In our opinion: 'No' to corner bars

Published: Tuesday, Sept. 18 2012 12:00 a.m. MDT

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Allowing neighborhood bars is not the way to attract more families to move to Salt Lake City. It's not the way to revitalize a city that, unlike the rest of the county in which it resides, has not seen much growth in half a century.

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UtahBlueDevil

Durham, NC

The stagnant growth comes from zoning density and city planning policies. Salt Lake is bound geographically by mountains and other towns... it can't sprawl its way to growth like so many other Utah cities have.

Now living in the More..

6:09 a.m. Sept. 18, 2012
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pragmatistferlife

salt lake city, utah

The Pacific Institute quoted is "dedicated" to finding personal and social problems with alcohol. Wow..gee..they say it's bad..what a shock. All great cities have public/neighborhood gathering places. Parks, open spaces, neighborhood More..

8:02 a.m. Sept. 18, 2012
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a bit of reality

Shawnee Mission, KS

I live in Overland Park, Kansas. It's a growing, affluent, practically crime-free city that consistently ranks in Money magazine's top-10 best cities to live in. There are three neighborhood sports bars less than a 10-minute walk from my More..

9:07 a.m. Sept. 18, 2012
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