| ||||||||||
 
Dr. Ronald P. Rogers CHIROPRACTOR Support for your body's natural healing capabilities 270-384-5554 Click here for details 
  
Columbia Gas Dept. GAS LEAK or GAS SMELL Contact Numbers 24 hrs/ 365 days 270-384-2006 or 9-1-1 Call before you dig 
Visit ColumbiaMagazine's Directory of Churches Addresses, times, phone numbers and more for churches in Adair County Find Great Stuff in ColumbiaMagazine's Classified Ads Antiques, Help Wanted, Autos, Real Estate, Legal Notices, More... 
|
PAC chair questions Magistrates about Restrictive ABC ordinance PAC chair says five magistrates who voted against Sunday sales in the county should reconsider their votes; she says their actions are tax revenue problems for county; may mean more territory will be annexed to the city unless magistrates reconsider decision By Shannon Sexton Personal Commentary When will the county folks be receiving their 15% property tax refund? I assume the County is rolling in money since our Fiscal Court has turned down the opportunity to allow Sunday sales thus far. Last evening the Columbia City Council had the first reading of their ABC Ordinance which includes Sunday sales. I applaud the City of Columbia for listening to the voters and paving the way for attracting new business and retaining what they already have. Unfortunately, those of us that reside in the county are facing the same stalemate we’ve had the privilege of facing for decades. What does Sunday sales in the City but NOT in the County mean for us County folks and County Business Owners?
That is the question. After much research, I’ve found no legitimate reason to restrict Sunday sales. Matter of fact, research shows how much businesses and the local economy stand to lose by such Blue Law restrictions. So why are we restricting Sunday sales in the County anyway? Restrict because we don’t need the revenue? Where is our refund? Restrict because we don’t want new business? Our people need new business and jobs! Restrict because we want to lose our existing business? Some struggle daily to keep the doors open – are they not worthy of our support and a chance to not only survive but thrive? Restrict because we didn’t support ending prohibition and this is the only thing we can control? Personal opinions are just that – personal. County business should be based on the potential for the greater economic good. Restrict because of reelection prospects? Remember the voters turned out in huge numbers and the majority voted for progress! Restrict due to religious reasons? Imagine if we based every government decision on the many factions of religious belief. No cars, no electricity, no Sunday sales and no pork – the list goes on and on. In the end, it all really comes down to free and fair market. Let those businesses that choose to sell on Sunday do so. Let those customers that choose to buy on Sunday do so. Restrictions kill progress. We’ve been stuck in the same rut for years and finally the people of Adair Co. and made a way for progress – only to be handicapped by something that bears no economic logic whatsoever. Let us grow together, City and County, for the betterment of all Adair County. The Adair Co. Fiscal Court will meet for the second reading of the County ABC Ordinance this Thursday morning. The original County ordinance to allow Sunday sales was defeated recently with only Terry Hadley, Greg Caldwell and CJE Stephens in favor. The current ordinance may be amended to include Sunday sales but only if we contact those against the measure and ask them to reconsider. Tell them we want the opportunity to compete. Tell them we want the revenue so the taxpayers no longer bear the entire burden of county government funding. Tell them we want a free and fair market. Tell them we’ve been held back for far too long. Tell them not to force our County businesses into annexation. Tell them not to set us up for failure in regards to attracting new business. Ask them to provide a logical economic reason for their stance against Sunday sales and ask them to strongly reconsider their stance. Don’t let the work of 3384 people be unraveled by these 5. I ask that you call these magistrates today and urge them to support Sunday sales – support Adair County. These magistratrates voted against Sunday Sales: Sammy Baker – 270-378-1536; Perry Reeder – 270-634-3234; Harold Burton – 270-250-2460; Daryl Flatt – 270-634-1033; Billy Coffey – 270-250-4449. Thank you, Shannon Sexton – County dweller, taxpayer, voter and PAC Chair This story was posted on 2016-05-17 11:18:01
Printable: this page is now automatically formatted for printing.
Have comments or corrections for this story? Use our contact form and let us know. More articles from topic Commentary:
Gary Rose: We already see benefits of Alcoholic Beverage Tax Joyce Coomer: A lot of truth in The New Yorker article Walk Adair!!! - Writer finds activity tracker helps her get in steps George Rice: Agrees with Mr. Henson on roadside maintenance Bill Henson: A solution to roadside spraying Could the EPA do anything on spraying? Roadside poisoning? Life was sweet when a great meal could be bought for two-bits One reader's opinion: Republican caucus not election PAC's Sexton: Filing to stop alcoholic beverage sales frivolous Joyce Coomer: About scammers of all ilks View even more articles in topic Commentary |
 
115 Jamestown St. Columbia, KY. 270-384-2496 
  
   
 Provided by the Adair Co Fiscal Court and the Adair Co. Emergency Mgt. Agency 
|
||||||||
|
| ||||||||||
|
Quick Links to Popular Features
Looking for a story or picture? Try our Photo Archive or our Stories Archive for all the information that's appeared on ColumbiaMagazine.com. | ||||||||||
|
Contact us: Columbia Magazine and columbiamagazine.com are published by Linda Waggener and Pen Waggener, PO Box 906, Columbia, KY 42728. Please use our contact page, or send questions about technical issues with this site to webmaster@columbiamagazine.com. All logos and trademarks used on this site are property of their respective owners. All comments remain the property and responsibility of their posters, all articles and photos remain the property of their creators, and all the rest is copyright 1995-Present by Columbia Magazine. Privacy policy: use of this site requires no sharing of information. Voluntarily shared information may be published and made available to the public on this site and/or stored electronically. Anonymous submissions will be subject to additional verification. Cookies are not required to use our site. However, if you have cookies enabled in your web browser, some of our advertisers may use cookies for interest-based advertising across multiple domains. For more information about third-party advertising, visit the NAI web privacy site.
| ||||||||||
