500 cowards may eat and drink at home - or not?
I would bet a large percentage of the 500 people who signed the petition opposed to restaurants serving beer and wine in Oconee County have already eaten at one of the four restaurants in Watkinsville where it is already legal. Does this make them hypocrites? No, it would just make them patrons of Girasoles, Maison Bleu, Floyd's Grill or Gautreux's restaurants.
The petition signers do not want the Oconee County Board of Commissioners to even consider whether or not restaurants may serve beer and wine to their customers. This is downright unconstitutional in terms of government responding to constituents business requests and suppressing popular support with a few hundred whiners not wanting wine and brew served to restaurant patrons in Oconee County, Georgia.
This close minded effort recalls the opposite direction movement of the "Let Us Vote" stickered crowd when the County Commissioners would not consider a referendum for alcohol several years ago. This essentially resulted in Chuck Horton getting into office. I think he will support this agenda item. The economic development issues trump irrational anti-beer and wine fervor. I think there are about 16,000+ people here who want better restaurants such as DePalma's and Loco's in Oconee County.
This is one issue where there is not a political party consensus. Many Oconee County Republican businessmen realize the money making potential of passing this ordinance. Remember that it is mandated by the Legislature that local governments must decide on beer and wine issues without a referendum; but hard liquor alcohol (not beer and wine) is a referendum issue.
The petition signers do not want the Oconee County Board of Commissioners to even consider whether or not restaurants may serve beer and wine to their customers. This is downright unconstitutional in terms of government responding to constituents business requests and suppressing popular support with a few hundred whiners not wanting wine and brew served to restaurant patrons in Oconee County, Georgia.
This close minded effort recalls the opposite direction movement of the "Let Us Vote" stickered crowd when the County Commissioners would not consider a referendum for alcohol several years ago. This essentially resulted in Chuck Horton getting into office. I think he will support this agenda item. The economic development issues trump irrational anti-beer and wine fervor. I think there are about 16,000+ people here who want better restaurants such as DePalma's and Loco's in Oconee County.
This is one issue where there is not a political party consensus. Many Oconee County Republican businessmen realize the money making potential of passing this ordinance. Remember that it is mandated by the Legislature that local governments must decide on beer and wine issues without a referendum; but hard liquor alcohol (not beer and wine) is a referendum issue.
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