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SOUTH SALT LAKE -- Some South Salt Lake residents hope budget cuts won't shut down the city's only state liquor store, the Deseret News reports.
Supporters argue that closing the store at 63 E. Miller Ave. would inconvenience customers in the neighborhood, many of whom they say are disabled or otherwise unable to drive. They also say there is a tight-knit relationship between the locals and the staff at the store.
According to the Deseret News, because the store generates $1 million in profits annually, there's no good reason to shut it down.
South Salt Lake Mayor Cherrie Wood says shutting down the store would take as much as $12,000 out of city coffers every year through lost sales tax revenue.
Store supporters plan to argue at a Department of Alcoholic Beverages Control commission meeting Tuesday night.
The DABC has been ordered to cut $653,000 from the budget but so far have only identified ways to cut about $173,000.
