Officials in the largest city in middle Georgia have decided to enforce a 2 a.m. closing time for bars in an effort to reduce late-night crime.
Miller, in documents backing the proposal, said the extra hour encourages noncustomers to loiter at and around bars, and that some bars were reported to have flouted the current law by selling alcohol after 2 a.m.
Commissioners also voted 5-4 to limit the hours that food trucks can operate on county property, including downtown streets. Officials said the limitation would also encourage people to go home instead of loiter in public areas. Commissioners delayed a vote on a third proposal that would have made it illegal for groups of 10 or more people toBar owners say the plan will cut into their revenue.
"I feel like it's a couple of bad apples that are ruining it for the bunch and I feel like we're getting thrown into that," Lawler told WGXA-TV. Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox
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