Whats the legal difference between a Hotel and Motel? We certainly have plenty of those.

A Bennigans would be awesome. We used to eat thee may years ago and miss that place!

I would prefer a Chickies and Petes. At least they have proven longevity in other townships. My prediction Bennigans will close in 18 months with the store front open again. Just my thoughts. Next we will open a Ponderosa in town.

Just get something nice other than fast food and all you can eats.

Two of those five listed are private. You can't just walk in there unless you are a member or going to an event. Consumption licenses should be for public places. We need more options here in Cinnaminson other than bar food and fast food!

I thought the same thing T Jones. I know other states have "temp licenses" that are used at places like the Merion and Riverton Country Club when a banquet or reception of some kind wants to serve alcohol. It's up to the food vendor or registering party to obtain it from the municipality. That might be more appropriate to the Merion, I don't remember if RCC has a sitting bar/restaurant or not.

I don't understand the state law about how many liquor licenses a town can have. The article states one license for every 3,000 people. Riverside has only 8,000 people and has at least 8 licenses that I can think of.

Whatever course the township and ABC decides, it must be fair to the owners of the Jug Handle, Whistler's and Hathaways who paid huge premiums to obtain their licenses because of the exclusivity. If the township were to find a way to increase the number of liquor licenses In Cinnaminson, without a population increase of 3,000, that would illegally reduce the resale values of the existing licenses.

I hope an accommodation with the owners of the existing licenses can be found. I agree with T Jones and Minniti that two of the licenses are owned by facilities which are not accessible by the general public. In essence there is one liquor license per every 5,000 residents. I suspect the ABC might be persuaded to issue more licenses if support would also come from the five existing license owners.

I am sure the township has given the owners of the country club and the Merion plenty of favors in the past – after all isn’t that what politics of Cinnaminson does best - and it is time for them to repay the favors. Either they lend support for more licenses or those two institutions open up to the general public.

As a side note, at the most I have a drink or two a month but I am likely not to have that drink at any of the existing location in Cinnaminson. So I would truly welcome a nicer drinking establishment into this town. The only way that will happen is for the township to work with the owners of the existing licenses.

I agree with the comments regarding the licenses for the private venues. There should be distinction. And I vote for Chickie & Pete's!!

I hope something can be accomplished here. The number of vacant buildings along our small strecth of Route 130 is mind boggling. The township certainly needs to explore ALL options in regards to filling these vacancies. A quick drive through the Cinnaminson stretch of 130 shows more "pay-by-the-hour" motels and vacant store fronts. Start to attract more businesses to Cinnaminson and then to you start to attract more residents to help fill all the vacant homes as well.

Just make it happen.!!!!!!!!! ITS GOOD FOR OUR TOWNSHIP. We now have Sweet Water Cafe ,Very Nice and very needed for our town, So lets keep it going.
If we can pay top notch Taxes , we should be able to eat in top notch quality places, and keep the money here. NOT IN PHILA ,CHERRY HILL and soon MOORESTOWN.

Why don't they just go to Moorestown? Moorestown still has one additional license and the mall has 3 that, as far as the public is aware, aren't yet taken, and East Gate has one that they havent given to anyone yet. Would love to see Bennigan's in Moorestown!

Liquor licenses in Riverside were issued before the state's population restrictions so they were grandfathered in.

Yea Chickies and Petes so we can all get our food at varying times

Thanks for checking into that Christina.

stop holding back cinnaminson and allow more licenses....im all for chickie and petes too!!!!!!! and how bout bring back hooters!!!!!!:)

The sign says site is approved for qualified franchise groups or individuals. Do all Bennigan franchises have to sell liquor? If so, why put the sign up when I'm sure someone checked into the non-availability of the liquor licenses. Or is there such a thing as a Bennigan franchise that does not serve liquor. The liquor license issue seems a non-starter unless you are going to dramatically increase the population size in short period of time or another liquor license owner agrees to sell. What prompted Bennigans to put the sign up?

There's an Assembly Bill A-3718 proposed to provide for transfer and sale of inactive liquor licenses for use in qualifying smart growth municipalities. Is Cinnaminson a "smart growth municipality" and is that why the liquor license issue is now coming up? Is there now a possibility of getting new licenses from other municipalities with inactive ones if this bill passes?

I think its great that buisnesses like that express intrest. Its up to our elected officials to figure out a way around this technicality. Its silly. Cinnaminson has almost nothing like that here. When ever my wife and i decide to head out for dinner with the kids we NEVER stay in Cinnaminson... I would love to see any of the mentioned resturants in Ctown.

Someone please set me straight here! Are u saying that theoretically, all of the establishments that own licenses to serve could go private? If that's the case, it's time to open up a new can of worms!

Maybe we should all show up at RCC one day and order a few drinks to use the township's liquor license. I'd love to see their reaction.

Hey Ric, go to shop rite and buy a 6 pack if you need a drink.....

@ Cinnaminson Mom, I agree with you on the amounts of licenses, it seem that towns like Riverside and Maple Shade have a lot of licenses based on population

Something's just not right if a private club has dibs on one of the few liquor licenses available to the whole town. We are the citizens and voters here. How do we change that?