[media-credit name=’BEN CLASSON/Herald photo’ align=’alignnone’ width=’648′][/media-credit]Madison’s Opus Lounge and Capitol Centre Foods will both be able to continue selling alcohol to their customers after a vote from the Alcohol License Review Committee Wednesday night. Capitol Centre Foods will also soon be selling wine in addition to the beer they already carry, as the committee voted unanimously in approval of its application for a wine license. The Opus Lounge, located at 116 King St., recently changed owners, and therefore the liquor license needed to be renewed in the new owners’ names. The new bar owners said they will keep the establishment mostly the same, but plan to add a room to the downstairs area of the facility for private parties, and extend the bar area to add more seating. A motion to approve the renewal of the liquor license was passed and the decision was unanimous among all committee members. Capitol Centre Foods will also be changing owners Nov. 4, and new owner Mitch Eveland recently applied for a Class A liquor license in addition to the Class A beer license the store currently has. The addition of this license will allow the grocery store to sell wine, as well as beer. However, there has been some opposition from neighboring storeowners. "A little concern has been brought to my attention by some of the license holders in the downtown area that you would be becoming a liquor store," said City Council President Mike Verveer, District 4, a member of the ALRC. "I have assured them that that is absolutely not the case." Eveland said he has no intention to sell anything other than beer and wine in his store. Nevertheless, several spoke in opposition to the approval of the license because of concerns about the accessibility of the wine and beer to college students. "I work for Ian’s Pizza down on Franklin Street, so I get to see a lot of different varieties of people that frequent the establishments, and I see the effects of the alcohol in the area," Madison resident Dan Warsol said. "There are plenty of liquor stores downtown for people to get their liquor and wine and things like that for house parties. I don’t think that we should be making more alcohol available to the public, and the grocery stores are often not as well-equipped to monitor who gets the alcohol." However, Eveland said he has already taken these concerns into consideration and has plans for restricting access to the alcohol. "In terms of placement of the wine, [it] is going to be to the left when you come in the entrance," Eveland said. "This will help from a security standpoint because the managerial staff will [be able to monitor it.]" Community members also expressed concern for the safety of students and residents as a result of adding another source of alcohol to the area. "Everyone seems to dislike the drinking that goes on at [the] Mifflin Street Block Party," Madison resident Ian Haas said. "With the addition of wine, you will see more kids getting harder alcohol, getting drunker faster." Despite the opposition to the issue of the new liquor license to Capitol Centre Foods, the committee passed the motion with a unanimous decision.