BostInno reported Friday that Mayor Walsh included in his City of Boston State Legislative Agenda for 2015-2016 the bill, SD40, An Act Modernizing the Business Licensing Process. The bill outlines a number of measures to spur further economic development but perhaps the most important part is the provision that would allow restaurants and bars to remain open past 2 a.m.
The legislation could have a big impact on the city of Boston and not just with extending bar closing hours. There remain a lot of idiotic city licenses that cost new businesses time and money and do little to help the public good. Some of those include eliminating the need for pool halls and bowling alleys to get special licenses. I am happy to read that Mayor Walsh remains committed to this idea of extending business hours and streamlining the licensing process.
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