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PTC to allow extra 2 hours Saturday nights to belly up to the bar?

Tue, 04/14/2009 - 4:04pm
By: John Munford

{NOTE: This article has been corrected to show that the proposal would only affect bar closing times on Saturday night/Sunday morning; the city does not have closing hours for any other day of the week for local bars)

Peachtree City staff is proposing a plan that would allow bar patrons to live it up until 2 a.m. Sunday morning instead of midnight Saturday.

In return, bars will be required to install a video surveillance system and vacate all customers by 2:30 a.m., according to a memo on the proposal circulated to the City Council.

The cut-off time would change from midnight to 2 a.m. on Saturdays only and add a requirement that customers be out of the bar by 2:30 a.m. To qualify, bar owners would have to pony up for a special license and pay an annual $500 fee, the memo said.

Those bars would also be required to install video surveillance equipment of the main customer and employee entrances and the parking area immediately adjacent to the establishment, according to the staff suggestion.

The issue will be discussed at Thursday night’s City Council meeting, which convenes at City Hall at 7 p.m.

In addition to the fees, the city would also see additional sales tax and mixed drink tax revenue from the proposal, the memo said.

Local watering holes have said the extra hours are needed to compete with the later hours employed in neighboring areas such as Senoia, the memo indicated.

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Why the extra two hours?
Submitted by ptcmom678 on Thu, 04/16/2009 - 11:19am.

I could almost see one extra hour, but til 2 a.m.?? It would make it easier to pick out the DUI drivers, but if I'm still drinking after midnight, I prefer to do it in my own home - less distance to stumble into bed, less smoke, and better music. Not to mention cheaper drinks;)

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Seems like a fair trade off to me...
Submitted by Spyglass on Wed, 04/15/2009 - 1:59pm.

I've never understood having to close at Midnight on Saturday anyways. Oh yeah, I don't like "blue laws" either. But all in all, this isn't really much of a change.

That said, I like to have my Coctails close to home, out back by the pool. Smiling

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Great idea
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Submitted by bassfishga on Wed, 04/15/2009 - 10:11am.

This will allow non-drinkers the chance to get home by 1:00 am before the heavy drinkers are forced to leave the bar at 2:00 am. Less chance of being hit by a driver who stays at the bar drinking until they send him/her home. This also means with less cars on the road at 2:00 am vs 12:00 am, this will allow cops to pick out the drivers swerving easier. LOL

Take a responsible DD.


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Bars til 2:00AM
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Submitted by Don Haddix on Tue, 04/14/2009 - 9:37pm.

Here are key elements of the proposal issues from the packet so that all have the full picture of the issues here:

Peachtree City's ordinance does not impose closing times on any other night of the week and the discussion centered on a possible compromise to establish closing times each evening while extending the Saturday evening Sunday morning closing time.

The proposed amendment does the following:
*Establishes a closing time of 2:00 am every night of the week including Saturday night (Sunday morning).
*Establishes a last call time of 1:55 am with the requirement that customers be out of the establishment by 2:30 am.
*Requires those establishments remaining open between midnight and 2:00 am to install video surveillance equipment of the main customer and employee entrances and the parking area immediately adjacent to the establishment(hotels excluded from the parking lot requirement).

I am not excited about extending the Saturday hours. Nor about no closing requirements during the week. The fees are not a concern to me. The late hours every night are a concern.

Don Haddix
PTC Councilman
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Steve Brown: Thank you Councilman Haddix
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Submitted by Steve Brown on Fri, 04/17/2009 - 8:47pm.

Thanks for your opposition to this one. Logsdon and Boone should have known better.


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Steve
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Submitted by Don Haddix on Fri, 04/17/2009 - 9:10pm.

You are most welcome.

This is not what PTC is about.

Don Haddix
PTC Councilman
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Mayor Otis Campbell,
Submitted by Dondol on Tue, 04/14/2009 - 9:07pm.

has to be happy with this. Only one problem, hope he can find the key to the cell at that hour.

Obama's weapon of Choice!

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24/7 watering holes
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Submitted by DragNet on Tue, 04/14/2009 - 9:01pm.

Why doesn't City staff allows the joints to be open 24/7 and then tax them with a never-closing tax. Moreover, why don't they allow Atlanta-like clubs with voluptous dancers and pimps with a tax on pimped up cars?

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Logsdon, Alcohol Consumption And More Fees
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Submitted by Spear Road Guy on Tue, 04/14/2009 - 8:52pm.

Don't those three go hand in hand??? Oh yeah.

I'm thinking there's got to be a topless joint on the way. Logsdon can charge a breast tax!!!

Vote Republican


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Spear Guy--- weren't you the
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Submitted by ptctaxpayer on Wed, 04/15/2009 - 12:05pm.

Spear Guy--- weren't you the clown that had the loving embrace for Lager Logsdon last election? Anybody that puts that GOP label on will get your vote. Did you vote for Scooter Ballard? Betcha ya did.


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