Jimmy Cavanaugh is best friends with Dougherty. He can do whatever he wants. Over 1,100 capacity with one liquor license is proof. Metro Shop is the best bar in Morristown! 130.5 Speedwell Ave

Yeah, it's a real travesty. I can't even begin to tell you how much sleep this has cost me.

Well, Pazzo Pazzo is a bit pricy/upscale. So of course they have the money and the means to sway peoples minds.

Last time I checked, there was something like a couple dozen liqour licenses in town. Hopefully, all those paying customers can somehow make due with what they have.

Actually Shotbaker, if you come into town on any given weekend, there are ALWAYS lines outside the bars. Apparently there are people that come here and want to spend their money, but can't because they can't get in.

Or on the other hand, some people don't want to stand neck and neck right against other people. These bars in town suck on weekends BECAUSE there just isn't enough room for all the people who want to go out for a drink. Their packed in there like sardines and it turns people away.

It's not like opening an outdoor patio to serve alcohol is going to amount to some epic boon to job creation. Downtown will be fine without it.

Well, another few bartenders, another security guy, another bar back. Many new small jobs makes a big impact.

You are correct, that this won't be epic. But when you have a town that shuts this idea down, the next idea down, kills the bowling alley idea. All of these things can add up to another 100 jobs or so.

Its not the fact that the outdoor patio idea got shot down. Its that it seems that any sort of business idea that can bring some more $$$ to Morristown gets shot down. The town board is crippling business growth because they are doing NOTHING but saying NO to every idea that comes across their desk.

Chris I fail to see how 23 days (most on major holidays) is going to create any new jobs. I would bet that it would be an extra shift for the current staff they have. And maybe I am missing something but it seems like there are more store openings in the recent months than before.
On a side note I was in favor of the bowling alley, which would have brought in some more permanent jobs to the area.

Yeah, I didn't see at first that they just wanted to have it open for just 23 days. Either or... those 23 days are prob the busiest and I am SURE they have extra staff on hand for those busy days.

But what I was getting at is that it seems like any idea that comes before the town counsel, they shut it down saying that there will be more noise, it will make more traffic or it will cause more people to come into town. There's this, the bowling alley idea, Iron Bar wants to expand... Morristown has to look at the big picture here.

Not one business or just 23 more days are going to create tons of jobs, but many small things make big changes. IMO, it just seems that the town just shoots down any idea that comes before them that will create more business or bring more $$$ to the town.

You can still sit outside in the summer, Michael, even without a stupid bar. And actually, it's vice versa: the bars can't move to the area and expect it to bend for the sake of greed.

To most people, bars, opening or not opening bars, going to bars, etc., are not important. At all. They also don't think a bar opening or not opening is not "bad for Morristown."

Shotbaker - Maybe some people like to sit outside and have a drink. I know PLENTY that agree with me.

But what about the businesses who want to have business meetings at the bars. We do ALL the time. We always go to Pazzo and went to Calaloo a bunch of times. When you are stuck in the office all day, its nice to go outside for a bit.

The proposed area of this outside bar would be getting precariously close to the residential area and I could see people in the neighborhood getting upset about it.

Because the bars were there BEFORE 40 Park.

Um. AJ... Who do you think lives in Morristown. College kids!! Its a college town!! There are 4 colleges with in 2 minutes of town. And who do you think rents all the houses in town or all the the apartment and studio's? All the post college young professionals. That's why I moved here. All my friends graduated and moved to Morristown!

And yes, I know there are a bunch of families, too. But this town should keep all of their residents happy and not just one demographic. I mean, we pay taxes, too.

Why would you wait until late Friday and Saturday night to take your "young family" to the Green?

I've never heard anybody refer to Morristown as a college town before.

Yeah, there are TONS of young people in this town. I am a 20 something and there are throngs of young people who live in this town. And if not, they live in Cedar Knolls, Whippany or Morris Township.

And actually, when I did my Grad work at FDU, everyone went out to Mo-town after class. The undergrads were always talking about going out to Mo-town all the time.

So maybe technically not a college town... But a Young Professional town.

Even so, obviously it seems like there is a high demand. I mean, there are three different businesses are trying to get liquor licenses right now. I know we already have a bunch of bars/restaurants, but Morristown has become a town where people want to come to to hang out, walk the town and get a drink.

No matter who it is, young or old, it appears there is pretty high demand for establishments who want to serve Alcohol. And obviously, there are plenty of people who want to come to Morristown to drink at these establishments. Businesses come and go, but bars are never empty.