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Residents urge Saginaw council to cap liquor outlets, cite drug activity in neighborhoods
Summary
Public commenters and councilmembers raised concerns about high counts of liquor retailers and local drug activity; council asked staff to investigate liquor licensing transfers and consider enforcement tools including proposed nuisance-gathering rules.
Several residents used the council’s public-comment period to urge a city response to concentrated liquor outlets and street drug activity, prompting council members to request staff follow up on licensing counts and enforcement options.
Joyce Seals, identifying herself with the Saginaw County Prevention Coalition, said state-designated limits do not match the city’s current retailers: she stated Saginaw is designated for 45 special-designated merchants (beer and wine) but has 47, and that it should have 15 special-designated…
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