Eden Prairie is a municipal liquor town. The City holds a monopoly over the sale of off-sale (i.e. – you buy it and take it somewhere else to drink it) beer, liquor, and wine. The City uses its status as the off-sale retail liquor sales monopolist to further two primary objectives.
The first is the better control the distribution of liquor into the community. Without the need to race to the bottom price, the store can be actively engaged in enforcing liquor laws, presumably more active than a private store that must always be conscious of making a profit.
The second is to increase non-property tax revenues. The City returns all profits generated by the sale of liquor back to the public coffers. We use these funds to fund our Capital Improvements Plan (CIP). The CIP is where we plan to build streets, imporve parks, build trails, etc.
This is Tammy Wanchena. Tammy is the Ass.t Manager of the liquor store next to Rainbow Foods. She is very good at her job and won one of the City’s three awards last year given to employees for excellence in customer service.
This is Mitch Dean. Mitch is the Manager of our Liquor Operations. Mitch is a sharp guy who brings a good private-sector orientation to this job. He is innovative and driven to produce good profits for the citizens of Eden Prairie.
