HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974 10-24 Maplewood councilman: state should go into liquor business DISPATCH Thurs., Oct. 24, '74 St.Paul Dispatch
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Maplewood councilman: state
should go into liquor business
Minnesota has been An o t her Maplewood They also have to go to
urged by Maplewood City councilman, Don Wiegert, state-operated liquor
Councilman John Greavu pointed out that: "Then stores,he said.
to go into the liquor busi- you can drink your kids "BECAUSE all that
ness. through school." money
said he favors a plan goes to schools,
si Hear one in the plan Greavu's remarks came he noted, "their (Wash-
of Washington. during recent council dis- ington s) taxes are about
"THEY (Washington) cussion of Maplewood's li- half of what we've got."
over the sale of li- quor licensing policy. He also said state own-
tookq u or s," he explained, HE WENT on to point did�awayof thwith "abut a
and they use (the prof- out that people in Wash- half dozen families who
its) for schools. It cuts ington have to buy a per- c o n t r o 11 e d the whole
down on their taxes quite mit from the state before thing."
a bit." they can purchase liquor. Councilman Burt Mur-
dock said that Greavu's
proposal probably w i 1 1
face stiff opposition.
"Wait." he said, "until
you hear from the church
groups. They will start
calling you."
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