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10. I personally do not have any opposition to having on-sale establishments serve liquor until 2 a.m. For that matter, I'm fine with pawnshops staying open until 2 a.m. as well :) Thanks for the community updates. I'm pleased to see this medium utilized more and more. (For.) 11. We are not a party town, we are not a Hotel town, we will not lose business because we close at a more reasonable time of 1PM. There is nothing in this town, except more drinking which by definition and extension of that activity, means more chance of a drunk on the road or going home to abuse a family. There is nothing to gain here. A BIG NO! (Against.) 12. Thank you for the update. My opinion is to not allow the 3 bars the extended hours of operation. They are essentially located in residential areas and their neighbors do not the added hours of disturbance! (Against.) 13. I'm in favor of changing the bar closing times to 2 a.m., and I think the "overlay" concept for zoning that could include a pawnshop is a reasonable approach. (For.) 14. My opinion is to allow the bars to stay open until 2:00 am. This change will hopefully help three employers in our city. I can't see any down side to the change at all. (For.) 15. I am in favor of allowing bars to stay open until 2:00 AM (For.) 16. Any attempt by the Council to take the "moral high road" on this issue would serve only to harm the businesses within our borders. It is unrealistic to think that 1:00 am closings would insulate us from impaired drivers or any of the other trappings that come from having restaurants/night clubs in our city. What it would do is impose undue hardships on businesses that need to attract a steady stream of patrons to remain profitable. I would imagine that the Mermaid, in particular, would suffer if it were not allowed to keep up with competing facilities. Don't use this issue to take a stand against the evils of alcohol. Those are well established. The decision needs to be pragmatic, focused on the reality that 2:00 am closings around the Metro are here to stay and our establishments should be allowed to make the business decision to stay open that late if it makes fiscal sense. Also, the money they pay in to do so will be used to fund additional law enforcement, which is really what is needed if we wish to feel safer on our roads. (For.) 17. I support the 2 am bar opening in Mounds View. With the opening of a new hotel (Mermaid) we need to offer guests and convention goers the opportunity to spend some of their money in Mounds View. Thanks for the information, I appreciate the website you have set up. (For.) 18. I wish the legislature would not have changed the law. Now that the law is changed many bars will change. So Mounds View not allowing the bars to stay open an additional hour won't have any affect. People will still consume alcohol and drive on our roads. I also think it will put bars located in Mounds View at a disadvantage in comparison to their competition. When I consider this issue as a whole - I believe we should allow a 2:00 am closing. If someone is seriously against this new law they should take that up with their legislator and fight the new law at that level. (For.) 19. As a 28-year resident of Mounds View, I have no objections to a 2 A.M. bar closing time or the zoning that would allow a pawnshop in commercial or industrial areas. (For.)