Colleyville Liquor Sales Vote on May 8th
Northeast Tarrant County residents usually have to head to Fort Worth when they want a good bottle of vodka, or any liquor for that matter.
The options, outside of a liquor store in Westlake, are very limited.
But, that could change, if Colleyville residents approve liquor sales on May 8, 2010.
The Colleyville liquor sales vote reached the ballot after Charlie Hall, owner of Hall's Grocery and Farmers Outlet in Colleyville, led a successful petition drive. The petition needed 2,676 signatures of registered Colleyville voters. Hall turned in 3,498 signatures, but Tarrant County accepted 2,989 signatures after about 500 were ruled invalid. The election was approved by the Tarrant County Commissioners Court.
"What this is about is convenience and bringing tax dollars into the city. It will help me in business -- but it's not about any one person. If people want it they'll vote it in, and if they don't, they won't," Hall said.
Changes to state law in 2003 and 2005 made it easier for communities to legalize the sale of alcoholic beverages, according to the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission.
"It's just any other election," said Sissy Day, a partner with Texas Petition Strategies, which worked with petitioners in Westlake, where voters last year approved the liquor option. "The same tools are used to contact, communicate and educate the constituency so they know what they are voting on."
Northeast Tarrant County residents usually have to head to Fort Worth when they want a good bottle of vodka, or any liquor for that matter.
The options, outside of a liquor store in Westlake, are very limited.
But, that could change, if Colleyville residents approve liquor sales on May 8, 2010.
The Colleyville liquor sales vote reached the ballot after Charlie Hall, owner of Hall's Grocery and Farmers Outlet in Colleyville, led a successful petition drive. The petition needed 2,676 signatures of registered Colleyville voters. Hall turned in 3,498 signatures, but Tarrant County accepted 2,989 signatures after about 500 were ruled invalid. The election was approved by the Tarrant County Commissioners Court.
"What this is about is convenience and bringing tax dollars into the city. It will help me in business -- but it's not about any one person. If people want it they'll vote it in, and if they don't, they won't," Hall said.
Changes to state law in 2003 and 2005 made it easier for communities to legalize the sale of alcoholic beverages, according to the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission.
"It's just any other election," said Sissy Day, a partner with Texas Petition Strategies, which worked with petitioners in Westlake, where voters last year approved the liquor option. "The same tools are used to contact, communicate and educate the constituency so they know what they are voting on."
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