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Council roundup: appointments, alcohol licenses, MOU, master file program and community requests — votes at a glance

Newman City Council · April 14, 2026
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Summary

Newman City Council unanimously approved routine appointments and reappointments, consolidated several alcohol license approvals, accepted an MOU with the Southern Conservation Trust for an arboretum grant application, adopted a residential master file program to speed plan review, approved several event/street-closure requests, and denied or continued others.

At its April meeting the Newman City Council handled a slate of routine but consequential items, voting unanimously on appointments, liquor licenses and several resolutions and requests.

Appointments and confirmations: The council made multiple appointments including a nomination of Jordan Reed to the Convention Center Authority and reappointments to the Development Authority and Youth Activities Commission; Shannon Pearson was nominated to the comprehensive plan steering committee representing the African American Alliance. All motions carried unanimously.

Alcohol licenses: Council consolidated public hearings on several alcohol-beverage license applications (Newnan Chevron; Jackson Food Mart at 223 Jackson…

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