Apache Junction City Council votes 6-1 to deny Hitching Post extension of premises liquor license request
by Richard H Dyer | Apache Junction/Gold Canyon Independent
The Apache Junction City Council voted 6-1 on Sept. 20 to recommend the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control deny a permanent extension of premises into a parking lot for Hitching Post LLC, 2341 N. Apache Trail (State Route 88). City staff members said the business can continue to ask for special event liquor licenses for each event.
The restaurant is owned by Mehmood “Mo” Mohiuddin, who said in an application to the state that the extension would be for a fenced event center adjacent to the business. On the day of events, the Hitching Post would be closed to the public, according to a document to the city in the meeting’s agenda at https://apachejunction.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx.
Events would be for charitable causes, he said to the council.
“We are just trying to raise the money for everybody and trying to be a successful business,” Mr. Mohiuddin said. “People come from all over the U.S. They rent the hotels and order breakfast from different locations.”
