CPHA Task Force on Alcohol Outlet Density Reduction: Thursday, August 15, 6:00 p.m.

With zoning legislation going to City Council this September, Baltimore residents finally have an opportunity to decrease the number of alcohol stores in Baltimore and improve the way this city regulates the sale of alcohol in our neighborhoods.

Citizens Planning and Housing Association is forming a Task Force on Alcohol Outlet Density Reduction to ensure City Council supports the portion of legislation within the zoning code rewrite that will reduce alcohol outlet density in our neighborhoods.

Baltimore neighborhoods with more alcohol stores are generally associated with greater poverty, shorter life expectancy, and higher rates of violent crime. To read more click here. Many Baltimore neighborhoods, especially lower income African American Communities, are saturated with Liquor Stores. Find more information here.

The Purpose of the Task Force is to:

1.     Organize residents across Baltimore to attend City Council hearings on zoning legislation related to alcohol establishments

2.     Suggest ways in which City Council can make alcohol zoning legislation more effective

3.     Make sure City Council passes the portion of the zoning code rewrite that will reduce the number of alcohol outlets in Baltimore

Our first meeting will be this Thursday, August 15th, 6:00pm, at CPHA’s Downstairs Conference Room (3355 Keswick Road)

If you would like to join this task force, please contact Michael Snidal, Director of Community Engagement for Citizens Planning and Housing Association, Inc (410-539-1369, x. 109; Michael@cphabaltimore.org)

We hope this task force will ignite future movements to improve the health of our City and allow for community associations and resident leaders from across Baltimore to gather.