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Mike Buffington

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Friday, February 24. 2012

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Now that beer and wine is sold on Sundays in Auburn, city leaders are considering if the people want to be able to purchase other types of alcohol within the city limits. The Auburn City Council discussed last week a potential referendum to allow package stores in the town. In November, the citizens of Auburn passed the Sunday sales referendum in a local election. Now, city leaders are working to build the framework for a potential ordinance relating to package stores.

At a Feb. 16 city council meeting, City Planner Larry Lucas suggested some regulations as precautionary methods, including a minimum square footage of 5,000-10,000 for stores, which would eliminate the possibility of package stores setting up shop in “small, hole-in-the-wall” establishments, he said.

Another possible regulation would be tying the number of package stores to the city’s population, such as for every 10,000 residents, only one package store would be allowed, which would provide for greater opportunity for additional locations as the city grows, said Lucas.

Lucas called the suggested “very typical of the type that you see in (other) jurisdictions” to insure particular locations aren’t downgraded by a package store.

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#1 Anonymous on 02/24/12 at 07:56 AM [Reply]

of course they will want a package store, but what they really need is a meth package store in auburn.

#1.1 OldProspector on 02/29/12 at 11:58 AM [Reply]

do you no how long of a bike ride it is to winder? I almost get runned over on atlanta hiway going to the store. we nned one so i dont get hit on my bike...
Kidding aside, it is so funny that this is such a hot topic in Barrow County. Unfortunaly there is not a lot of self control in areas where there is nothing to do, like in Barrow County.

#2 limited on 02/24/12 at 08:40 AM [Reply]

to keep friends of elected holding the one and only store, what a scam!!! this way elected persons donar get the license with no close competitor!

#3 desparate for something? on 02/24/12 at 08:55 AM [Reply]

Is this really what Auburn wants to be, I know they are desparate for something, but doesn't Auburn already have pleanty of issues with DUI and domestic incidents already?
With Transit system from the Trailor Park to the Liquor Store, I guess it will be a new boom town!

#3.1 anonymous on 03/07/12 at 03:33 PM [Reply]

This is really funny how these people get on here and argue..Grow up people there are good people everywhere and believe it or not even in that trailer park you talked about..Drunks do not just come from trailer parks..I was a divorced mother of 3 and raised mine in a trailer park and do not drink never did and I raised good kids so lay off the trailer park people they have feelings too...WOW am I glad I do not live in Auburn the way all you act...

#4 Anonymous on 02/24/12 at 10:12 AM [Reply]

at least with a trolley maybe we wont have to worry so much about all the new drunk drivers from the sunday sales and the new package/meth store. Hopefully they will all ride the trolley and stay off the roads. Auburn mayor and city council , what have you done to our little town ?

#4.1 janet on 02/24/12 at 07:24 PM [Reply]

Auburn needs a Big name store that will bring people to their town..A Target or a Biglots ..Instead of driving to Bethlehem or Buford it will be nice to have a good store in Auburn..There is no Dunkin Donuts in Athens,Winder,Braselton or Bethlehem it would be nice to have fresh Donuts every morning..Just an Idea..

#4.1.1 TIME TO DO THE DONUTS? on 02/27/12 at 07:12 PM [Reply]

Ingles has great donuts that are made fresh every morning.........Who needs DUNKIN dONUTS?

#4.1.2 good luck Janet, dont hold your breath on 03/07/12 at 05:10 PM [Reply]

Auburn is not quite Big enough for Target or Big Lots yet, maybe the later, but no where close to Target size yet. The Winder Target is probably the only target Barrow will have, at least for another decade or more...
I agree we need a Krispy Kreme or Dunkin, more likely would be in center of county, like Winder but even one of those, in this Economy, probably wont happen. Fell Lucky we have what we have now, Until a CHANGE happens, I hope we can keep what we have in Barrow, much less dream for more. Plus yall all go to Gwinnett to spend anyway, so you fund them getting more stores there instead of here anyway...

#4.2 HUH on 02/24/12 at 10:44 PM [Reply]

Its called GROWING!!! Thats what this adminstrations has done. Putting Auburn on the map, trying to bring businesses in etc. This admin has done %200 more then the previous. Look at the resurfacing, and restructuring of downtown. Thats what they are supposed to be doing, what is best for the citizens and assist in the local economy. New business's bring new jobs.

#4.2.1 Anonymous on 03/07/12 at 05:12 PM [Reply]

So Paving is the answer to this economy? If we PAVE IT, They will come?

#5 lol on 02/25/12 at 01:46 AM [Reply]

Auburn came in with negative population in the 2010 census. They are not growing by any stretch of the imagination. They have too many restrictions on businesses so I doubt they'll get anything, for example hoschton, and now all the businesses are in Braselton (thanks by the way for chateau Elan). A dunkin' donuts needs to be in an high traffic, near interstate area, in which auburn is not.

#6 William on 02/25/12 at 11:14 PM [Reply]

I live in Winder.and I drive to Athens just for the stores they have.Put a Dunkin Donuts and heck yea I will drive to Auburn!!

#6.1 good job william, athens says thanks on 03/07/12 at 05:15 PM [Reply]

The more you spend in ATHENS, the More THEY will grow there, they will get more store because you fund their economy and make other stores see ATHENS as the place to move to, NOT in WINDER, BARROW or AUBURN, Etc.

You Help Lower Clarke's or Gwinnett's TAXES, They Love You. We will continue to suffer here.

#7 tricia on 02/25/12 at 11:18 PM [Reply]

Auburn residents needs a Publix or Kroger Not to happy with Ingles.

#7.1 Anonymous on 02/27/12 at 07:14 PM [Reply]

I enjoy shopping at Ingles. What exactly are they doing to upset you?

#8 Jim on 02/26/12 at 12:52 PM [Reply]

What is all the fuss??? is a package store not a "Strip Club" or a "Whore House" ..If your worried about DUI it does not matter where you put a packaged store ,an alcoholics is going to get his booze no matter where you put the store,and it seems if you have DUI problems thenthey must been driving to Winder to their package store..

#9 tricia on 02/28/12 at 07:10 PM [Reply]

My issues with Ingles is that they keep a abandon building for 5 years just to get a tax-break..So for 5 years the community has to see that sore eye building so the big company can have a tax break..Every time there is always some kind of event around town you see Publix,Sonic but you never see Ingles..?/think about it how many events in Auburn have you seen Ingles helping or being involve?If you can mention one then I will apologize ..

#9.1 Tax break ? on 02/28/12 at 08:15 PM [Reply]

tax break? what tax break? Im sure Ingles would love to turn it into rental income. I'm not sure if you have noticed or not, but now is really not the time to attract new big box tenants. Its really NOT an eye sore anyway, its not like its falling in or anything.Its just an empty piece of real estate. Everyone has great ideas about what should go there, but nobody wants to take the gamble.

Heck, maybe you should call them and rent it yourself. Surely you have some grand idea ............

#9.1.1 Anonymous on 02/29/12 at 08:19 AM [Reply]

The rental issue is on Ingles. They do not want to have to make the repairs to the building in order to rent it. Call them and see for yourself. I did. THey are not interested in renting it. Several people have inquired about it but was shot down by CORPORATE INGLES. It is cheaper on them to let it sit empty.

#9.1.2 Anonymous on 02/29/12 at 10:16 AM [Reply]

25-percent credit would apply to any building with two-thirds of space abandoned for 5 year.

#10 Anonymous on 02/28/12 at 08:44 PM [Reply]

They should make that empty Ingles building into a BigLots..

#10.1 Anonymous on 02/28/12 at 11:50 PM [Reply]

Are we talking about the ingles building in Winder or is there one in Auburn? If you are talking about the one in Winder...look again, it has been gone for over a month now.

#10.1.1 Anonymous on 02/29/12 at 09:49 AM [Reply]

We talking about the Ingles in Auburn..

#10.1.2 Ingles buildings in Winder & Auburn on 03/07/12 at 02:20 PM [Reply]

The one in Winder was in built in the 70's, it blocked the New Store partially, so they would've had to chop off a section across the front, and put on a new front, therefore it would no longer be grandfathered in and would've cost too much then to meet codes for the new construction. It was torn down but a new out parcel may later be built there.

In Auburn, the "Old Ingles" was not that old when the corporate office decided to go ahead a built the "New Layout design", so they built the New Auburn store right next door, the other building sits empty and would make a good BigLots or Freds or etc...Ingles would want a "big box" tenant who would and could sustain the facility themselves, not be a "landlord-tenants" situation. --So if you can VOTE in a Change to the Economy (New President) in November, maybe one day the economy may allow a new tenant in that building on day soon.

#11 Fireman on 02/29/12 at 10:33 AM [Reply]

You know working in your fair city, I think you dont need one more drop of alcohol there. You fools fall enough with what you already have. Hell every weekend its a Springer show on who is going to beat up their sister or brother or girlfriend or boyfrind or husband or wife or my personal favorite parent. Leave the package store to other towns. You folks are not ready for that yet.

#11.1 Anonymous on 02/29/12 at 10:44 AM [Reply]

Not all resident in Auburn are drunken fools or low life that beats their family.Auburn has decent family ..I do not debate you that you seen your share of Springer family..But remember this so call fair city has a large population of good decent folks..You just do not see us often because we stay out of trouble..DO NOT PUNISH US ALL!

#11.2 Anonymous on 02/29/12 at 02:09 PM [Reply]

Dude,Don't bite the hands that feed you.

#12 Anonymous on 03/07/12 at 01:10 PM [Reply]

Auburn is suppose to have the Publix that is on 324. However, the powers in Barrow County would not approve the appropriate infastructure needed. For some reason, BC/Winder is affraid to release any power.

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