Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Howard County board approves Backwater Books’ request to expand licensed premises and add limited off‑sale
Summary
The Howard County Alcohol Board approved Backwater Books’ request to extend its Class D license to include the store’s first floor and to add limited off‑sale privileges; the applicants waived appeal and the board recorded a motion and vote in favor.
Backwater Books, an independent bookstore on Main Street in Ellicott City, won board approval Jan. 27 to expand its licensed premises and add limited off‑sale alcohol sales.
Attorney Christopher DiCarlo told the Howard County Alcohol Board that the applicants — Matthew Oliver Crist and his wife, Ally Crist — seek to change the existing Class D on‑sale license to an on‑ and off‑sale permit and to extend the licensed area to the store’s first floor. "It is a lovely independent community bookstore that is located in Downtown…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
