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Riverton City said no. The ABC said the city had no rights to determine the location of the store, as long as it was within a business zone. Required distance from a school is 600 (walking) feet -- or 200 feet straight line. Home Depot responded by offering the liquor commission this property!
Foreground: Future liquor store site, selected by the State & Home Depot
Background: South Hills Middle School
Mayor's proclamation -- youth and alcohol
Whereas, alcohol is a factor in the fourth leading causes of death among persons ages 10-24: motor-vehicle crashes, unintentional injuries, homicide and suicide; and
Whereas, approximately 9.7 million current drinkers in the United States are between the ages of 12-20; and
Whereas, alcohol is the most frequently used drug by high-school seniors; and
Whereas, young people begin drinking, on average, at 13.1 years of age; and
Whereas, young people who begin drinking before age 15 are four times more likely to develop alcohol dependence than those who begin drinking at age 21; and
Whereas, alcohol abuse is linked to as many as two-thirds of all sexual assaults and date rapes of teens and college students and is a major factor in unprotected sex among youth, increasing their risk of contracting HIV or other transmitted diseases; and
Whereas, the typical American young person will see 100,000 beer commercials before he or she turns 18 (that is more than for sneakers, gum, and jeans); and Riverton City Council March 28, 2006 5
Whereas, 13 percent of all youth ages 12-17, had at least one serious problem related to drinking in the past year;
Now, Therefore, I, Mayor William Applegarth do hereby proclaim that April 2006 as Alcohol Awareness Month in Riverton City. As Mayor of Riverton City, I also call upon all citizens, parents, governmental agencies, public and private institutions, business and schools in Riverton City, to support efforts that will encourage recovery throughout our community.