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player ready...Establishments that sell alcohol in town will have to pay more for the privilege next year.
Under a new liquor code approved by the Village Board, taverns will pay $2,000 for an annual liquor license, up $500. The cost of the annual license will rise $500 every three years after that, trustees said.
Restaurants that seat more than 200 people will now pay $3,000 for an annual license, while restaurants that hold fewer than 200 will pay $2,500 annually, officials said.
The cost increases were necessary to pay for an increase in police calls to some local taverns, said Mayor James Addington, who also serves as the village’s liquor commissioner. Tavern owners, many of whom said they had never needed to call police to their establishments, noted the increased license fees would mean a boost in drink prices.
At the suggestion of Trustee Edwin Burke, board members agreed to review the code again in January 1996, one year after it goes into effect.