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<p>DALLAS TWP. &#8212; Supervisors approved a liquor-license transfer to Turkey Hill this week with one stipulation &#8212; no beer sales after 11 p.m.</p><p>The convenience-store chain&#8217;s location at the intersection of Routes 118 and 415 will be able to sell beer for on-site consumption until 10 p.m. and for takeout until 11 p.m.</p><p>The store acquired the liquor license from Drew Karpovich&#8217;s business, Balayszi&#8217;s Cafe, on Nanticoke Street in Hanover Township.</p><p>Last year, Gov. Tom Wolf approved legislation allowing beer and wine sales in grocery and convenience stores, according to attorney Paul A. Namey, who represented the tri-state chain.</p><p>Currently, Turkey Hill Minit Markets in Ohio and Indiana are selling alcohol, he noted.</p><p>&#8220;Alcohol sales as a percentage of in-store sales, excluding gasoline sales, is 9.7 percent in our Ohio and Indiana stores,&#8221; Namey said. &#8220;We expect that number to be pretty consistent with our Pennsylvania stores.&#8221;</p><p>The township&#8217;s Turkey Hill store will be renovated to accommodate the addition of alcohol, but the size of the store&#8217;s footprint will not change, according to the attorney.</p><p>The remodel will include seating for up to 30 patrons to meet state requirements.</p><p>&#8220;Generally, there will be aesthetic and equipment updates to the store and a reconfiguration and refresh of the layout to accommodate the required separations between gasoline and alcohol sales,&#8221; said Namey.</p><p>The business will retain all three existing registers, but one will be designated for alcohol sales only.</p><p>The beer inventory would be housed in a separate area called the &#8220;Beer Only Cave.&#8221;</p><p>Namey proposed beer sales would run from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m., Monday through Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 2 a.m. Sunday.</p><p>Customers wanting to drink their beer on-site will have a two-drink limit, he said.</p><p>The sales times did not sit well with supervisors William Grant and Elizabeth Martin.</p><p>&#8220;I&#8217;m just worried about alcohol sales after midnight on this highway,&#8221; Grant said.</p><p>&#8220;I&#8217;m worried about the 18-year-old behind the counter,&#8221; added Martin. Penn Mart, located at the same intersection, sells beer but &#8220;they close at 10 p.m.,&#8221; she noted</p><p>Namey assured supervisors there would be more than one employee on staff at night.</p><p>In an instance where a customer tries to go over the two-drink, in-house limit, the store clerk and manager would approach the patron.</p><p>If the patron refuses to stop drinking, the alcohol will be confiscated, and a refund issued, Namey said.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Attorney Paul Namey, representing the Turkey Hill chain, discusses policies and alcohol-sales hours with Dallas Township supervisors Tuesday. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/web1_Paul-Namey-1.jpg</photo0><caption0>Attorney Paul Namey, representing the Turkey Hill chain, discusses policies and alcohol-sales hours with Dallas Township supervisors Tuesday. </caption0><photoCredit0>Eileen Godin | Times Leader </photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Eileen Godin</p><p>egodin@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Eileen Godin at 570-991-6387 or on Twitter @TLNews.</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Transfer of liquor license to Dallas Township Turkey Hill approved