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Resident urges council to rescind Dec. 2 vote permitting Sunday alcohol sales, cites notice and safety concerns
Summary
Shirley Flowers urged the council to rescind its Dec. 2, 2025 vote on Sunday afternoon alcohol sales, saying the agenda wording was vague, the public lacked notice, and arguing alcohol sales harm families and public safety; the mayor reminded her that the meeting's public comment period is not for back-and-forth questioning of council members.
During public comment, Shirley Flowers (Speaker 8) urged the Andalusia City Council to rescind its Dec. 2, 2025 vote to allow Sunday afternoon alcohol sales. Flowers said she and her husband attended the Dec. 2 meeting and were disappointed that the item on Sunday sales was not brought to the floor for discussion even though it was on the agenda. She said other residents reported they were unaware the vote would occur and that agenda wording reading only "Sunday sales" was too vague.
Flowers described social, health and public‑safety concerns associated with expanded alcohol availability, citing state and local statistics she said she would provide later. She urged the council to rescind the vote and challenged a council member (she addressed "Mister Nicks") to explain his yes vote, though the mayor intervened to note council meetings are not a forum for back‑and‑forth questioning of members during public comment.
The transcript records Flowers’ statements and the mayor’s procedural response; it does not include a council reply to the substantive requests or any motion to rescind the Dec. 2 vote within the provided excerpt.
