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25. Yes, I think so. It would allow our businesses to compete with other cities who will make the change. It will cut down on people moving about at 1:00 to get that last drink. The less bar hopping the better. We are not going to prevent people from staying out if they choose, only possibly prevent them from doing so in Mounds View. (For.) 26. I am for the new 2am timing. Just for the reason that Mounds View being such a small city, these three businesses could easily move out-side the city limits and retain most of their clientele, but Mounds View would loose a great deal of tax revenue. (For.) 27. I do not wish to have bars open until 2:00 am. (Against.) 28. At this time, I am for keeping the Bar's open until 2:00. (For.) 28. We believe that extending the bar closing time to 2am will further promote alcohol abuse, which may directly affect residents of the city in a negative manner. (Against.) 30. Does the city collect fee for later closing times or is that only allocated to the state? We probably wouldn't know the hardship (if any) it would be for the police till it's enacted. Do we have enough squads to handle the extra work (if required)? 31. Yes. I think that would help draw more people, and therefore income. (For.) 32. Although I personally do not see a need for bars to be open until 2AM. I would not want to see our established businesses in Mounds View held back from the 2AM closing. I think by not allowing them the later closing you would be hurting there business which would draw people away from our community and in the end possibly even there business. (For.) 33. The closing times for bars has been pretty uniform for as long as I can recall. There must be some reason or justification for this choice. Therefore, I could support changing the closing time to 2:00 a.m. However, because I do not frequent bars and night spots, I am not the best resource for an opinion. (For.) 34. Our vote is NO the bars should not stay open until 2 am! (Against.) 35. Can our budget handle the increased law enforcement patrolling and prosecution costs that would result from a later bar closing time? We are against a 2 am bar closing time. (Against.) 36. Thanks for the opportunity to voice my opinion regarding the 2:00 bar closing time for the bars in mounds view. I am against a 2:00 bar closing time, I believe we have enough alcohol related incidents in the city as it is according the mounds view police reports I read every week. There are more alcohol arrests in this city than for any other Crime. (Against.) 37. The only concern that I would have with the Bars in Mounds View staying open until 2AM is the amount of alcohol that can be consumed in that hour. The bar owners should only be allowed to stay open the additional hour if they would provide complimentary taxi service home for those needing it. Just a thought. Coming from a family with chronic alcoholism and those family members frequenting those bars, I am opposed to additional hour unless there is a solution to the potential problem it will create. I never understood the reasoning behind the recommendation anyway. (Against.)