Westborough gets 22 new liquor licenses
Courtesy Jack's Abby
Co-founder Jack Hendler pours a beer at the Jack's Abby location in Framingham. Nearby Westborough has just received approval for 22 new liquor licenses that one official says will help draw in restaurants and other businesses.
The town of Westborough will receive 22 additional liquor licenses in the next three years, the economic development department announced Wednesday.
“Restaurants and similar businesses play a key role in our local economy and serve as anchor tenants in large-scale retail developments,” Francisco Torres, economic development coordinator for Westborough, said in a statement.
The ability for these locations to sell alcohol enhances the marketability of that establishment, he said, and it has been a limiting factor in the types of businesses the town can attract to Westborough.
The state legislature approved 22 additional liquor licenses for the community. This was a departure from the traditional way of getting liquor licenses through a lengthy legislative process.
“This inefficient system makes it difficult for our town to move at the speed at which businesses require,” Torres said.
The new licenses will be for on-premises consumption only and will be phased in with eight new licenses in 2017, eight in 2018 and six in 2019.
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