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Oneida liquor hearing next week31 August 2007NEW YORK -- As reported by the Oneida Daily Dispatch: "The New York State Liquor Authority will weigh arguments for and against the Oneida Indian Nation receiving liquor licenses at its Sept. 5 board meeting to be held in Manhattan. "According to Michael Smith, public information officer for the authority, letters against granting the Nation a liquor license far outweigh letters in support of granting the license. "Politicians including Assemblyman Bill Magee, D-111, and Assemblyman David Townsend, R-115, have sent letters to the authority voicing their opinions. Magee is concerned that if the Nation is granted a license, it will not pay taxes on the beer, wine and liquor that is being served. "Magee said the liquor license could be used as a 'bargaining chip' by the state to encourage negotiation of the land claim..." |