On April 13, the community affairs committee voted, 6-2, to deny the application because of Zierath s public behavior, police reports that outline multiple reports of calls to his restaurants and testimony from alderpeople and nearby neighbors.
Finally, on April 20, the common council voted, 14-2, to approve the plans for the restaurant, given that Zierath returns to the community affairs committee six months after the restaurant s opening for a review.
A statement from attorney Brian Randall on behalf of Betsi, Gabbi and Dan Zierath, said the Zierath Restaurant Group is pleased with the vote. While the approval process took much longer than we ever expected during these challenging times for everyone in the restaurant business, we appreciated the strong support that we received from the Plan Commission and many of the elected officials, the statement said.