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Crime data for the three fully licensed establishments (below) provide little evidence of any relationship <br />between crime and off -sale liquor establishments. Conversely, our two on -sale establishments have, <br />consistent with national data, a higher incidence of calls for service/crime (200+ yearly Mermaid* and <br />40+ years Moe's) and more accurately, police response to address behavioral issues. That is to say that <br />absent police intervention, a situation could escalate from non -criminal behavior to criminal. <br />Store <br />2017 All <br />2017 Criminal** <br />2016 All <br />2016 Criminal** <br />Total <br />Merwyns <br />10 <br />2 <br />23 <br />4 <br />33 <br />Vino and Stogies <br />30 <br />3 <br />20 <br />0 <br />50 <br />ABC <br />8 <br />1 <br />0 <br />0 <br />8 <br />*Includes American Inn Calls <br />**Sale to minors, Disturbance, Disorderly, Welfare Check, Narcotics. <br />Question 3: What additional controls should be used to regulate the sale of intoxicating liquor? <br />Answer — Researched options include; number of stores, distance between, hours of operation, and <br />percentage of sales if applicable. Additionally, from the enforcement aspect; increased frequency of <br />under -age checks, greater presence of patrol, maintenance of property, and ordinances prohibiting <br />loitering. <br />Policy Issues related to this question: <br />1. What lawful controls are available to political subdivisions in regulating off -sale intoxicating <br />liquor establishments? <br />2. Do additional controls have measurable impacts to intended goal foundational to imposing <br />them? <br />While not duplicative to on -sale, some cities have placed additional controls such as requiring a <br />percentage of gross revenue to products such as food or memorabilia. <br />Some cities have retained a population threshold of 1 store per X population and all cities have imposed <br />hours of operation. <br />No other controls were found in the Listserve or Internet searches. <br />Question 4. Determine whether there should be a minimum separation requirement between off -sale <br />liquor stores. <br />Answer — This question closely related to question one — how many? More stores will add greater <br />convenience and market forces will provide maximum choice and lowest price. However, community <br />perception, failed businesses, and potential for increased crime offset. This question is mostly based in <br />community needs and should be addressed in combination with question 1. Providing some distance <br />between the two is presumably desirable by owners and from a policy perspective, prevents a dense <br />concentration of a single or similar type retail. <br />Policy issues related to this question: <br />1. Do more liquor stores result in more competitive pricing thus resulting in greater purchasing <br />power for the consumer? <br />2. More liquor stores will, on a theoretical basis, make purchasing of product more convenient for <br />the consumer. <br />3. What is the impact on adjacent and nearby property values. (addressed in Question 5) <br />4. Public perception of community. <br />