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Council forwards Class A liquor-license draft to Annapolis with conditions; debate centers on caps, district limits and wholesaler language
Summary
The council agreed by consensus to forward a draft state bill requested by Delegate Adams that would grandfather three current restaurant-associated Class A liquor licenses, cap the county at three Class A licenses, restrict licenses to one per councilmanic district and limit floor space; counsel noted a drafting deletion of wholesaler language that staff expect to correct in bill drafting.
The Wicomico County Council on Feb. 3 reviewed a draft state bill, prepared at the request of Delegate Chris Adams, that would alter the county's approach to Class A liquor licenses. County counsel and outside advisers explained the proposed changes and asked the council whether to ask the delegation to submit the draft to the General Assembly by the Feb. 12 bill deadline.
County Counsel described key provisions: grandfathering the three existing Class A licenses associated with restaurants, maintaining a…
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