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Package Store Referendum

Thursday, December 6, 2012

City Amends Alcohol Ordinance, Liquor Store Licensee to Be Chosen in January

Application process begins Jan. 7, 2013.

With changes to the city's alcohol ordinance finalized, the selection process for Dacula's first liquor store licensee will begin in just a few weeks. On Thursday, Dec. 6, the Dacula City Council approved changes to the alcohol ordinance that specify where the liquor store can be built and the conditions which must be met before a store can be licensed.  Next month, the city will advertise for applications from prospective licensees. Beginning Jan. 7, 2013, parties interested in opening a liquor store in Dacula will be asked to submit documents including a business plan, financial background, prior experience, proposed location and details regarding how their proposed store would operate. The deadline for submissions has been set for Jan. …

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Liquor Store Application Process to Begin in January, ‘Glaring Deficit’ in Sanitation Revenue Collection, and Dacula Election Results 2012: Package Store Referendum Passes

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Dacula Election Results 2012: Package Store Referendum Passes

Voters within the city limits of Dacula pass package store referendum by large margin.

Dacula Election Results 2012: Package Store Referendum Passes

Voters within the city limits of Dacula pass package store referendum by large margin.

UPDATED Nov. 6, 2012 at 8:30 p.m. By an overwhelming margin, Dacula voters have indicated their support for allowing package stores within the city limits. Earlier this year, Russ Weaver began a petition drive in hopes of securing enough signatures from Dacula voters to have a package store referendum placed on the November ballot. His efforts were successful. As a result, city residents headed to the polls today to answer the following question: “Shall the issuance of licenses for the package sale of distilled spirits be approved?”  The voters said yes by a 181 to 76 margin. The totals, according to Mayor Jimmy Wilbanks, will remain unofficial until the results of the election are certified. “The electorate has spoken,” Wilbanks said. “I …

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Package Store Petition Drive May Soon Be Underway in Dacula, Petitioner Obtains Enough Signatures for Package Store Referendum, Few Changes Planned for 2012 Dacula Budget, and 1 more ›

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Mr. B

3:21 pm on Monday, November 12, 2012

I thought I saw your name carved in one of the local barstools...lol.   more ›

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