Apache Shell seeks beer, wine store license in Apache Junction
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The Apache Junction City Council voted unanimously Sept. 3 to recommend that the Arizona Department of Liquor License and Control approve the liquor license for the business at 1571 W. Apache Trail.
A new series 10 beer and wine store liquor license is being sought for Apache Shell, a gas station and convenience store in Apache Junction.
The Apache Junction City Council voted unanimously Sept. 2 to recommend that the Arizona Department of Liquor License and Control approve the liquor license for the business at 1571 W. Apache Trail.
Kevin Kramber is the agent.
The Arizona Department of Liquor License and Control received an application on Aug. 1 and forwarded it to the city clerk’s office that day, Apache Junction City Clerk Evie McKinney said prior to the vote.
“Correspondence has been received from the Apache Junction Police Department, our building and safety division, our planning and zoning department, and the Superstition Fire and Medical District, with all four entities recommending approval for this,” she said.
The gas station and convenience store at 1571 W. Apache Trail is a long-established use and the property is properly zoned B-2 for said use, Development Services Director Rudy Esquivias said in a letter to Deputy City Clerk Amy Greening.
Richard H. Dyer can be reached at rdyer@iniusa.org, or on X @rhdyer. To voice your opinion on this story, connect with us at AzOpinions@iniusa.org.
Meet Richard Richard Dyer has worked at Independent Newsmedia Inc. USA since 1987, starting his career in Apache Junction as a copy editor and being promoted over the years to work as the editor of the Mesa Independent, news services editor for the East Valley office in Apache Junction, managing editor for the East Valley office, news services editor for the East Valley office and eventually also for the newspapers at INI’s then-Chandler office, managing editor again and as a news editor covering Apache Junction/Gold Canyon and Queen Creek. He helped start the Florence Independent while the news editor covering Apache Junction and Mesa news. In January 2023, he became associate managing editor for the East Valley newspapers and in August 2023 became managing editor for the East Valley newspapers of Chandler/Tempe, Gilbert, Queen Creek, Florence, Mesa and Apache Junction/Gold Canyon, while also reporting on Mesa and Apache Junction/Gold Canyon.
Community: Since 2009, he has worked as a volunteer to design The Blue Guitar Magazine, Blue Guitar Jr. magazine and Unstrung magazine, which are projects of The Arizona Consortium for the Arts; and since 2014, has been overseeing the art submissions.
Education: University of Arizona with a master of arts in journalism and a bachelor of science in agricultural communication. Also continuing education at Mesa Community College in welding in a metal art sculpture class.
Random fact: Saw his first tornado on May 31, 2010, which was classified as an EF-2, as part of a stormchasing tour group.
Hobbies: He is an artist of welded-steel sculptures, selling his artwork at juried and non-juried art shows.
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