Petitioner Obtains Enough Signatures for Package Store Referendum
Russ Weaver hopes to open a package store within the city limits of Dacula.
Earlier this year, Russ Weaver set out to convince Dacula voters of the benefits a package store might provide for the city. Weaver needed to obtain signatures from 35 percent of the city’s registered voters (approximately 900 voters) and have the signatures verified by the state in order for the issue to be put to a referendum. According to a post by Mayor Jimmy Wilbanks on the City of Dacula website, Weaver has succeeded. "A petition drive (not an initiative of the City Council) began in April 2012, and the petitioner for a referendum for retail package sales has collected enough registered/validated voter signatures to require a special election to determine the will of the electorate about package sales of distilled spirits within …
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Vicki Wood
9:04 pm on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
I agree think the shopping center that is struggling with tenants Day after Day Cafe would be a great spot for it. more ›