I had to come right home and post a small bit of information about the board meeting tonight....Fred Ingram put Beer & Wine Sales on Sunday back on the floor and motioned that it be put on the November ballot for the Callands-Gretna district only. It was seconded this time by Hank Davis and the vote went as follows:
Ingram - Yes
Barber - No
Snead - No
Harville - No
Pritchett - Yes
Davis - Yes
Ecker - Yes
This is a WIN for the Callands-Gretna District! As I have said before, to me it's not about John Doe running to the Quickie Mart on Sunday for a beer - this is about Economic Development and revenue.
Most of the people that are so vehement about Sunday beer and wine sales don't mind leaving church and going to Danville to Applebees - or Altavista or Lynchburg....they are leaving the county to give revenue to another locality....
I realize that Sunday Beer and Wine Sales still won't allow a chain restaurant to locate in the Callands-Gretna district - this will take liquor by the drink. But it's a step in that direction. A step toward a growing future for the county - and initially Gretna; a step towards keeping revenue in the county on Sunday...
So if you see Fred Ingram, or any of the other Supervisors that supported him in seeking development of his district - tell them thank you.
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The people in the Callands / Gretna District need to support Mr. Ingram on this. Then after it passes the rest of us can suffer. That is fine. We will just go across the line into Danville or Henry county and give them our hard earned money since our Supervisors are not men enough to vote to put it on the ballot here.
Is EVERY vote in Pittsylvania County split 4-3??
This wasn't a small "WIN". This was a huge win.
It shows that a voting bloc can be defeated if plans are made and executed flawlessly.
It IS a HUGE win!!! Yay! Had Fred Ingram not put in out there for just his district, the other six would have voted it down - but as long as it was just his district - he got the support. Finally - a smart move!
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