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SUMMARY:Another liquor store?
DESCRIPTION:Numerous neighbors have expressed concern related to the n
 ew liquor store, Gemstone Liquor, at 222 Farren Ave.\n \nThere will b
 e a public meeting this Tuesday, December 2 at 6:30 pm at Walk of Fa
 ith Church, 104 Fairmont Avenue with the State Department of Consumer
  Protection, Gemstone owners and neighbors/the community.\n \nPlease
  join us on Tuesday to express your opinions and concerns. A strong tu
 rnout is key!!!!\n \nBackground:\nThe liquor store was granted a perm
 it by the city. In order to receive this permit, they had to be more t
 han 500 feet from a school and 1500 feet from another liquor store or 
 grocery store that sells beer/liquor. Gemstone is very close to the ne
 w Elm City Montessori, but slightly more than 500 feet. There was a gr
 ocery store down the street with a liquor permit, but it had expired w
 hen Gemstone applied.\n \nNeighbors in the immediate vicinity have vo
 iced strong objection to the liquor store, and filed a remonstrance wi
 th the Liquor Division of the Department of Consumer Protection, citin
 g:\n\nThis neighborhood mostly      consists of transient tenants 
 of low income and already has a high rate of      criminal activit
 y and elements: i.e., drugs and prostitution. Adding a      liquor
  store to this neighborhood will increase the criminal element and  Â
  Â Â  contribute to the social and personal decline.\nThere is an elem
 entary school      only two blocks away from the store location\nT
 here is already am      establishment within a few yards of the in
 tended establishment which      currently holds a liquor permit\nA
  liquor store will not add      to the quality of life for the res
 idents of this neighborhood, it will      only decrease it\n\nThe 
 State's Liquor Division said that most of the time the remonstrances a
 re over-ruled (and city permits upheld), however they explained that t
 he only reasons the State would support the remonstrance against the l
 iquor permit is if either of the below could be proven:\n1. unsuitabil
 ity of the owner\n2. unsuitability of the location\n\nFor more informa
 tion visit https://chathamsquare.ning.com/events/another-liquor-store
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141202T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141202T200000
CATEGORIES:meeting
LOCATION:Walk of Faith Church
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CONTACT:
ORGANIZER:qrcgroup@gmail.com
ATTACH;FMTTYPE="image/jpeg":
ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Lee Cruz
 ":https://chathamsquare.ning.com/profile/LeeCruz
ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Christel
  Manning":https://chathamsquare.ning.com/profile/ChristelManning
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