As long term property owners on Monroe Street and former local business owners, we have spent many years in support of the creation and maintenance of a quality shopping area for Monroe Street.   The unique quality of the street's business atmosphere, the surrounding family neighborhood community, and the cooperation of the business and community leaders has worked to grow a stable and consistent climate of unique and creative business ventures.

In regard to a carry out liquor store:  There are, within the neighborhood, fine restaurants, retail store outlets selling liquor/wine/beer, and bars serving alcohol that deserve support.  There are also opportunities for the public to purchase wine and beer to take away. 

As a neighborhood community, it is our belief that the Monroe St. shopping and neighborhood area have reached a high density level of alcohol related businesses that the city should not allow further expansion.

The addition of yet one more outlet to sell liquor (a liquor store) brings both an unnecessary direction and excessive proliferation of alcohol and the potential problems associated with it into the Monroe Street neighborhood community. 

We are opposed to this type of business on Monroe.

Chris and Dan Kerwin

property owners 1835, 1839, and 1843 Monroe Street