Douglasville residents might not get a say on Sunday alcohol sales. The city’s mayor vetoed a measure that would put the issue on the November ballot.
Douglasville Mayor Harvey Persons says he decided to veto the measure because he believes Sunday sales would be a detriment to public safety in the city.
“The facts both state, county and city bear it out. We’ve had three fatalities in the last year in the county by an excessive use of alcohol or DUIs, and I don’t see what the benefit of it to changing it. It’s working like it is.
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