Former Council candidate Sandy Stewart speaks out against proposal to extend bar hours [video]
Philadelphia City Council is considering keeping bars open one hour longer to help raise money for the struggling School District of Philadelphia.
Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown has proposed letting bars stay open until 3 a.m. The ordinance would raise an estimated $5 million annually through the per-drink tax that’s allocated to the district.
But Tacony resident Sandy Stewart, who ran as a Republican in the 2011 6th District Council race, has asked that Council consider restricting the extra hours to entertainment districts.
Stewart ran unopposed as a Republican, but lost the general election to the newly elected Bobby Henon.
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