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Show whatever it wants to do as far as granti- ng public approval beer license. thinks agree. of most other states. Nothing stronger can be sold in Utah, unless it is sold for on-premise consumption in a restaurant Boulder, Utah, ~ licenses for on- and off-premise beer and But individual municipalities, guidelines that must be the followed. owner, to Seiten RPK: Right now, the store is barely staying afloat and the Vincents’ goal of building a nice little nest egg for Mrs. Vincent’s retirement is rapidly turning sour. But Mrs. Vincent. isn’t ready Wallsburg just yet. “We is concerned about the years, or suspend a beer license for any reason the municipaljty sees fit or for no reason at all. However, the state also requires a municipality to grant sufficient beer licenses to reasonably satisfy public demand. Mrs. the town and the people in it and the bad blood that would ensue with a lawsuit. She just wishes that the town’s leaders would be more a little more sympathetic to her _business. Mrs. laws and_ state not just their elected leaders, were allowed to answer for themselves that they didn’t want beer sales in their community. | Unfortunately, while Wallsburg has changed and grown over regulations, -Wallsburg, or any municipality, has the right, at any = to grant, deny, revoke wants a vote from the Mrs. Vincent wants the vote to be cast in private or the poll to be conducted by © an independent organization; she fears that the town’s political leaders, who are | also the town’s religious leaders, could - persuade the residents to vote against beer sales if Wallsburg’s leaders were to Job A conduct the poll. hele But mostly, Mrs. Vincent just wants people to show some consideration to her -and her business. Mrs. Vincent herself has worked in the Round Valley Market for over ten years, and while she is not a _— resident, she remains oval to the town. bedded | Mrs. Vincent isn’t asking for an onpremise license--one that would allow her patrons who come in to have a burger to also have a beer. LU All she wants is to be able to sell an occasional six-pack Now Available by Owner and offer one more tomers. 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A Elan Full-house Audio Package A 2Decks, 1 Covered Porch and Walk-out Basement A Unfinished Working Spaces A Ample 2, Two-car Attached Garages A Beautiful Landscaping with Automatic Sprinkler System, Large Waterfall and Pond 2.17 Acres, 5, 044 finished square feet 270-degree Panoramic Views of _ that beer sales to her customers for as long as she can. MAP NOT T0 SCALE ,F | ? P.0. Box 130, 360 Bern Way, Midway, Utah 84049 Tel: 435-654-4868, Fax: 435-657-1715, e-mail: mece@er@ shade: net www.owners.com, ID Listing MBD 1719 aoe She knows that as much as the face of Wallsburg tries to stay the same, it is constantly changing. New houses are being built. Rumors of new develop- | ES ments abound. River Rd re . Interlaken Dr. ae Jungfrau Hill Rd. bE <a . St. Moritz Dr. | Heber Valley, Utah $789,000 is afraid Mrs. Vincent wants to keep her business in Wallsburg. She wants to remain loyal -INTERLAKEN ESTATES, MIDWAY, UT: / NORTH A Broker Participation Sold by Owners: Lane and Kathy McCotter service to her cus- might be her last hope to keep the store that has been in her family for seven _ decades afloat. Plus, she is realistic. She knows that if a person wants a drink, that person will find a way to get it, even if it means driving up 189 to Heber or down the canyon to Orem, and picking up a six-pack at the grocery store or a fifth of Jack at the liquor store. And on the curvy little two lane highways that lead to Wallsburg’s corner of the valley, there’s very little that can stop the driver from opening that fifth and-having a sip on the way home. ~ Center Str. Le qt Vincent community, including both . Wallsburg and the Round Valley area. She believes that while most of the residents would not choose to purchase beer, the Round Valley Market would have enough resident-support for Mrs. Vincent to sell beer. ran the Round Valley Market, he made a request for a beer license. The residents, no similar polls have been — taken since. Years ago, when Mrs. Vincent’s brother Currently, Wallsburg’s rules regarding beer sales are the same ones that the Vincents say have been in place since the beginning of time. According to town unless want to work this out with the town,” she says. ~ Vincent “The Vincents have the coolers, but all they can sell is soda, Wallsburg gives them public consent for a package beer license. to sue I OI as a small business The same “We could close the store, sue, or find a backer,” says Mr. Vincent. Greg sell beer, but personally he’d like to see a_ beer ‘financial Allen, Mrs. Vincent’s only proponent, said that he thinks it’s okay for Mrs. Vincent, and thing could happen in Wallsburg. doesn’t want to be responsible for men Councilman of Boulder, granting him a beer license. Valley Market’s beer sales because he beating their wives. expense lated the store owner’s civil rights by not However, these guidelines work in the favor of the municipality and against the small business owner. Mrs. Vincent quotes Wallsburg’s nieyes Glen Horrocks, as voting against Round convenience license, claiming that the town had vio- like _Wallsburg, Heber or Midway, must lay the ground-work for a retailer to sell 3.2 package beer by giving public consent and approval. The state merely sets a ag! lations, the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (DABC) still anticipates sales in excess of $125 million this year. | where aS 3.2%) permitted into the state. It’s a crime to bring liquor not taxed by the state into Utah. And for all these regu- others Ultimately, a federal: judge granted the store owner an $86,000 settlement, at issues all alcohol sales. The state also controls all wine, hard liquor and “real” beer (above. Apparently, store owner was continually denied his request for a beer retailing license. sumption in state-run liquor stores. state liquor commission is unfair. Recently, a similar situation came up in or private club, or for off-premise: conThe for an off-premise That’s what Mrs. Vincent ese The state intends it to be that way. Package beers are limited to 3.2% alcohol by volume, which makes the beer available in Utah grocery stores lower in alcohol than that Rea Utah’s tough on beer sales. liquor outlawed throughout the state. The state says the municipality can do ET epee BEER continued from page 11 . : Te "WASATCH COUNTY COURIER August 24, 1999 3 : | 7 - : | City | : SORTS eacrierReE -_ pee Mrs. Vincent just wants her Round Valley Market pace with the town. . to keep up “But we can only do so much for so long,” says Mrs. Vincent. Now she’s waiting for the town to help. See ee |