Former Council candidate Sandy Stewart speaks out against proposal to extend bar hours [video] 2
Tacony resident and former City Council candidate Sandy Stewart. NEast Philly file photo/Saleem Ahmed
Philadelphia City Council is considering keeping bars open one hour longer to help raise money for the struggling School District of Philadelphia.
Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown has proposed letting bars stay open until 3 a.m. The ordinance would raise an estimated $5 million annually through the per-drink tax that’s allocated to the district.
But Tacony resident Sandy Stewart, who ran as a Republican in the 2011 6th District Council race, has asked that Council consider restricting the extra hours to entertainment districts.
Stewart ran unopposed as a Republican, but lost the general election to the newly elected Bobby Henon.
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I guess all the Don’t Drink & Drive campaigns are for naught when the Broken Public Schools need more monmey to WASTE!!! Hold the School Board accountable. Less than 50% of Public school students even graduate high school why should we continue to subsidize FAILURE?
Wow let’s support the poor poor school district of philadelphia with 5 million more dollars annually so they can piss it away on high salaries for the executives on the school board! Are you serious??? Tell the school district that they better learn how to live within their financial means first before you allow bars to stay open til 3 am! I know of a bar in the Wissinoming section at the corner of Comly and Harbison whose patrons come outside the bar and fight with one another keeping the neighbors up all night long! I mean seriously Councilwoman Brown, you need to really consider other means of funding for the poor poor school district before you even think about extending bar hours until 3am!