Somerville city ordinance prohibiting 24 hour food shops.

[randomness]

One of my friends told me a while ago that they had been told by a local politician that they would initiate repeal of this ordinance if we could find it. I can't remember who told me this; if you remember this particular conversation with me, please remind me, as one of my lawyer friends found it for me.

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[redhound.livejournal.com]

Possibly. I was under the impression from the way you framed the question that the issue was more about being able to get the permit than about being able to pay the fee.

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

*nod*

I'm not sure myself which is the bigger obstacle, the red tape or the fee. My preference is that the entire ordinance go away, but I recognize that the revenue incentive makes that more difficult.

Feh.

[julianyap.livejournal.com]

What you need, then, is a brand new revenue source. Perhaps Somerville shold set up a numbers ra- I mean, a municipal lottery. ;)

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

Methinks doing so might be unhealthy, so long as the descendants of the Winter Hill Gang are still running the numbers locally.

Speaking of which, the FBI is investigating whether Whitey Bulger is actually relaxing in Punta del Este, Uruguay: http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/08/04/fbi_said_to_visit_uruguay_in_search_of_bulger/