Politics & Government
Sunday Sales Of Alcohol On Oconee County Commission Agenda For Tuesday Night
The possibility of a referendum on Sunday sales has not come up in public meetings of the Commission.
Oconee County Commissioners on Tuesday night are to take up Sunday sales of alcohol in the county with the possibility of having a referendum on the ballot in November.
Oconee County Clerk Jane Greathouse released the agenda at 1:24 p.m. today (Friday) with the 11th item being “Discuss Sunday Alcohol Sales Referendum.”
The possibility of a referendum has not come up in public meetings of the Commission, and the inclusion of the item on the agenda was without any advance public notice.
Commission Chairman Melvin Davis has final responsibility for the agenda, but it likely he has informed the other three commissioners of his intentions to put the item on the agenda and has at least the two votes needed to get the issue on the ballot.
Greathouse also released the Aug. 2 agenda today (Friday), with item 6 being “Consider Sunday Alcohol Sales Referendum.” That could be the second reading of an ordinance putting the issue on the ballot.
The Tuesday meeting, officially the agenda-setting session and rescheduled from July 26, starts at 7 p.m. in the Courthouse in Watkinsville.
For more on the story, go to Oconee County Observations.
Pictured: Commission Chairman Melvin Davis.