Task Force Considers Countywide Liquor Licenses
Plan would phase out requirements that keep licenses anchored in individual districts.
A system of liquor licenses once called archaic by County Executive Kevin Kamenetz could be phased out over 20 years. A plan being considered this morning by a 12-member task force could eventually change some population restrictions that limit the number of licenses in each of the county's 15 districts. The proposal includes: Mike Mohler, co-chair of the task force and chief administrator of the county liquor board, said the plan could help spur economic development. He cautioned that though these points were developed in consultation with the county Licensed Beverage Association, the two sides were not in complete agreement. A point agreed with by Jack Milani, who is representing the interest of license holders on the task force. The …
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Keith Baird Scott
2:56 pm on Friday, October 21, 2011
REVISING ALCOHOL BEVERAGE LAWS The Baltimore County Chamber applauds County Executive Kevin Kamenetz’s establishment of a task force to study antiquated liquor laws. Restaurants can have a significant economic impact on an area and all need a viable liquor license. The existing system has created false value and has distorted normal market forces. Both large national chains and small … more ›