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Owner can't
operate 2 stores
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Leo Scheu operates two against multi-licensing in against because I am am- S c h e u 's Maplewood
liquor stores, one in Ma the liquorbusiness' bitious and because I store, known as Party
plewood, the other in St. want to make a success of Time Liquors, is located
Paul. pCity In the past, it was point- my life." at 1740 N. Van Dyke St.,
And Maplewood's ed out,the practice of issu- Scheu said he does not in the Shoppers City corn
Council has told Scheu to pp
sell of businesses ing more than one license understand Maplewood's plex.
sell
one of thehb. to an individual led to syn- policy because state and He said his St. Paul
OTHERWISE he was dicates. federal law fails to prohib- store is on Como Avenue.
warned his off-sale liquor "IF I CAN'T have more itm"I've
licensing. COUNCILMAN D o d
I i c ens e in Maplewood than one license," Scheu I ve operated more "se i g e r t said he had
:won't be renewed. said, "I can't grow in this than one (liquor) store," "some conflicts in my
n't be renewed.
. . Thethere's o ee
he added. There have mind" with regard to Ma
But the city council ex- future for me. I feel I'm t'ssnthe pr
dno le result thinthat py wood s licensing poli
,plained that local policy is being discriminated should count." "I can't understand,"
he stated, "why there is
greater control of the li-
puor business than of oth-
er businesses."
Councilman Burt Mur-
dock suggested the con-
trols on liquor businesses
were necessary "because
they've had a monopoly
foryears,"
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