I'll note that distribution of liquor licenses isn't about NIMBYism but about blue laws - there are a limited number of licenses that are dolled out at the state level to municipalities, who thus have to perform triage. It's not that people are squawking about Davis Square having another liquor-enabled business, it's that they think other areas in Somerville need them more and there's only so many to go around.
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Date: 2014-03-11 03:18 pm (UTC)