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Indian Trail’s ABC store audit praised as "smooth as silk"; sales and rental income cited as revenue drivers
Summary
An audit of the town’s ABC store found strong operations, compliant pricing, functioning security systems and steady contributions to municipal revenue. Town leaders discussed possible early payoff of the store building debt and noted multi‑store county trends.
Indian Trail — An audit of Indian Trail’s ABC store concluded the outlet met state standards for operations, pricing and security and was described by the auditor as a model—"the playbook on ABC stores," staff told the Town Council Feb. 11.
A town speaker who presented the ABC board update said Eric McClary, an ABC inspector from Raleigh, spent several days evaluating store operations. The auditor found the store’s layout "modern," customer service attentive, inventory well stocked, and uniform pricing consistent with SBA billing. The report noted required public notices and posters were displayed, security cameras were functional (16 interior and 8 exterior), and that the board had about 90 mixed beverage customers as of Dec. 18, 2024.
The presenter attributed a spike in miscellaneous revenue in the town's quarterly financial report primarily to rental income from 321 North Indian Trail Road and said the town is considering paying off the store building earlier than planned, which would retain more revenue for the town budget. The presenter also summarized multi‑year store contributions: the store distributed roughly $149,681 to the town in FY2020 and increased to roughly $250,1447 by the most recent year cited (figures quoted from the presentation were irregular and partly garbled in the record).
"Everything exactly the way that they wanted. Said Indian Trail was the playbook on ABC stores," the presenter said, summarizing the auditor’s final comment.
Council did not take action on the ABC update beyond receiving the report. Town staff and the ABC board said they will continue to monitor operations and the store's financial performance.
Speakers included the presenting council member (identified in the minutes as the speaker who also functions as the town's ABC liaison).
