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Perk at Giant Eagle: beer?
The supermarket chain has applied to the state Liquor Control Board to obtain a liquor license for a handful of stores, including one at Strabane Square in South Strabane Township.
South Strabane Township solicitor Thomas Lonich said at Tuesday's board of supervisors meeting that Giant Eagle has requested to transfer a liquor license into the township so it can sell beer at its Strabane Square store.
According to Dick Roberts, spokesman for Giant Eagle, the O'Hara Township-based grocery store also made application to the LCB to obtain liquor licenses for stores in Allegheny County and Erie.
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"It's an opportunity for retailers to provide one more service under their roof," he said. "It's been very well-received in Ohio and West Virginia."
Roberts said specific details, including the hours during which Giant Eagle would be permitted to sell alcohol and the types of beer available for purchase, have not yet been determined.
Supervisors plan to hold a public hearing during the July 14 meeting.
Also Tuesday, supervisors adopted a proposed zoning ordinance and a proposed amendment to the zoning district map to rezone property bounded by Racetrack Road, the Chartiers Township boundary and Manifold Road from C-2 general commercial to a new C-3 regional commercial classification. The ordinance affects about 300 acres of property, including the Bass Pro complex.
The purpose of C-2 zoning is to provide commercial uses for the convenience of area-wide consumers, while C-3 zoning is intended to accommodate shopping, lodging, entertainment and other facilities that attract regional visitors who might travel as far as 150 miles.
Voting in favor of the ordinance were supervisors Bob Hollick, Robert Koman and Dan Piatt. Opposed were Ed Mazur and Tom Moore.
The board also unanimously accepted a proposal from Huntington Insurance for 2009-10 insurance coverage at a cost of $30,796.
oh no! : 6/26/2009
Oh mercy, not Pennsylvania! Not competition and convenience for alcohol purchases for legal adults! We must resist! We must continue to live in the 1800s!! Beer is to be sold only by specialized outlets because of the special skills involved in its sale! Oh, the poor children!
beer : 6/26/2009
oh, don't worry trippin. the prudes, the ultra-religious, & others who lived during & loved prohibition will rise up...seething & spouting that if this happens, how it is the end of times. get ready, this convenience for adults will not come easily.
Why not? : 6/26/2009
Just one more facilitator for all those drunk drivers on our roads, like we really need more of them.
BEER IN THE EAGLE : 6/26/2009
WHAT A WAY TO MAKE MORE $$$$ FOR PA. Let's see, have the police set up the DUI checkpoint on driveway towards US 19 or the rear exit. I bet with all those bottles coming out of "EAGLE", some may be open by the time they reach the above mentioned roads. South Strabane can call in their "buddies" from Chartiers to help out in the ceckpoint, (that's unless it's a concert night @ Starlake, then we know Chartiers os making the easy $$$$ on Henderson (PA 18). One final point, if Giant Eagle get's approval to sell suds, then I guess "The Eagle's Crazy Looking Eye" won't be the only weird looking eye out there.
YES : 6/26/2009
In other states you can buy a six pack at a gas station. It's great for the companies which creates more jobs because the sales volume goes up and it's great for the consumer because you can get beer whenever you want it and not just during the hours of beer distributors. It also brings on more sales because there is more competition. All around good.
Kids : 6/26/2009
When the kids behind the counter wanna make an extra buck off their friends and sell to the underagers, you will all wish the control was still there when its you family killed by the 16 y/o who had a "friend" at the gas station.....
sheese : 6/26/2009
Do you people mean to tell me that the average Pennsylvanian cannot control himself around alcohol? ( Without a doubt, I've never seen so many weak willed alcoholics in all my life as the residents of Pa.) Why, if they were allowed to purchase their beer in the grocery store instead of having to having to search for miles for a distributor, you will see a marked increase in the single vehicle accident rate ast all these drunks can no longer navigate between potholes. And somehow, it'll be Bush's fault, too.
Why : 6/26/2009
Why does PA have to be like others? In fact 17 other states have legislation trying to get beer out of grocery and convenience stores! Wake up PA - we are not in the 1800s - we have been able to keep alcohol out of a minor's hands because of our current system more so than those states who have it everywhere! Think less of your selfish motive of "an all in one stop" and more of the good this system provides! People think beer will be cheaper in a grocery store, but in actuality it will not - you will not be able to get your favorites, only the most popular brands! Yes the packages will be smaller than a case, but you will pay for it! Not at first of course, just like Wal-Mart - low prices until they get everyone going there and then the same prices as everywhere else! Believe me as I said you will not find all your favorite microbrews in a grocery store or convenience store!
Beer : 6/27/2009
Like it make a difference where and when they get it. But get it they will.
Stone Age? : 6/27/2009
People, this is nolonger the days of stonehenge... Almost all other states sell Alcoholic Beverages In their retail locations, However The Mindless people that have the PA economy so screwed up cant see that they only have their own heads up their rectum.
Beer : 6/27/2009
I agree Anon, now we have to worry about the drunk driver in the parking lot of our grocery store and strip malls. Because, let's be realistic you want convenience of buying in this store, and more and more people will open one on the way home. Hey, why not put the cell phone sales right next to it so they can really kill us. If the alkies really need their beer that bad, let them go out of the way for it.
Beer in stores : 6/28/2009
If the state can't control it, they won't allow it. Aren't monopolies illegal? PA needs to loosen it's grip on free enterprise. I say OK on beer and wine at the grocers, (not just Giant Eagle.) It's a step to being in sync with almost every other state. We live in the dark ages and are at the mercy of the state's tax system.
make some money : 7/6/2009
How about we let Giant Eagle sell beer and the state put a "grocery beer tax" on it and maybe they THEN can balance the budget!! Use your brains people... kids get alcohol no matter where it is sold, thats not an issue... And hello.. the beer store is right over the hill from the Eagle!! I like this idea, cause then I can get fuel perks for a six pack! Awesome!!
