The council unanimously approved the amended ordinance, making the alcoholic beverage rules permanent rather than time-limited.
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Demorest City Council makes alcoholic beverage ordinance permanent
The council voted to drop the ordinance's expiration date, removing a time limit on the city's rules for alcohol sales.
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April 3, 2025: Extending the Alcoholic Beverage Ordinance (2nd reading)
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At an April 1 work session, council members discussed extending the alcoholic beverage ordinance and recommended a first read that night plus a special called meeting for that Thursday at noon, citing upcoming Piedmont events.
Later that evening at the regular meeting, the council took up a first reading and said it wanted to strike the ordinance's ending period.
On April 3, at the special called meeting for a second reading, Councilman Allen moved to accept the ordinance with a change to subsection (1) removing the date frame so it would be permanent.
The council unanimously approved the amended ordinance, making the alcoholic beverage rules permanent rather than time-limited.
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AmendedconfirmedExtending the Alcoholic Beverage Ordinance (removing sunset date to make permanent)
Councilman Allen
made a motion to accept the alcohol beverage ordinance with a change in sub section (1) to remove
the date frame and allow it to be permanent
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Extending the Alcoholic Beverage Ordinance (removing sunset date to make permanent)
Councilman Allen made a motion to accept the alcohol beverage ordinance with a change in sub section (1) to remove the date frame and allow it to be permanent
ApprovedconfirmedExtending the Alcoholic Beverage Ordinance (removing sunset date to make permanent)
The motion to accept the alcohol beverage ordinance with a change in sub section (1) to
remove the date frame and allow it to be permanent was unanimously approved.
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Extending the Alcoholic Beverage Ordinance (removing sunset date to make permanent)
The motion to accept the alcohol beverage ordinance with a change in sub section (1) to remove the date frame and allow it to be permanent was unanimously approved.
Appeared on agendaproposedExtending the Alcoholic Beverage Ordinance (2nd reading)
DISCUSSION OF EXTENDING THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ORDINANCE (2ND READING)
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Extending the Alcoholic Beverage Ordinance (2nd reading)
DISCUSSION OF EXTENDING THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ORDINANCE (2ND READING)
DiscusseddiscussedExtending/making permanent the alcoholic beverage ordinance
recommended a first read tonight and a special called meeting for Thursday at noon due to the
upcoming Peidmont events
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Extending/making permanent the alcoholic beverage ordinance
recommended a first read tonight and a special called meeting for Thursday at noon due to the upcoming Peidmont events
Appeared on agendaproposedExtending the alcoholic beverage ordinance
DISCUSSION OF EXTENDING THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ORDINANCE SHAWN/ANN SUTTON
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Extending the alcoholic beverage ordinance
DISCUSSION OF EXTENDING THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ORDINANCE SHAWN/ANN SUTTON
Appeared on agendaproposedExtending the Alcoholic Beverage Ordinance (striking the ending period)
Council wants to strike the ending period and opened this
topic up for a first reading.
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Extending the Alcoholic Beverage Ordinance (striking the ending period)
Council wants to strike the ending period and opened this topic up for a first reading.
Appeared on agendaproposedExtending the alcoholic beverage ordinance
CONSIDERATION OF EXTENDING THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ORDINANCE
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Extending the alcoholic beverage ordinance
CONSIDERATION OF EXTENDING THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ORDINANCE
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