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Nearby store owner objects as commission declines to recommend beer license for Dollar General
Summary
At a public hearing in Pinson, a nearby grocer told the Jefferson County Commission that a Dollar General’s planned beer sales would threaten his decades‑old business. The commission took no motion on the advisory recommendation to the state ABC board, so no local approval was issued.
A Pinson grocery owner told the Jefferson County Commission on March 19 that a proposed beer license for a nearby Dollar General location was likely to put his longstanding store at a competitive disadvantage and could threaten its continued operation.
Amir Lakhani, who identified himself and his store’s address during the public hearing,…
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