Committee encouraging wet county plans next step
Holly Parker
Issue date: 9/15/08 Section: News
The signatures for the alcohol petition are in the office of the Clark County clerk - all 6,170 of them. So, "What now?" was the big question on the table for the economic growth committee.
Its meeting was held Tuesday, Sept. 9.
Arkadelphia attorney Andy Berry led the meeting and answered questions from other committee members.
Berry began the meeting by giving an update on the resubmission of the petition to the county and its current status. Out of the 6,170 signatures submitted, 652 had been looked over and only a little more than a hundred were not valid. Berry assured the committee that "everything is looking good."
If the required number of signatures is met, the committee would then like to know what to do. They feel it is important to learn Arkansas' laws concerning liquor and how other counties in Arkansas have gone from dry to wet.
The committee not only wants to educate themselves, but also the people of Clark County.
Tom Barito, committee member, feels those against making Clark County wet do not understand the purpose of the petition.
"The concept of [the petition] is something that our founding fathers struggled with," Barito said. "Those opposing don't embrace what democracy is about."
Blake Erickson, senior psychology major, feels those against making Clark County wet are not being realistic.
"The opposition is trying to perpetuate a world that doesn't exist," Erickson said.
Its meeting was held Tuesday, Sept. 9.
Arkadelphia attorney Andy Berry led the meeting and answered questions from other committee members.
Berry began the meeting by giving an update on the resubmission of the petition to the county and its current status. Out of the 6,170 signatures submitted, 652 had been looked over and only a little more than a hundred were not valid. Berry assured the committee that "everything is looking good."
If the required number of signatures is met, the committee would then like to know what to do. They feel it is important to learn Arkansas' laws concerning liquor and how other counties in Arkansas have gone from dry to wet.
The committee not only wants to educate themselves, but also the people of Clark County.
Tom Barito, committee member, feels those against making Clark County wet do not understand the purpose of the petition.
"The concept of [the petition] is something that our founding fathers struggled with," Barito said. "Those opposing don't embrace what democracy is about."
Blake Erickson, senior psychology major, feels those against making Clark County wet are not being realistic.
"The opposition is trying to perpetuate a world that doesn't exist," Erickson said.
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