Subcouncil resolution details
Subcouncil 19
Agenda item no
19SUB 14/2/2021
Subject
EXTENSION OF LIQUOR TRADING HOURS APPLICATION: IN RESPECT OF: WCP/002312 SIMON`S TOWN BOTTLE STORE FOR MONDAY TO SUNDAY EXTENDED OFF-CONSUMPTION TRADING HOURS
Meeting date
Monday, February 15, 2021
Resolution
Refused
Date closed
Friday, February 26, 2021
Resolution detail
RESOLVED that,
The Extension of Liquor Trading Hours Application in respect of WCP/002312 Simon’s Town Bottle Store for Monday to Sunday Extended Off-Consumption Trading Hours be REFUSED, due to the following reasons:a) Drunk-driving road deaths being one of the highest in the world;
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Anti-social behaviour, violence and crime;
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Family violence (including gender-based violence) associated with alcohol consumption; and
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Alcoholism amongst the street people is a major societal challenge.
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The minister of Local Government, in court (August 2020), stated that of the 34 000 hospital trauma admissions per week over 50 % were linked to alcohol consumption.