Thoughts on the recent municipal elections

I know that Joe Walter won because he knocked on every door in Watkinsville. I did not see Andy Griner out campaigning ever except for a pair of appearances at city council meetings. The fact that Walter beat Griner and John Walsh defeated Jay Hanley by 3-to-1 margins are signs that the county seat in much more progressive than the county as a whole. Perceptions become reality, and Watkinsville is the beacon for the rest of the county. What can we expect from a clear majority now on the city council? Beer and wine sales in the convenience store(s) would be a start not requiring a referendum. I was under the false impression that the same could be done for beer and wine sales in restaurants, but I think that a city-wide referendum on strictly beer and wine would pass by an equally large margin in Watkinsville alone. There are three restaurants where beer and wine are already consumed in a BYOB manner, and I know of at least two more on the way. I think we would get a Loco's here overnight if we did have beer and wine in the restaurants.