Restaurants, grocery stores and convenience stores licensed to sell alcohol in Commerce can offer it on Sundays starting this Sunday, thanks to action taken Nov. 6 by city voters and on Monday night by the Commerce City Council.
After confirming the results of the two Nov. 6 Sunday sales referendums, the council voted unanimously Monday night on a motion by Ward 5 councilman Johnny Eubanks to amend the city’s alcohol ordinance to permit Sunday sales. There was no discussion prior to the vote.
Restaurants will be able to offer beer, wine and mixed drinks from 12:30 p.m. through 11:30 p.m. on Sundays, and grocery and convenience stores can sell beer and wine by the package during the same hours.
Commerce does not allow the package sale of distilled spirits.
The action came after the council certified the results of the Nov. 6 vote. By a margin of 457-260, voters approved the Sunday sale of alcohol by the drink. They approved the package sales by a margin of 439-273.
Only 718 Commerce voters participated in the alcohol vote — just shy of 22 percent of the city electorate.
Sunday sales begin in Commerce — on Sunday
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Why?
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11/15/12 at 06:51 PM
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OK.. now that we've made it this far - why not sell liquor?
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Rodney Wilbanks
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11/16/12 at 06:31 AM
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This is so sad what Commerce,Ga has step down to . The bible says that a nation that turns it's back on God will suffer. I feel for the USA . we need to repent from these ways of low moral values & no standards .
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Kay
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11/23/12 at 10:36 PM
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While I understand where a lot of people are coming from as they've heard the same thing some "preacher" told them for years, and with all due respect & kindness to you & yours- The next time you pull out your BIble read that part in there where Jesus tells us that He became our sabbath...NOT a day of the week, but Him. Remember the pharisees following Jesus around looking to catch him doing anything they could use against Him and they did just that when they found him healing a man on the sabbath day? ...Check out Jesus' response to them. Thank you :).
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Double B
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11/26/12 at 12:16 PM
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It is always so sad when you here people talk about God and the bible and you can tell from the things they say, that they never read it. Good Post Kay.
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Anonymous
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11/18/12 at 12:16 PM
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Its called tax revenues
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Terri
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11/26/12 at 08:45 PM
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Why don't we respect all religions and their dietary restrictions? What we have here is religious preference not freedom.Stop confusing your beliefs with mine. MYOB.
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Adam
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11/27/12 at 01:06 PM
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Wrong yet once again, What we have here is religious freedom, what you have in the majority of the Middle East in Religious preference.
