Springettsbury supervisors authorize transfer of restaurant liquor license R16O97 to Rutter's at 725 Arsenal Road

Springettsbury Township — Following a public hearing and presentation from the applicant, the Springettsbury Township Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to authorize the intermunicipal transfer of restaurant liquor license R16O97 to CHR Corp doing business as Rutter's at 725 Arsenal Road.

Jack Burns, associate general counsel for CHR Corp, told the board the license is being transferred from York City to Springettsbury Township and said the company has upgraded the store and prepared staff training and safety measures in line with Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) requirements. Burns said the store will meet the PLCB’s RAMP (Responsible Alcohol Management Program) pillars and that the designated manager for the location will be Noah Cunningham. “Rutter’s has proven to be a responsible alcohol retailer,” Burns said during his closing remarks.

Burns described operational safeguards that the company plans to implement at Store 18, including manager and seller-server training, new-employee orientation, signage for visible intoxication and drink–drive warnings, interior and exterior security cameras, and an ID-scan point-of-sale lock that requires a valid government ID to complete an alcohol sale. He said the company aims to train 100% of staff, beyond the 50% minimum PLCB threshold, and that the store footprint will include the legally required seating for a restaurant license.

Board members asked procedural questions during the hearing and then closed the record after the applicant’s presentation; no members of the public offered testimony opposing the transfer. The board adopted Resolution 2025-52 authorizing the transfer (motion by Board member Speaker 5, seconded by Supervisor Speaker 6). The clerk noted the written decision will be issued and mailed to the applicant and any parties of record within 45 days, and that any party may appeal the decision within 30 days of the written decision.

The license at issue is R16O97. The applicant said the license was previously held by a restaurant in York City that ceased operations and that Rutter’s previously held a license at the 725 Arsenal Road location but had not released it from safekeeping. The township solicitor explained the hearing process and record-keeping requirements at the start of the hearing.

What happens next: the township will prepare a written decision and mail it within the 45-day timeframe; the transfer takes effect if the board’s written decision is not successfully appealed within the 30-day statutory window.