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>Civic Food Mart Liquor License – Update

>Well it looks like Chief Sizer is now on my christmas list!

The PNA was given a copy of THIS letter from the City of Portland Bureau of Police to the Oregon Liquor Control Commission. Essentially the Chief of Police has forwarded a “no endorsement recommendation” to the OLCC.

Other bits from the letter…

Between 2007-01-01 and 2008-01-01 there were 37 calls for police service within 500 feet of the Civic Food Mart. Of those 37, 22 were within 100 feet.

and…

While these restrictions have remained in place Peninsula Park has become a mecca for the Piedmont Neighborhood Community and surrounding communities to visit. Peninsula Park is viewed as a safe, family-friendly place to gather. Lifting the restrictions in all likelihood would return the area to the state it was in during the 1980’s and 1990’s…

If you would like to email Chief Sizer, her email address is… chiefsizer@portlandpolice.org

Updates to be posted when I get them.

(sorry about the formatting above. Blogger likes to mess with the text that put in quotes)