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Police Department <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />Joan Schmidt <br /> <br />Jeffrey A. Beahen, Chief of Police <br /> <br />June 17, 2004 <br /> <br />2 a.m. Bar Closings <br /> <br />I have reviewed the issue of 2 a.m. bar closings and my response is that at this time, the <br />police department does not have any reason to advocate not allowing the extension of <br />closing to the later hour. <br /> <br />Waiting and watching other communities around us has been an educational process. There <br />has been no significant increase in calls for service, accidents or arrests in surrounding <br />communities where the closing has been extended the additional hour. Frankly, if we don't <br />extend our hours, patrons will leave the local establishments early, drive to another <br />community where the bar is open late, and then may well return to our city sometime after 2 <br />a.m. <br /> <br />Statistical data is yet very raw, the law is still very new and I may have a different feel for <br />police related issues directed related to extended hours at some point in the future. I can't <br />however at this point in time relate any data to support what was predicted to be an issue of <br />public safety in relation to the closing hour. <br /> <br /> <br />