Q: Why weren't Sunday alcohol sales on our ballot in Fulton County’s Mountain Park? We had the education SPLOST on the ballot, but not Sunday sales.
— Patricia Evans, Mountain Park
A: Even though Mountain Park is a city, it is a residential community that doesn't have retail sales or commercial zoning in the city limits, Mayor Jim Still told Q&A on the News in an email. "The vote for Sunday alcohol sales was a municipal issue and done on a city-by-city basis, if relevant," he said. Still, the SPLOST was a Fulton County matter that included Mountain Park, because "our children go to school in the Fulton County school system."
Q: With the NBA lockout in effect, are the NBA players receiving their salaries? If not, is the union subsidizing them? If they are not getting paid, will they receive any monies once the lockout is settled?
— Michael B. Martin, Marietta
A: NBA players do not receive their salaries during the lockout. They receive checks every two weeks during the regular season, so they have already forfeited their pay for the first week or so of the season. The players will not recoup that money and they are not subsidized by the union during the lockout. The lockout began July 1 and has forced the cancellation of the first month of the regular season.
Andy Johnston wrote this column; Michael Cunningham contributed. Do you have a question about the news? We’ll try to get the answer. Call 404-222-2002 or email q&a@ajc.com (include name, phone and city).
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