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Trussville Texaco granted alcohol license after public hearing; council records 3–1 vote
Summary
Following a public hearing in which owner Dawit Berhe Fekadu answered questions about employee alcohol training and prior citations, the council approved Resolution No. 2026-30 granting Trussville Texaco an alcohol license by a 3–1 vote (Miller dissenting).
Owner Dawit Berhe Fekadu appeared at the April 28 public hearing to request an alcohol license for Trussville Texaco, the convenience store located at the former Bama Gas site on North Chalkville Road.
Mayor Ben Short asked about employee alcohol training and Fekadu said his other gas-station convenience stores have no citations for serving minors; he confirmed whether this Trussville location was his first in the city. No other members of the public spoke during the hearing. The council approved Resolution No. 2026-30 granting the alcohol license by a 3–1 vote, with Councilor Jim Miller recording the dissent.
The resolution as recorded directs issuance of licensing consistent with state and local requirements; the minutes note that a liquor store applying for a state license would not get the same local authorization under the resolution. The minutes do not specify conditions attached to the license, any follow-up compliance checks, or the effective date for the license beyond the council action.
