Measure Would Allow More Liquor Sales

Courier Post
By Courier Post Staff
April 21, 2010

TRENTON — A South Jersey legislator has proposed changing state law to allow increased sales of alcoholic beverages at grocery stores.

Assemblyman Louis Greenwald, D-Camden, said his measure would phase out a current cap of two liquor licenses in a municipality per company. The limit would rise to 10 over a 10-year period, he said.

Greenwald's measure also would impose a 10 percent transfer fee, to be paid to municipalities by a liquor license buyer. Greenwald said the changes would boost the economy while increasing municipal revenues.