MESSENGER-INQUIRER, Thursday. May 4, 2000 7C Region Group says new law may alter wet-dry elections from food. In addition, it may be possible to By Charles Wolfe Associated Press FRANKFORT The General Assembly fundamentally altered "wet-dry" elections on alcohol sales, the director of the Temperance bills were crafted to permit sales at the Kentucky Speedway in Gallatin County and at some golf courses. The bill that raised Witt's ire, Senate Bill 247, began as a run-of-the-mill regulation measure for the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission. The House added the language to let voters in a dry city or county approve drink sales in restaurants only.
Witt said the bill did even more. Current law requires approval in a countywide election before alcohol can be sold in a city smaller than fourth class. City classification will be moot under the new law, Witt said. to beat back alcohol-sales initiatives in numerous cities and counties, the Rev. Claude Witt said.
"When people vote on alcohol as a whole, we're probably going to win," Witt said in a telephone view from Louisville. The tourism people and economic development people have realized that same thing. They have changed their tactics on us. They have gone after these individual types of alcohol sales," Witt said. The exception for restaurants was one of three the General Assembly carved into the law this year.
Other The current local-option process has chafed the tourism industry iar years. In Harrodsburg, where dry forces prevailed in a countywide election 'in September, the new law is eagerly anticipated at the stately Beaumont Inn. The inn, which dates to 19r8, loses customers to restaurants in nearby Lexington, said Helen Ded-man, wife of owner Charles Dedman. "We've had people come in our front door, find out we're dry and turn around and leave," she said. have the election in a single precinct, Witt said.
In a letter to Witt, Gov. Paul Patton disagreed. The bill "requires that the county or city, not the precincts, make that decision," Patton's letter said. But Witt said it remained to be seen how the ABC Commission would interpret the new law. The Kentucky Restaurant Association lobbied for die bilL It was passed April 11, the next-to-last day the legislature met To qualify, a restaurant must seat at least 100 and derive at least 70 percent of its gross receipts League of Kentucky said ednesday.
Under a new law, voters in a dry area will be able for the first time to legalize drinks at restaurants. Current law, which will be superseded July 14, did not allow alcohol sales restricted to a particular business. A wet vote opened the area to package liquor and beer as welL That made it easier for dry forces if OOMJhOi nrn'u jU 7 '1 1 Kentucky Briefs From writv reports Brown Williamson sells office tower LOUISVILLE Brown Williamson Tobacco Corp. has sold its 26-story office tower for $30.25 million. But the company reiterated a pledge to keep its headquarters in Louisville.
Brown Williamson has signed a 15-year lease on its space in the building and has taken an option for another 15 years. "It's just recognition that we're in the tobacco business, not the real-estate business," spokesman Mark Smith said Tuesday. Brown Williamson bought the tower for $33.5 million in 1982. Smith said the public will see little physical change as a result of the sale. "The name will continue as Brown Williamson Tower.
The Kool Indy car will remain in the lobby. Smokers will continue to be welcome in the building's public areas, and all other tenants will remain," Smith said. The building was bought by Marc Realty of Chicago. i Bullitt County declines to sell landfill SHEPHERDSVILLE, Bullitt Fiscal Court refused a proposal to sell its former landfill to an Atlanta company. County officials cite criticism from Lebanon Junction residents, increased traffic and poor state of landfills for its reason.
Magistrate David Walker said concerns about Consolidated I Waste Industries Inc's offer to buy the 53-acre landfill and reopen it outweighed county financial Consolidated had offered to pay $53,000 for the landfill, upgrade the road leading to it and pay the county 5 percent if its gross income at the site. That could have meant between $200,000 and $500,000 annually for the county. Walker said the fiscal court probably will sell the landfill to someone who will use it for farm- ing once groundwater problems areeerrected. Harlan County picks Saylor as superintendent HARLAN Tim Saylor was selected as the new superintend- ent of the Harlan County School Svstem. QjUJJ SPRDuMO FASHDOCV3S i3EW HUM! 3 t7JlJiP mm DESIGNER SPRING J3fi Hil OFF CLEARANCE Newmarkdowns! SWEATERS OFF OFF Assorted spring colors! SOLID TAtlKS TUBE TOPS Great for layering! Reg.
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