Restaurants in Maysville will not serve alcohol anytime soon. The city council voted unanimously Monday night to reject a proposed ordinance that would have allowed the sale of beer and wine by the drink in restaurants and by the package in retail stores.

Maysville council votes down alcohol

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Angela Gary
in Area Headline News, Top Stories
Wednesday, September 23. 2009
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As the rain fell, Maysville opted to stay dry. The Maysville City Council unanimously voted to reject a proposed beer and wine ordinance Monday night as more than 100 citizens packed into the fire station to witness the vote.

Council members Stephan Lewis, Clay Dorsey and Lynn Villyard and Mayor Jerry Baker voted against the sale of beer and wine in the town. Council member Rebecca McNeely was not present for the meeting.


The sale of beer and wine has been a topic of debate in town for the past several months. The proposed ordinance would have allowed beer and wine to be sold by the drink at restaurants and by the package at retail stores.

The council considered the ordinance because a restaurant owner requested it earlier this year. Another resident is renovating a building to locate a sports tavern and wanted to be able to offer beer and wine. Hundreds of town residents have spoken against the sale of beer and wine at the public hearings held over the past several months.

At Monday night’s meeting, Lewis made the motion to deny the ordinance and Dorsey seconded it. The crowd cheered after the vote was unanimous to deny the ordinance.
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