Webster Planning Commission Votes on Alcohol Sales
With lackluster sales at gas station convenience stores, the Webster Groves City Plan Commission motioned to allow stations to sell alcohol.
When the BP gas station at Big Bend Boulevard and Murdoch Avenue closed its doors five years ago, few thought the lot at such a busy intersection would still be unused in 2011, but the space remains vacant. Low convenience store sales were cited as the main cause of the closing, and according to City Attorney Helmut Starr, the owners maintain that unless they are able to sell liquor in a future store, they won't be able to turn enough of a profit to stay open. The City Plan Commission of Webster Groves, of which Starr is a staff member, met this past week to hear a petition from Senior Planner Matthew Ament, which sought to amend the text of the zoning code, which currently prohibits the sale of alcohol at gas stations. Several stores in …
