BEREA —
Alcohol sales at Boone Tavern, if approved by Berea College’s Board of Trustees, will come with a required licensing fee of $250.
The Berea City Council voted Tuesday on the ordinance’s final reading, and the only council member in opposition was Truman Fields.
“Alcohol is the worst drug and we already have a concern with drugs in Berea,” Fields said. “If they have only wine at Boone Tavern, that’s fine. But, if it leads to package liquor stores, that’s just too bad. I’m totally against it and it’s usually the first step (to getting package liquor sales).”
Alcohol sales at Boone Tavern can’t begin until the Berea College Board of Trustees votes to do so, which has yet to be done. The college owns the restaurant.
The city’s passage of the ordinance was done so that in case the board votes to do so, they can begin selling alcohol immediately.
Even though all members, except Fields, voted in favor of the license fee, council member Violet Farmer said she thought the fee was a little too expensive.
A local-option election was conducted April 3 where 204 voters in the East Berea precinct came to the polls. Out of those voters, 147 people voted in favor of alcohol sales, while 57 voted against sales.
The referendum was done in accordance with a state law (KRS 242.1242) that allows drink sales in an establishment on a historic property with a restaurant that seats 50 or more and also provides overnight lodging.
Boone Tavern is the only business in the precinct that meets those criteria.
In other business:
• Berea City Administrator Randy Stone encouraged Berea residents to continue voluntarily conserving water.
The 3 inches of rain that fell Friday in Richmond in an hour’s time did nothing to help Berea’s slight water shortage, he said.
“Be conservative with your water,” he said. “I think we’re going to be fine, but (creek levels) are about 5 feet down. That won’t recharge until we get some steady rain.”
• The council heard the final reading of an ordinance annexing 158 acres of land at 601 Slate Lick Road into city limits. The land is to be classified as single-family residential and agricultural.
The property is owned by United Church Homes, but there are no definite plans as to how the property will be developed, Stone said.
• Two bids were opened during Tuesday’s meeting and will be forwarded on to the city’s finance committee for consideration. The only bid received for flow meters at Berea’s wastewater plant was from River City Controls for $66,170. The only bid received for street resurfacing in the city was from The Allen Company for $152,000.
The next meeting of the Berea City Council is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Aug. 21 at the Berea Police and Municipal Building on Chestnut Street.
Ronica Shannon can be reached at rshannon@richmondregister.com or 624-6608.
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