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Bar freeze gets chilly reception

Additional delays are likely as criticism mounts on a plan, in the works since last fall, to freeze the number of bars in downtown Madison.

The city’s Alcohol License Review Committee was to consider the proposal, known as the Alcohol Beverage License Density Plan, at its meeting Wednesday night.

But council President Mike Verveer, one of the sponsors of the ordinance, now predicts that, due to proposed changes and concerns, the committee won’t take action on it until July.