HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974 10-23 Maplewood won't waver on multi liquor stand REVIEW Maplewood won 't waver
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Multi liquor ownerships will continue to "The city council should be aware of the business and maintained he has been able
be prohibited in Maplewood, the city fact that multi licensing by single in- to operate honestly and cleanly with the
council has decided. dividuals has resulted in syndicates type two establishments.
And last Thursday night the council of operation in the past in some com- "The end results are what count,"
unanimously requested that the city staff munities," Miller stated. "This may Scheu said.
and attorney draft an ordinance for- never occur in some cases but un- Public Safety Director Dick Schaller,at
malizing the Maplewood policy. fortunately we cannot determine in which the meeting, said he took responsibility
Its action came after Leo Scheu, cases it might and if you do it for one, in for not informing Scheu in 1972 that multi
operator of Party Time Liquors, 1740 N. view of equal treatment, you may well ownerships weren't allowed. Scheu was
Van Dyke,asked the council to reconsider have to do it for other applicants." granted his St. Paul license in 1971.
its policy on multi ownerships. Miller added, "In addition we have "In 1973 we called this to the council's
Scheu has been denied a renewal of found management by owners on the attention," Schaller said.
license for 1975 for Party Time Liquors premises is much more effective in Councilman Donald Wiegert admitted
because he has a liquor license from St. preventing illegal sales and practices and he was somewhat baffled why the liquor
Paul. in establishing responsibility when industry must have more controls than
Manager Mike Miller in his staff report, violations occur." other businesses.
stated that Scheu had the opportunity to But Scheu said, "I had no idea that I But councilman John Greavu said that
ask for the license but that "other multi was violating the policy. I only plead such provisions were made for good
applicants in the past" had been turned ignorance to the unwritten law." reasons. "A privilege to own a license
down. And Miller said that precedent Scheu said he feels discriminated doesn't mean you own me,"Greavu said.
should continue. against because he can't expand in his After seeing that the council wouldn't
change its mind, Scheu asked that he be
granted a 1975 license which would be
valid for no more than six months. "It's
extremely difficult to get out of a
business," Schue said.
The maximum six months extension
would help him to divest either one or the 'j
other of his liquor businesses. i