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Statesboro council approves local distillery license ordinance amid public opposition
Summary
The Statesboro City Council approved an ordinance to allow a local distilled-spirit license for downtown microdistilleries after staff explanation and council discussion, despite multiple public speakers urging denial over public-safety concerns.
The Statesboro City Council on first/second reading approved Ordinance 2025-O9 to add a local distilled-alcohol license classification allowing on-site consumption and package sales for qualifying microdistilleries. Mayor Jonathan McCallum presided over the meeting where residents urged the council to reject the change.
The ordinance would add a new license classification to chapter 6 (Alcoholic Beverages) and tie city licensing to state production and sales limits referenced in the meeting as OCGA 34 3 4 24 2 and 3 5 36; it also would require that a distillery…
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