Please
hold the date on your calendar for this important
meeting
You
are invited to a
PUBLIC
MEETING
to
discuss
REDUCING
DENSITY OF LIQUOR STORES
Tuesday, 18 March
2014
John Eager
Howard Recreation Center
2100 Brookfield
Avenue
6:30
pm
Free dinner provided by John Eager Howard
Recreation Center
Legislation is currently before the Baltimore City
Council that would reduce the density of liquor stores in city neighborhoods,
and tighten standards for tavern licenses.
Citizens Planning & Housing
Association will join us
to lead a discussion of the
legislation and how we can support it
Councilman Nick Mosby of the7th District will be present to
discuss the legislation
We will also be joined by other West
Baltimore community leaders and organizations, including Penn North Community
Association, Druid Heights CDC, Coppin Heights CDC, and No Boundaries
Coalition
An estimated 54.8 percent of Baltimore City Public
School children have at least one liquor store within a quarter mile
of their home, while only 13.1 percent have a grocery store within a quarter
mile of their home. As
we have all experienced, Baltimore children who live in close proximity
to alcohol outlets are at increased risk of seeing people selling drugs.
Central West Baltimore
does not have very many non-conforming liquor stores. We do have a number of
establishments that hold tavern licenses, but which appear to operate more as
packaged goods stores than neighborhood taverns, with the tavern license
allowing them to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on-and-off-site from 6
a.m. to 2 a.m. seven days a week
The proposed code requires that all taverns dedicate at
least 50% of their sales and floor to on-site consumption to ensure they operate
as a true tavern and not merely a packaged goods store. Those with existing
tavern licenses would be given two years to comply.
For more information contact Rick Gwynallen at the RHIC office at 410.225.7547, or by e-mail at rgwynallen@reservoirhill.net
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