No on 5 and 6; also, the Burren's 2 am license application

[ron_newman]

Another blogger explains, better than I can, why Somerville residents should vote No on non-binding questions 5 and 6 tomorrow.

The same blogger also tells us why he thinks a 2 am license for the Burren isn't such a great idea.

Comments

[marmota.livejournal.com]

I see the 2am licensing as influencing the nature of the Square in general. Personally I'm not fond of what the pubs have done to the area, and can't imagine why anyone who *lives* around it would want to increase rowdy drunk traffic. If any establishment could get extended hours, it should be the Store 24, which is at least useful.

[secretlyironic.livejournal.com]

I'd totally be down with a 24-hour Store 24, although I imagine the people living directly upstairs from it wouldn't exactly be happy with the post-bar crowd all coming 'round for ice cream and sodas and smokes at two and three.

Drop by the 24-hour McDonalds on McGrath if you want to see a late-night destination in action.

[ron_newman]

I'd like a 24-hour Store 24 too. I've heard that the hours were restricted to 18 because customers in the parking lot were making too much noise while people who lived above the store were trying to sleep. Instead of closing the store from midnight to 6, a better solution would be to just close the parking lot during those hours.

[cleanup-davissq.livejournal.com]

unless of course you lived above the store....