Tuesday, March 6, 2012
The measure passed by a huge margin.
DeKalb County voters voted in favor of Sunday alcohol sales Tuesday by a wide margin. After residents voted in November to put the measure on today's ballot, many voters at different precincts in DeKalb County said the issue was one of their primary reasons to go to the voting booth. Other areas voting on a Sunday sales measure included Cobb, Forsyth, Gwinnett and Henry counties and the cities of Austell, Buford, Cumming, Lovejoy, Marietta and Powder Springs. The vote allows stores in unincorporated DeKalb County to sell beer, wine and alcohol seven days a week. A number of voters at the polls today called the current law, which prohibits Sunday sales, antiquated and inconvenient. "I'm sick of having to drive to Fulton County or Gwinnett …
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Super Tuesday ballot will include Sunday alcohol question
Voters in unincorporated DeKalb County will get the chance to weigh in on Sunday alcohol sales next month. The measure is on the March 6 ballot that will also include the GOP Presidential Primary. City of Atlanta voters approved Sunday alcohol sales last November. Find your polling location using the poll locator on the DeKalb County website. Connect with Virginia-Highland Patch on Facebook and Twitter at @VaHiPatch. Get Patch in your inbox.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Take the poll and share your thoughts on the issue
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Tuesday, October 11, 2011
In just under a month, voters will flock to the polls to decide if they will authorize the city council to allow and regulate Sunday sales of beer, wine and liquor. How will you vote?
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Councilman Alex Wan votes for it
Atlanta residents will get the chance to have their say on Sunday alcohol sales this November. The Atlanta City Council on Tuesday voted 9-2 for the measure, which lets voters decide if they will authorize the city council to allow and regulate Sunday sales of beer, wine and liquor. The question — Ordinance #11-O-1169 — will be placed on the Nov. 8, 2011 City of Atlanta Special Election ballot. That ballot also would include the referendum to continue the extension of the the penny sales tax by Atlanta Public Schools and to fill the vacant Atlanta Board of Education District 2 seat. Councilman Alex Wan, who represents the neighborhoods that comprise Virginia-Highland-Druid Hills Patch, voted in favor of the measure. Natalyn Archibong, …
Eric Hovdesven
12:54 pm on Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Chamblee has Sunday sales and Empire Package next to the Arby's on Peachtree Industrial just north of Chamblee Dunwoody is a great local business with good pricing, selection and great employees. Its not much to look at from the outside but its very clean and nice inside. more ›