I've worked in and around Bethel and other parts of the Bush since 1970. It's was wet back then, and a disaster except for the owners of the Kuskokwim Inn and  bootleggers.
 If the City Council really felt they needed a liquor store for revenue, I have suggested for almost 2 years that they set it up as a club membership buying system – similar  to the idea of a  Costco Club membership – but with uniquely Bethel membership rules to control inevitable problems. My suggestions?
* no membership to anyone convicted of any alcohol related crime in the past year
*   No membership for anyone arrested within the past year for any alcohol related crime.
*  Tight monthly limits on quantities members are allowed to buy, to prevent or reduce the purchasing for nonmembers. 
*  Immediate loss of club membership for buying or distributing full containers to nonmembers or to any minors. 
* Member fees to cover semiannual arrest checks on members.
* No sales to anyone with kids in foster care.