Dry New Jersey town votes to end 120-year ban on alcohol sales

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A barren New Jersey municipality could soon go 3 sheets person to serving booze.

Residents of Haddon Heights — a suburb astir 10 miles southeast of Philadelphia that’s devoid of liquor stores and bars — voted Tuesday to repeal a 120-year prohibition connected intoxicant income within municipality lines.

Voters approved a ballot measurement that proposes nan waste of liquor astatine restaurants, bars and container stores pinch 62% successful favour and 38% opposed, according to preliminary predetermination results released by Camden County.

But nan ballot measurement support doesn’t mean residents tin toast pinch drinks bought successful Haddon Heights conscionable yet.

The politician and assembly still request to draught and walk authorities to officially extremity nan much than a century-old prohibition.

But spirits are high.

“We would respect nan wishes if it was overwhelmingly favorable successful 1 measurement aliases nan other, yes aliases no,” Mayor Zachary Houck said earlier Election Day, according to CBS News Philadelphia.

After authorities is passed, nan process of applying for and approving liquor licenses would besides hold immoderate boozy cheers.

And Haddon Heights would only beryllium capable to person 2 liquor licenses based connected its organization size — astir 7,400 group — nether authorities law, which stipulates 1 unit liquor licence for each 3,000 people.

The municipality is 1 of 30 municipalities successful Jersey that do not let unit depletion licenses, according to nan New Jersey Licensed Beverage Association.