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Many Fulton County residents can vote on earlier Sunday alcohol sales

Alcohol sales at some restaurants could begin earlier on Sundays. (Emma Janzen/American-Statesman AJC FILE PHOTO)
Alcohol sales at some restaurants could begin earlier on Sundays. (Emma Janzen/American-Statesman AJC FILE PHOTO)
By Arielle Kass
Oct 19, 2018

Residents in a number of Fulton County cities will have the chance to vote on the so-called brunch bill Nov. 6.

If passed, the bills would let restaurants serve alcohol beginning at 11 a.m. on Sundays. Now, alcohol cannot be served before 12:30 p.m. on Sunday. The proposal would not affect when stores could begin to sell alcohol; that would still be 12:30 p.m.

Across the state, nearly 50 cities and counties have the measure on their ballots.

In Fulton County, residents in the following cities will have a vote: Alpharetta, Atlanta, College Park, Hapeville, Johns Creek, Milton, Roswell, Sandy Springs, South Fulton and Union City.

About the Author

Arielle Kass covers Gwinnett County for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She started at the paper in 2010, and has covered business and local government beats around metro Atlanta. Arielle is a graduate of Emory University.

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