The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board at the urging of Gov. Tom Wolf decided to remove Russian-made vodka from its shelves and online store to protest the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
LOCK HAVEN The state liquor store in downtown Lock Haven is moving.
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board on Wednesday voted unanimously to move the Fine Wine and Good Spirits Store at 137 E. Main St. to Clinton Plaza, Clinton County Economic Partnership Executive Director Michael Flanagan confirmed.
Flanagan said he listened to the PLCB meeting via a telephone conference call and the vote to move the store was unanimous with all three board members chairman Tim Holden, Mike Negra and Mary Isenhour approving the action.
“The store will relocate to the former CVS storefront in Clinton Plaza, hopefully by the end of the year,” Flanagan said. He said there are contracts to be signed and renovations to be completed before the move.
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Pennsylvania’s Liquor Control Board on Tuesday defended the governor’s swift decision to close approximately 600 Fine Wine and Good Spirits stores amid the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“When the governor decided to shut down, he did the right thing,” PLCB President Tim Holden said. “I don’t think revenue ever entered the governor’s mind – it was public health.”
Holden’s comments came after Republicans at a House Appropriations Committee budget hearing repeated questions regarding the impacts of temporarily closing the state-run liquor stores in mid-March.
That decision came with less than a 24-hour warning, Republicans complained, leaving consumers scrambling and crowding stores beyond what was safe. Other members criticized the governor for keeping the stores shut for nearly two months while residents flocked to nearby states, costing the state tax revenue.
by Christen Smith, The Center Square | February 24, 2021 10:00 AM Print this article
Pennsylvania’s Liquor Control Board on Tuesday defended the governor’s swift decision to close approximately 600 Fine Wine and Good Spirits stores amid the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“When the governor decided to shut down, he did the right thing,” PLCB President Tim Holden said. “I don’t think revenue ever entered the governor’s mind – it was public health.”
Holden’s comments came after Republicans at a House Appropriations Committee budget hearing repeated questions regarding the impacts of temporarily closing the state-run liquor stores in mid-March.
That decision came with less than a 24-hour warning, Republicans complained, leaving consumers scrambling and crowding stores beyond what was safe. Other members criticized the governor for keeping the stores shut for nearly two months while residents flocked to nearby states, cost