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Gallatin committee advances ordinance to remove distance limits for liquor licenses after split votes
Summary
After public comment and extended debate, the Gallatin City Council Committee voted to send an ordinance to city council that would remove distance restrictions between liquor stores; the committee earlier voted to advance a separate half-mile proposal before later moving to remove all distance limits.
Vice Mayor Hayes and the Gallatin City Council Committee voted on Aug. 26 to ask staff to prepare an ordinance that would remove the city istance restriction between licensed liquor stores, sending the proposal on to the full City Council for final action.
The item followed extensive public comment in favor of loosening the rule from residents in District 5 and other parts of Gallatin, and lengthy discussion among council members about the legal mechanics and market effects of changing the city lcohol rules.
The discussion began with public commenters including Cam Patel, who said he wanted to open a liquor store in District 5 and asked the council to reduce the current one-mile distance requirement. Patel said, "We don't have any liquor store. So we open it," and asked the council to change the distance to a half mile. Several residents, including Debbie Upchurch, Mary…
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