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Demorest council approves change to make alcoholic beverage ordinance permanent
Summary
At a special called meeting April 3, 2025, the Demorest City Council unanimously approved a change to the alcoholic beverage ordinance to remove a date restriction and make the provision permanent after a second reading and discussion that included a representative from Piedmont College.
Demorest City Council members voted unanimously April 3 to approve a modification to an alcoholic beverage ordinance during its second reading that removes a date restriction and makes the provision permanent. Councilman Shawn Allen moved for the change; Councilman Andrew Ferguson seconded, and Mayor Pro Tem Donnie Bennett presided over the brief special called meeting at the Demorest Municipal Conference Center.
The ordinance was discussed with input from council and a representative identified in the transcript only as Ann from Piedmont College. According to the meeting record, Allen proposed changing subsection (1) to eliminate the ordinance's date frame so the provision would stand indefinitely; Ferguson seconded the motion. The motion was recorded as "unanimously approved." The transcript does not include an ordinance number, the full ordinance text, or a roll-call listing of how each council member voted.
The meeting began with an invocation led by Mayor Pro Tem Bennett and was called to order at 12:00 P.M. Attendees listed on the meeting record included Councilmen Shawn Allen, Andrew Ferguson, Donnie Bennett, Jimmy Davis, and City Manager Mark Musselwhite. The meeting adjourned at 12:10 P.M.
No further details about the ordinance language, any conditions attached to the permanent change, or an ordinance citation were included in the available record. The transcript notes a "lengthy conversation" with council and the Piedmont College representative but does not provide verbatim comments or identify specific concerns raised during that discussion.
