February 6, 2024

Delivered via: Electronic Mail to

PRESIDENT@OAKLAWNCOMMITTEE.ORG
Ms. Shelley Potter, President
Oak Lawn Committee

RE: Opposition to SUP for 3104 Fairmount Street (Z234-108)

Dear Ms. Potter,

I have been informed by my Client, Selene Capital Development, LLC who owns four properties in the
Oak Lawn area of Dallas that Tiny & Gigi LLC is seeking an SUP for the sale of alcoholic beverages in
conjunction with a liquor store for the property located at 3104 Fairmount Street. My Client owns the
properties located at 2905 Maple Avenue and 2917, 2921 and 2923 Fairmount and is absolutely opposed
to a liquor store opening. We are in the process of planning real estate development projects that will
improve the atmosphere and property values of the Oak Lawn area – a liquor store does the opposite.

We urge you to please reject the SUP for 3104 Fairmount Street (Z234-108). Approval of this SUP
would detrimentally impact the property values and increase crime in the Oak Lawn area. “The
National Institute of Health found that overall alcohol establishment density was positively associated
with violent crime, indicating that neighborhoods with more alcohol establishments tend to have more
assault, rape, robbery, and overall violent crime than neighborhoods with fewer alcohol
establishments.”

I have included numerous articles supporting the conclusion that liquor stores increase violent and non-
violent property crime on the following page! Please take the time to research this issue before voting.

Sincerely,

Michael Weaver, J.D.

Mike@MichaelWeaverLaw.com
Direct: 832-642-7094

7800 Dallas Pkwy #560, Plano, TX 75024

www.michaelweaverlaw.com
832-642-7094
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Protest Letter for SUP (Z234-108)

LIQUOR STORES INCREASE CRIME

The Association between Density of Alcohol Establishments and Violent Crime within Urban
Neighborhoods
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3412911/

Baltimore Liquor Stores Linked More to Violent Crime Than Bars and Restaurants
https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2018/baltimore-liquor-stores-linked-more-to-violent-crime-than-bars-
and-restaurants

Study explores association between alcohol outlet density and violent crime in historically
redlined neighborhoods
https://sph.cuny.edu/life-at-sph/news/2023/03/16/study-explores-association-between-alcohol-
outlet-density-and-violent-crime-in-historically-redlined-neighborhoods/

Alcohol Outlets as Attractors of Violence and Disorder: A Closer Look at the Neighborhood
Environment
https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/227646.pdf

Violent Crime Linked to Liquor Stores

https://arg.org/news/violent-crime-linked-to-liquor-stores/

Liquor Store Density Linked to Youth Homicides

https://www.socialworktoday.com/news/dn_092111.shtml

Do Liquor Stores Increase Neighborhood Violent Crime?

https://www.findlaw.com/legalblogs/criminal-defense/do-liquor-stores-increase-neighborhood-
violent-crimes-in-neighborhoods/

Johns Hopkins study out Wednesday found that liquor stores in Baltimore have a stronger
association with violent crimes than establishments where alcohol is bought and consumed
on-site.
https://wwwapp.bumc.bu.edu/BEDAC_Camy/_docs/newsroom/in-the-news/PDFs-
In%20the%20News/09%2026%2018%20Hopkins%20Study%20Baltimore.pdf

How Alcohol Outlets Affect Neighborhood Violence

https://movendi.ngo/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/AlcoholViolenceGruenewald.pdf

Liquor stores linked to crime? Study suggests fewer liquor stores equals less crime
https://www.wmar2news.com/news/crime-checker/baltimore-city-crime/liquor-stores-linked-to-
crime-study-suggests-less-liquor-stores-equals-less-crime

Do Liquor Stores Increase Crime and Urban Decay? Evidence from Los Angeles
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/229050394_Do_Liquor_Stores_Increase_Crime_and_Ur
ban_Decay_Evidence_from_Los_Angeles

Alcohol Outlets, Social Disorganization, and Non-Violent Crimes in

Urban Neighborhoods
https://epublications.marquette.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1333&context=socs_fac