Parks and Rec wins permit for alcohol sales at Waller Creek Boathouse, but who’ll sell the booze?

At its Jan. 28 meeting, the Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit requested by the Parks and Recreation Department that would allow alcohol sales at the Waller Creek Boathouse. The issuing of the permit is part of a wider project by Parks and Rec to bring alcohol sales operating within parks into compliance with the city code, which the department discovered would be necessary during a 2020 review of then-current vendors. The change may not mean buzz for boaters, though: Perch Cafe, which had sold beer and wine along with coffee and foodstuffs at the boathouse, permanently closed last year. No other vendor has stepped in so far.