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by Adam Meister, Baltimore Politics Examiner
The owner's lawyer tries to make it appear that the owner is a poor everyday store owner who will be in a horrible financial situation if he has to sell his liquor license. The truth is a lot different. The poor people of the area who have flocked to his store for the last few years have helped the owner live a lifestyle they could only dream of. In 2005 he paid over $800,000 for his almost 6000 square foot house in northern Baltimore County. If you can spend $800,000 on a house one would think you could invest a little money in a security guard for your drug infested liquor store.
Since liquor and liquor laws seem to be in the news lately I thought I would bring up an idea of mine that I have tried to promote in the past. I believe the state should grant the right to sell 4AM liquor licenses to Baltimore. There are quite a few locations that are not near anything residential and thus later hours would not disturb the peace. Places like Sonar, Powerplant Live, the Bar formerly known as Hammerjacks, and others around that area could purchase this new license. Establishments in residential areas would not be eligible for these licenses. The money generated from these license sales and yearly renewal fees would go directly toward lowering our property taxes. Baltimore would have a unique feature that few other cities offer. This could increase potential convention revenue and definitely would increase liquor sales (and taxes generated from them). Hotel and cab revenue would also go up because of responsible people drinking too much to drive. The bottom line is Baltimore could be a lot more fun and it could help contribute to lowering our property taxes.
Topics: liquor stores , taxes , 4AM Last Call
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