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Joel Hanson <br />From: Andrew Henderson < andrew.j.henderson84 @gmail.com> <br />Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2014 10:21 PM <br />To: Joel Hanson <br />Subject: Tobacco License Ordinance <br />Mr. Hanson, <br />Thank you for retuning my call. <br />I am sorry that I will not be able to make the City Council meeting as I am scheduled to give a talk to a media <br />law class at SCSU, but I would like my concerns heard by the council. <br />1 am concerned about the limitation on tobacco licenses by the City of Little Canada because of the restrictions <br />this ordinance places on the free market, entrepreneurs, and businesses seeking to expand. <br />As the memorandum dated April 3, 2014 from City Clerk Glanzer implies; there is a frequent need and want by <br />citizens and businesses to acquire tobacco licenses to either open a community business, or possibly expand <br />on one. This need and want should not be constrained, but rather the City should encourage new business, <br />and the growth of established retail outlets. <br />However, there are more options that are not considered or presented in this memorandum; and those are to <br />open the availability of more licenses to be available in the community, or to eliminate the cap on licenses to <br />better fit the needs and wants of the people, entrepreneurs, and businesses in the City of little Canada. <br />It is my hope that the City Council will consider the options not presented in this memorandum and work to <br />change this ordinance to better suit the interests and wishes of the citizens. <br />Andrew J Henderson <br />2 <br />