Friday, February 8, 2013

OVER 100 CITIZENS ATTEND THURSDAY NIGHT TOWN HALL MEETING ON MIXED DRINK SALES BY UPSON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

CHAIRMAN  RUSTY  BLACKSTON  TOLD  THE  CROWD  THE  BOARD  WILL  VOTE  ON  THE REFERENDUM  ISSUE  FEB. 26TH.

  THE  CROWD  WAS  OVERWHELMINGLY   OPPOSED  TO  PUTTING  MIXED  DRINKS  TO  A  VOTE,    SEVERAL    OFFERING   PUBLIC   COMMENT  WERE   LOCAL   MINISTERS.

TWO  NEW  COMMISSIONERS  ON  THE  BOARD,  LORENZO  WILDER  AND  RALPH  ELLINGTON  SAID  THEY  MADE  PLEDGES  DURING  THEIR  CAMPAIGNS  TO  CALL  FOR  A  VOTE  ON  THE  ISSUE. VETERAN  COMMISSIONER  STEVE  HUDSON  HAS  BEEN  TRYING TO  GET  MIXED  DRINKS  TO  A  VOTE  FOR  SEVERAL  YEARS.  CHAIRMAN  RUSTY  BLACKSTON  AND   COMMISSIONER   FRANK  SPRAGGINS  VOICED  OPPOSITION  TO  A  REFERENDUM.

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