Piedmont considering another try for Sunday alcohol sales

The Piedmont City Council on Tuesday decided to  get the ball for another attempt for Sunday alcohol sales.  The council petitioned local lawmakers last year for Sunday sales  Three men who own separate businesses that sell alcohol were at Tuesdays meeting to support Sunday sales. The three businessmen said Piedmont stands to collect more tax revenue if Sunday sales are legalized. The men also said that Piedmont misses out on revenue from alcohol sales on the weekend because people buy it in other cities.  Mayor Billy Baker said the council will vote at its next meeting about whether or not it wants to make the formal request to lawmakers for Sunday sales. The Tuesday vote simply authorized city workers to draft that formal resolution. 

, but the measure failed to gain support in the Legislature, which must sign off on any locality’s desire to start to sell alcohol on Sundays. At Tuesday’s meeting, the council voted to let city workers draft a resolution for a formal appeal by the city to state lawmakers for their support of a bill for Sunday sales.