The Town of Sandwich will vote on an article to ban the sale of 50mL & 100mL bottles (better known as “nips”) at the Spring Town Meeting, and small businesses need your help to stop the ban!
This ban will hurt small businesses and infringe on residents’ right to choose. Attend the Sandwich Town Meeting on May 5th at 7pm at Sandwich Middle High School and Vote NO to protect small businesses.
Banning mini bottles is misguided as it:
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Let your voice be heard – Vote No Ban!
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Litter is a problem in Sandwich, plain and simple, but banning minis here won’t keep people from littering the minis they buy in other towns. Banning minis will simply keep local businesses from earning money, and the city from collecting needed tax revenue, while not directly addressing the problem of litter.
We need to have a real conversation about the trash problem in Sandwich—the chip bags, the soda cans, the Dunkin wrappers, and, yes, the minis. Let’s increase public trash cans, increase garbage collection, and coordinate community pick-ups and education.
If people can’t buy minis in Sandwich that means they will take their dollars to other towns, removing not only the mini bottle business from local retailers, but other liquor purchases, as well. A ban will take millions of dollars in sales, and the tax revenue it generates, out of the Sandwich community. Sandwich stands on the shoulders of local businesses. It’s time to have their backs.
Minis are the smallest size liquor container. They allow individuals to have a choice in how much liquor they buy. Banning minis will not keep people from buying alcohol—it just means they will be forced to buy the next size up. Keep minis and allow for freedom of choice and moderation.