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Concord Township to hold Feb. 24 hearing on Giant supermarket liquor‑license transfer; council accepts filing
Summary
Concord Township council accepted the conditional‑use filing for Giant Corporation’s liquor‑license transfer and scheduled a public hearing for Feb. 24, 7 p.m.; township officials noted the liquor board process is separate from pending land‑development approvals, which have extensions through late March.
Concord Township accepted a conditional‑use filing related to Giant Corporation’s planned supermarket and scheduled a public hearing on the liquor‑license transfer for Feb. 24 at 7 p.m.
The township solicitor, Mr. Donohue, told council the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board requires municipal clearance for intermunicipal license transfers and that the hearing will be held in the township building and advertised in the paper. "There'll be a hearing on that liquor license matter here in the township building in this very room on February 24, and that will be at 7PM," Donohue said.
Why it matters: The liquor‑license transfer is procedurally distinct from the land development and conditional‑use reviews for the proposed Giant store. Solicitor Donohue and council members emphasized the LCB hearing is a separate administrative process; any township conditions would relate to local concerns about health, safety and welfare and would be considered at the hearing. Donohue said the LCB’s rules generally require clearance within a six‑month window for license transfers.
What the council said: Council members clarified timelines and extensions for the related land‑development application. Donohue noted the land‑development and conditional‑use filings have been granted extensions (the current extension runs to March 31), while the six‑month clock for the liquor license transfer could run into April depending on the purchase date. "If the land development plan is not approved, you can't have a Giant food store," he said, describing how the processes interact.
Public participation and next steps: The township invited public testimony at the Feb. 24 hearing; council members said they may attend and that the public will be permitted to ask questions and provide testimony if they believe the transfer would adversely affect public health, safety or welfare. The council accepted the filing by motion and voice vote; a follow‑up discussion and any council decision on the LCB matter could occur at the March council meeting after the hearing.
