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Alcohol sale decision was hasty and unfortunate
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Dear editor, I was disappointed Tuesday to read about our City Council’s quick action on the liquor stores’ request for extended hours (and eventually Sunday sales) without allowing for input from their constituents or law enforcement. As mentioned in the report, this request was in response to the earlier hasty and unwise action of the County Commission, which not only granted permission for a liquor store to open just outside city limits (closer to the college), but granted Sunday sales as well, with no waiting time for input from anyone but the person requesting. That decision has created a “domino effect” for alcohol availability in our community.