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Alpharetta council stakes out positions on beer, transportation
By Mark Woolsey
Feb 18, 2015The Alpharetta City Council Monday night OK’d positions on two issues pending at the Gold Dome.
Council members unanimously approved a resolution in favor of Senate Bill 63, which would allow Georgia brewers to sell beer to the public in tasting rooms for both on and off-premises consumption. The bill would also allow brewpubs to offer package sales for off-premises imbibing.
The council also approved a resolution opposing the Georgia Transportation Funding Act of 2015 (House Bill 170) and specifically its exemption or removal of gas from local sales taxes. City officials estimate such a move would cost the city at least $840,000 annually.
