County Holds First Liquor License Hearing Via Skype
County officials say the video conferencing technology will allow national chain license holders to attend hearings without the travel expenses.
The Baltimore County Board of Liquor License Commissioners held a hearing this morning using a technology that is not uncommon to most people in today's digital age. The hearing to change the name of corporate officers on a license for Scottsdale, AZ-based P.F. Chang's China Bistro was held via Skype. County officials said the hearing was the first time the board had used the technology in a hearing. Such hearings are routine and usually take less than 10 minutes. "This is a very business-friendly common sense accommodation that is effective for us and is particularly helpful for those popular national chain restaurants," Charles Klein, chairman of the county liquor board, said in a statement released by the county. The county did not …
mdb
3:01 pm on Wednesday, May 23, 2012
OMG Tawanda seriously! My family lived on Miller's Island - but at that time (1940's) it was ALL businesses. The folks who ran them lived on the island in small shacks! My father, & grand parents all lived in a one room shack! These businesses were on Miller's Island LONG before those homes were even built. I used to work for DOB. I'm NOT a Larry Thanner fan. I find him to be an arrogant, sweaty … more ›