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Coker Creek store owners ask commission for beer‑sales variance to help sale of business
Summary
Owners of Williams Mountain Market in Coker Creek asked the Monroe County Commission to consider a variance to allow beer sales so they can sell the business; the owners said proximity to a church is currently blocking purchasers.
Debbie Clark spoke during the public comment portion of the Monroe County Commission meeting to ask the commission to consider allowing a variance that would permit beer sales at Williams Mountain Market, a convenience store and gas station on New Highway 68 at Cooper Creek.
Debbie Clark said she and her husband Bill Clark have tried to sell the property for four and a half years but potential buyers are discouraged because the store is within a measured distance of a church; she said a Google measurement showed the store is 1,584 feet (about three‑tenths of a mile) from the church. Clark said the owners are in their 70s and may have to give the property back to the bank if they cannot sell. She said the market is an important community stop for workers, repair crews and travelers on Highway 68 and urged the commission to consider relief.
The request was made during public comment; no formal agenda item or immediate vote on a variance was recorded in the transcript. Commission staff thanked the speaker and the meeting proceeded to other agenda items.
