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1 . .Commissioner werenicz­ added• that none of the above• had• faulted <br /> 2 Arcade Amusement:' s management per se and he was' told ".you do rury a <br /> 3 ... fine business"., but it ' s just that type of business which .seems' to • <br /> - . <br /> 4 .. gather , certain crowds and. _the, problems associated with those <br /> 5 crowds. - <br /> 6 The Commissioner said •to put the crowds of teenagers who would •be <br /> 7 attracted to this type of business and the problems associated with <br /> 8 that right next to the older drinking crowd could lead to nothing <br /> . 9 but trouble. He asked . how Mr. Heilicher how he was . going to <br /> 10 prevent the younger customers -.from -asking the bar patrons to get. <br /> 11 liquor for ..them from the off-sale store close by. <br /> 12 The arcade representative told him "kids are• going to get liquor <br /> 13 if they want to no matter what" and he did not perceive this <br /> 14 establishment would be contributing any further to that problem. <br /> 15 Commissioner Werenicz -told him he perceived the - arcade would- be <br /> 16 providing another source for them. Mr. Heilicher reiterated that <br /> 17 - no. other space had been available to them at Apache and said "if <br /> 18 you have a problem with Friday and Saturday nights .. and you want us <br /> 19 to close with the mall, we can accommodate that. " ' <br /> 20 when Commissioner Werenicz . told him he perceived the three pool <br /> 21 tables would attract more -of the long term "hanger outers" , . Mr. <br /> 22 Heilicher disputed that assumption, saying that had not been a • <br /> 23 problem in his other establishments and rather, they had senior <br /> .24 - citizens coming in to, play .pool in the daytime and fathers and <br /> 25 sons have an increased interest in the game since. the movie "The <br /> 26 Color of Money" had come out. " He said there had been a surge of <br /> 27 interest in the game and his place, which is not a bar, has <br /> 2.8 attracted a lot of people to come in and play in the arcades. He <br /> 29 perceived these places offered a good place for kids to come and <br /> 30 play pool under close supervision. <br /> 31 Chair Franzese said she would hate to have her three teenage <br /> 32 sons, .who just love pool, go to this location, which is right next <br /> 33 to the bar, because they wouldn' t be associating with only kids who. <br /> 34 play the games but people who have been drinking from next door. <br /> . 35 Mr. Heilicher said he couldn' t see why the bar patrons would want <br /> 36 to come in to play pool, but added if they do, they wouldn' t be <br /> 37 the, only 'adults in the- place because many young adults like to <br /> 38 play the more sophisticated games they have in their establish- <br /> 39 ments. He said his people maintain "complete control" and he was <br /> 40 certain there would be no problems for her boys . <br /> 41 The •othek. proponents .then spoke and 'answered questions. -as follows:- <br /> 42 Cavanaugh told Commissioner Wingard all the other spots available <br /> 43. in-:Apache were too large for the arcade which only re- <br /> 44 quires about 1 , 800 square feet; <br /> 14 <br />