Post by Logan on May 3, 2016 21:38:22 GMT -6
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - An Alaska town's first liquor store in more than 40 years has opened, and the police chief there worries he won't have enough officers to handle an expected spike in alcohol-related calls.
The AC Quickstop opened to a small crowd Tuesday in Bethel, a community of about 6,200 people in southwest Alaska that was founded by Yup'ik Eskimos. The new business is owned by Alaska Commercial Co., which has 31 stores in remote communities around the state.
The Bethel store had about 50 customers within the first hour of business, AC general manager Walter Pickett said. The company already has eight Alaska stores that sell alcohol, he said.
"We're very aware of our accountability as a good citizen of the community," he told The Associated Press in a phone interview. The Bethel store has full-time security staff, and its sales staff has been trained in alcohol sales, he said.
Read more: www.newsminer.com/news/alaska_news/alaska-town-s-first-liquor-store-in-more-than-years/article_d7d604ba-117b-11e6-a6be-ff67ab6e62e4.html
The AC Quickstop opened to a small crowd Tuesday in Bethel, a community of about 6,200 people in southwest Alaska that was founded by Yup'ik Eskimos. The new business is owned by Alaska Commercial Co., which has 31 stores in remote communities around the state.
The Bethel store had about 50 customers within the first hour of business, AC general manager Walter Pickett said. The company already has eight Alaska stores that sell alcohol, he said.
"We're very aware of our accountability as a good citizen of the community," he told The Associated Press in a phone interview. The Bethel store has full-time security staff, and its sales staff has been trained in alcohol sales, he said.
Read more: www.newsminer.com/news/alaska_news/alaska-town-s-first-liquor-store-in-more-than-years/article_d7d604ba-117b-11e6-a6be-ff67ab6e62e4.html