The city can effectively regulate its entire liquor license process, the chairwoman of the state-appointed Boston Licensing Board said at a hearing yesterday to reclaim that local control from the Legislature.
The number of licenses — capped by the Legislature — is the only part of the process over which the city doesn't have authority, Nicole Murati Ferrer said.
And of the 675 licenses for restaurants, none is currently available for city issue, while 354 of 570 retail liquor licenses remain unused for stores. "There's definitely a public need for more opportunity out there," Murati Ferrer said.
City Councilor Ayanna Pressley believes the city could help revitalize neighborhoods by controlling the number of licenses and the areas in which they're issued. More licenses would make it cheaper for those who can't pay up to $350,000 for those traded on the open market by current holders, she said.
Tran Le of Dorchester's Pho Le restaurant said current costs are a barrier for a small business. Beer and wine would help her profit margin and allow reinvestment in her eatery, she said.
"It's hard to make money on food," agreed Darryl Settles, owner of Darryl's Corner Bar & Kitchen. "Liquor is really going to bring it to the bottom line."
But while restaurants help economic development, the majority fail, noted restaurant and license broker Daniel Newcomb. "I don't think that it's the silver bullet that everyone says it is," he said.
Mayor Thomas M. Menino, in a letter supporting the push to lift the license cap, said restaurants are essential to diverse neighborhoods. He's backing legislation to hike the number of licenses and allow the city to appoint Licensing Board members.
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