Updated: PCT 442 Sunday Liquor Sales

Roger Reynolds reported at the Chamber of Commerce meeting yesterday that the effort started by Kipra Heerman and him to legalize Sunday liquor sales in downtown Yellow Springs is ongoing. They are circulating a petition asking voters in the village, “Shall the sale of intoxicating liquor, of the same types as may be legally sold in this precinct on other days of the week, be permitted in this Yellow Springs Village Precinct 442 for consumption on the premises where sold, between the hours of one p.m. and midnight on Sunday?” The last day to file it is Aug. 20.

The effort is independent of the Chamber and is inspired by the desire to improve Sunday evenings as a time for fundraisers for the village's many nonprofit organizations, he said.

According to Reynolds, if it passes, restaurant owners must still apply to amend their own liquor licenses. Some of the downtown restaurants are currently allowed to sell beer on Sunday, but not wine and hard liquor. Several of the restaurant owners have said that their Sunday business would improve if they were allowed to serve wine with their meals.

Precint 442 encompasses the area of downtown where most of the village's restauarants are located. If it makes it onto the ballot, only residents in the affected precinct will be allowed to vote on it, Reynolds told the meeting.




Anyone who is interested in supporting this ballot issue and hasn't signed on yet, can sign the petition at the Emporium on Sunday (16th) between 2:30 and 4 p.m. You must live in Precinct 442 and be a registered voter - voter registration cards will be available at the Emporium for new folks in town.