HARRISBURG PA - An expired restaurant license available in Berks County is one of 25 licenses being put up for auction by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, it reports. Sealed bids for any of the 25 must be submitted to the board by Oct. 6 (2025; Monday) at noon, it adds.
The board announcement did not identify the Berks restaurant that previously held the license. None of the 25 were attributed to Montgomery or Chester counties.
The minimum bid for each license is $25,000. Each bid must be accompanied by a bid surety of $5,000 or 5% of the total bid amount, whichever is higher. The requirement intends to avoid frivolous and underfunded bids, the board states. Bids will be opened Oct. 9 (Thursday), and auction winners will be determined soon thereafter, it also says.
The board notes the upcoming auction is the 14th held since August 2016. To date, revenue from previous auctions totals $37.9 million. An additional $1.2 million remains in escrow, pending license approvals.
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