Call your Legislators and let them know that you oppose moving the closing time for bars to 2am in Erie County. We have the third lowest DWI rate in the State and the DA's and Sheriff's office has said that most DWI arrests happen immediately after Happy Hour. The proposed change would put people out of work and cut the amount of money made by bartenders, cab drivers, food trucks, restaurants, servers, cooks, security guards and business owners at a time when the area is growing!
Why is this important?
The closing time of bars in Erie County has been 4am since prohibition ended. We are a community that is growing with a city that has thousands of folks at work in the hospitality industry. Why would we want to cut the hours where people can make a living when there are more and more people working different hours who are moving into our region? Keep the closing times where they are and let individual business owners decide if they want to close earlier!
