The Chattanooga Beer & Wrecker Board on Thursday issued a series of fines involving an event organizer who lacked required permits for two parties – one of which was attended by a mayoral candidate with oversight responsibilities for the venue.
The board took action on two incidents involving Ladell Careathers for staging the parties without a special gathering permit.
Dr. Elenora Woods, a Chattanooga mayoral candidate, was at one of the events and represents the Alton Park Development Corp. The company oversees the Chattanooga Civic Center at Mountainside, where one of the parties was held. The corporation was fined by the beer board Thursday, too.
Careathers promoted the party on Feb. 16, 2020, at the civic center as a scholarship fundraiser.
Officer John Collins told the board that while Careathers applied for a special gathering permit, none was issued. Collins stressed that applicants are told repeatedly that “they do not have a permit until they have one in their hand.”