Last night at the Council Bluffs, Iowa City Council meeting, the O'Face bar was trying to get their liquor license renewed, and it was rejected by the city council by a vote of 3-2. There were seven liquor license applications reviewed that night, and O'Face's was the only one rejected.The three city council members who voted against the renewal said that O'Face's appearance on Bar Rescue put the city in a bad light, and the mayor agreed. They said the city is suffering as a result of the show and the mayor has received emails from around the country telling him how embarrassing it was for the city.
The mayor told the owner Matthew Overmyer "I understand this is a reality show, but the depiction of this inaccuracy has caused irreparable harm to the city. This sort of show concerns me that you would hold out this community in a false light. We all make mistakes, but we have to pay for them.”
Matt said that he has gotten a lot of negative feedback from people and even death threats and apologized for putting Council Bluffs in a bad light. He was quoted as saying the experience has "been nothing but hell." Matt plans to appeal the council decision to try to keep his license.
I guess as Jon Taffer would say, SHUT IT DOWN!
The local news is at the bar tonight interviewing employees, so we will see what they have to say tonight after the story airs. I will do an update to this post or do another post if there is anything interesting said.
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