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DeKalb commissioners limit alcohol sales, but compromise on weekends

Martha Gross of the North Druid Hills Residents Association address the DeKalb Board of Commissioners to advocate in favor of limiting alcohol sales hours at late-night bars.
Martha Gross of the North Druid Hills Residents Association address the DeKalb Board of Commissioners to advocate in favor of limiting alcohol sales hours at late-night bars.
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Dec 12, 2017

DeKalb’s Board of Commissioners voted to prohibit bars from serving alcohol after 2 a.m. Sunday through Wednesday and 2:30 a.m Thursday through Saturday.

Currently, late-night establishments in the unincorporated county are allowed to serve liquor until 4 a.m.

Commissioners said they came up with the compromise agreement -- earlier version of the legislation limited alcohol sales to 2 a.m. every night -- after hearing input from both sides: residents who backed changes and bar owners and employees who wanted the status quo.

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