Pike County returned nearly $6K from state liquor control board

Pike County received $5,850 from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) as part of its twice-yearly return of liquor license fees paid by PLCB-approved licensees. The funds are returned to the municipalities that are home to those licenses. Pike County accounts for a small portion of the state’s return of more than $2.3 million in licensing fees to 1,351 municipalities.

The current dispersal period represents fees paid from Feb. 1 to July 31, 2023. In all, 55 cities, 536 boroughs, and 760 townships receive payments ranging from $25 to $375,475. For example, Milford Borough received $150, Milford Township received $200, Shohola received $500, Matamoras received $200, and Westfall received $600.

Municipalities have flexibility in the allocation and spending of the returned license fees.

Over the last five fiscal years, the PLCB returned around $17.5 million in licensing fees to local municipalities. The PLCB regulates the distribution of beverage alcohol in Pennsylvania, operates about 600 retail and wholesale sales locations statewide, and licenses 20,000 alcohol producers, retailers, and handlers, among other duties. A complete list of distributions by county and municipality can be found on the PLCB website.