As it happens, I have no preference about what goes on that spot, and personally like a drink with a good meal, but I do like to keep the discussion civil and informative. I am interested to learn that the proposed restaurant will offer something distinctive.
Point of Information #1: The Davis Square Task Force has been out of existence for several years. It did not take positions but rather provided a regular channel for airing information on developments of this kind. Live Journal has admirably filled some of this function, but cannot in the nature of its on-line format provide a) pre-exposure by new businesses and developers to test public sentiment before going to the zoning, planning and licensing boards, b) a regular updates by City officials, including police, health and fire, and Ward Alderman in a face-to-face format-- the City now does some of this city-wide under a less frequent Resistat format.
Point of information #2: The problems on that corner predated the two most recent restaurant tenants, as well as predating a third: Out of the Blue, which moved to a more commercially viable location on Elm Street. There are Cutter Ave residents and members of the licensing commission who go back to the days when that spot had a 4 a.m. closing, so that closer scrutiny is inevitable. There is in any case always more controversy surrounding establishments at the periphery rather than at the core of the business district, and especially in high turnover spots.
Point of information #3: Even at the core, the merits of the establishment do not always carry the day when there is a backlog of applicants for discretionary licenses, as evidenced a few years ago when highly regarded Ten Tables of Jamaica Plain was interested in locating on the plaza but was late in the queue for wine and beer.
Point of ignorance: I am not currently informed on what the applicant pool is like for wine and beer licenses, or what the market price is for fully transferable full-service liquor licenses Interested parties, including the business owners, will doubtless check this out.
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Date: 2015-07-06 04:27 pm (UTC)Point of Information #1: The Davis Square Task Force has been out of existence for several years. It did not take positions but rather provided a regular channel for airing information on developments of this kind. Live Journal has admirably filled some of this function, but cannot in the nature of its on-line format provide a) pre-exposure by new businesses and developers to test public sentiment before going to the zoning, planning and licensing boards, b) a regular updates by City officials, including police, health and fire, and Ward Alderman in a face-to-face format-- the City now does some of this city-wide under a less frequent Resistat format.
Point of information #2: The problems on that corner predated the two most recent restaurant tenants, as well as predating a third: Out of the Blue, which moved to a more commercially viable location on Elm Street. There are Cutter Ave residents and members of the licensing commission who go back to the days when that spot had a 4 a.m. closing, so that closer scrutiny is inevitable. There is in any case always more controversy surrounding establishments at the periphery rather than at the core of the business district, and especially in high turnover spots.
Point of information #3: Even at the core, the merits of the establishment do not always carry the day when there is a backlog of applicants for discretionary licenses, as evidenced a few years ago when highly regarded Ten Tables of Jamaica Plain was interested in locating on the plaza but was late in the queue for wine and beer.
Point of ignorance: I am not currently informed on what the applicant pool is like for wine and beer licenses, or what the market price is for fully transferable full-service liquor licenses Interested parties, including the business owners, will doubtless check this out.