Keeping bars open longer for the RNC
From:
Bob Spaulding
Date:
Apr 03 16:04 UTC
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(This version includes a key line in the Pioneer Press article I left
out of my last post)...
Personally I don't really care about this issue one way or the other.
We're all entitled to our own opinions, but I want the conversation
based on facts. According to the Pioneer Press article linked below,
there was at most one City Council "supporter" of the longer hours,
not three as suggested here previously. The Pioneer Press article
reported, "Council Member Pat Harris seems to be the only one who
isn't against the idea." Bostrom and Lantry said they wanted to look
at the issues more.
Moreover, Assistant Police Chief Matt Bostrom suggested it would COST
the City more than it would gain to stay open those extra hours, and
burden a police force already stretched thin by the convention:
> Although the 4-3 vote was close, there appears to be broad
> opposition on the council to later bar hours. Council Member Dan
> Bostrom — whose son, Assistant Chief Matt Bostrom, is head of
> convention security for the St. Paul Police Department — said he is
> opposed to the legislation extending bar hours even though he did
> not support the city's resolution.
>
> The state proposal would not charge bars for a special license
> allowing extended bar hours. That would leave St. Paul paying for
> police and other costs associated with the later hours, Bostrom said.
>
> "I don't think there's any way you could ever get your costs
> covered," Bostrom said.
The council meeting did produce a colorful quote I woke up to this
morning.
Council won't drink to later last call
http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_8789012
