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Lakeville Liquor Stores Get Longer Hours for Summer

City Council approved the move to keep Lakeville's municipal liquor stores open two hours longer from Monday through Thursday to see if it's profitable.

Lakeville is joining its neighbors when it comes to liquor store hours.

The City Council approved a measure on March 19 to allow to be open one hour later Monday through Thursday, closing at 10 p.m. instead of 9 p.m., joining Burnsville, Farmington and Apple Valley as cities that have the later closing times for liquor stores.

The new hours aren't unprecedented. Lakeville's liquor stores used to be open until 10 p.m. until 1999 when city staff determined it simply wasn't profitable to remain open the extra hour. But according to the council documents, a seasonal approach to the extended hours could be different.

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According to the council documents, if Lakeville's liquor stores manage just 50 percent of the revenue it made during the 8-9 p.m. hours in 2012, the result would be a net profit of $32,107.

The stores already close at 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.

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The move is seasonal, but will give the council the chance to guage whether it's profitable. The new store hours go into effect April 1 and will run through Sept. 30.

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