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Grocery lists may soon have liquor.

Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Publication Date: 28-APR-04 		Format: Online - approximately 984 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Grocery lists may soon have liquor.(Government)(The state considers five cities, including Eugene, as sites for the pilot project)

Article Excerpt
Byline: David Steves The Register-Guard

SALEM - The state is planning to set up liquor stores inside as many as a half-dozen Oregon grocery stores - one of which could be in Eugene - as a way to boost revenues and make it easier for consumers to buy booze.

The proposal by the Oregon Liquor Control Commission is in the early stages, but a spokesman said the first such "liquor store within a grocery store" could open as soon as October, followed by up to five more such operations over two years.

"At this point, we're trying to see what's going to be a good arrangement for the grocers and what's going to make good economic and public-safety sense around the state," said Jon Stubenvoll, the liquor commission's government relations manager.

According to an OLCC document, the agency has identified five locations for such pilot projects,...

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