Wednesday, January 7, 2004
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Wednesday, January 7, 2004 |
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Golf club seeks liquor-by-the-drink vote By JOHN THOMPSON The Fayette County Commission is expected to decide tomorrow whether liquor by the drink in the unincorporated county should be put to the voters this year, possibly July 20 during the county’s general primary balloting. The issue originated with a request from John Boykin, who is the chairman and CEO of The Palmer Course at Starr’s Mill, formerly known as Whitewater Country Club. “We reiterate the request to adopt an ordinance with the scope of the Peachtree City version that allows sales on Sunday beginning at 12:30 p.m.,” Boykin wrote in a letter to the county. Boykin added that a large percentage of traffic at the golf course occurs on the weekend, and this would help the golf course “dramatically increase our revenues, with the result being significant increases in charitable donations. Boykin also said that 52 percent of the county currently has liquor by the drink, and it’s important for him to have this type of service at the course. The Peachtree City ordinance allows alcoholic beverages to be sold on premises from 12:30 p.m on Sundays through midnight. Peachtree City’s pouring license is $4,000 a year, with an additional $300 for Sunday sales. If the commissioners agree to call for a referendum on the issue, the vote would be taken later in year, probably this summer. Coweta County voters head to the polls in March to vote on the same issue.
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