Sales and Dry Community Status
National Prohibition and Volstead Act
Post-Prohibition Alcohol Licensing in Wayzata
Proposal for a Municipal Off-Sale Liquor Store in Wayzata (1945)
Wayzata Fire Department Facilities Assessment (1947)
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Rejected (25 No, 7 Yes)
Rejected (25 No, 10 Yes)
Ratified (46 states in favor, 2 against)
Approved (Licenses issued to multiple establishments)
Approved (Licenses issued to multiple establishments)
Rejected (171 No, 106 Yes)
Assessment Report Issued (Concluding facilities are inadequate)
“if the city is to continue to render the services it has been giving in the past it will be necessary to either substantially increase the tax levy or find another source of Revenue”
— Narrator [7:49]Wayzata Referendum on Municipal Off-Sale Liquor Store (1945)
“The municipally owned liquor store is Advanced as a possibility for that added source of Revenue”
— Narrator [8:04]Wayzata Referendum on Municipal Off-Sale Liquor Store (1945)
“we don't feel that the city of wetta has kept up pace with Community growth and is not able to provide adequate facilities for housing the fire department”
— Mr Deard (State Fire Department Engineer) [9:22]Minnesota State Fire Prevention Association Assessment of Wayzata Fire Department (1947)