Pawn shops in Roseville
From:
roger hess jr
Date:
Apr 18 17:58 UTC
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myself, i don't think the city should be artificially limiting the number of
any legal business in roseville. there is at least one pawn shop in roseville,
and i live just a few blocks away from it. i also patronize other stores that
are in the same strip mall as the pawn shop. i have never had any problems
shopping in that area and i have not seen any problems spilling over into my
neighborhood because of the pawn shop. no one should form an opinion of modern
pawn shops without having first visited one. i have been to a number of them
and modern pawn shops do not look any different than going to any other small
store.
i assume that pawn shops need to report to the city all of the items that are
placed with them for either sale or as collateral for loans. if i remember
correctly, the city pays a large amount of money to the city of minneapolis to
check to see if any of these items are reported stolen.
pawn shops are one of the few places where, on a regular basis, you can get rid
of items that you no longer need and receive money for them without the expense
and time of advertising them and waiting around for someone to respond to your
ad. pawn shops are also a good place to purchase used items at reasonable
prices.
therefore, i see no reason for the city to regulate the number of pawn shops
and i do not see any reason to regulate liquor stores, or any legal business
for that manner. it is not the job of the city to limit the amount of
competition between businesses in the city. let the marketplace regulate the
placement and number of all businesses, as long as they are in areas zoned for
business.
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