PL RESTAURANT CLOSES

Sibley Station Restaurant apparently closed last Friday, December 21st until further notice. Owners Deb and Joe Hallbeck told the Lake Country Echo they decided to close until they can figure out a solution to their unpaid sales tax dilemma. The Minnesota Department of Revenue said the business owes the state $146,805 for taxes not paid between 2002 and 2006. The Hallbecks have owned Sibley Station for 14 years. They expanded in 2001. The Department of Revenue had revoked Sibley Station's sales tax permit and the Hallbecks incorporated the business and got a new tax number. The state has questioned the validity of the new permit.