Montgomery

County Council
For Immediate Release

July 16, 2015

Contact: Neil H. Greenberger 240-777-7939 / Delphine Harriston 240-777-7931
Sonya Healy 240-777-7926 / Namita Acharya 240-777-7819

Montgomery County Councils

Ad Hoc Committee on Liquor Control to
Hold Public Hearing on Proposed Reforms

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Residents Can Sign Up Now to Testify at Hearing in

Rockville at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 21

ROCKVILLE, Md., July 16, 2015The Montgomery County Councils Ad Hoc

Committee on Liquor Control at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 21, will hold a
public hearing on resolutions to support reforms of the Countys Department of
Liquor Control (DLC). The committee has held seven worksessions in its efforts
to improve operations of DLC and expand choices for consumers and business

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owners regarding the Countys liquor stores, privately owned beer and wine
stores and restaurants.
The Ad Hoc Committee is chaired by Hans Riemer and includes Council
President George Leventhal, chair of the Councils Health and Human Services
Committee, and Marc Elrich, chair of the Councils Public Safety Committee.
The public hearing will be held in the Third Floor Hearing Room of the Council
Office Building at 100 Maryland Ave. in Rockville and will be televised live by
County Cable Montgomery (CCMCable Channel 6 on Comcast and RCN,
Channel 30 on Verizon). The broadcast also will be streamed at:
http://tinyurl.com/khktggw .
Residents can sign to speak at the public hearing by calling 240-777-7803 by 10
a.m. on the day of the hearing.

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Much of the committees direction has been guided by the report from the Office
of Legislative Oversight (OLO) titled A Review of Alcohol Control in
Montgomery County.
The OLO report was released on Feb. 10. The entire report can be viewed at:
http://tinyurl.com/od82zd8 .
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