The Board of Aldermen has officially approved the allowance of a liquor store within our city limits. Thank you for your commitment to keeping our tax revenue local. I will continue to monitor the progress of these new establishments as they move toward opening.
October 4, 2021
Final supporters
WHAT IS THIS FOR? This petition is to show support for a liquor store inside the city limits of Brandon MS (zip code 39042). The City of Brandon already offers liquor by the glass at restaurants, but we need a liquor store inside our city limits. Currently, those in the area have to drive to Jackson MS or to unincorporated areas near the Reservoir, in order to purchase liquor, thus sending liquor sales and tax revenue outside the city limits.
We are not suggesting that our city should have 10 liquor stores, but we are in favor of 1 or 2 properly placed liquor stores, to provide options for our citizens and to keep revenue inside our city. We trust the City of Brandon Board of Aldermen to select proper locations, size, appearance and number of locations. Such a store(s) would likely be patronized by non-Brandon (city) citizens, such as visitors to our city, as well as those in neighboring communities (incl but not limited to Puckett, Johns, Cato, Pelahatchie, etc).
WHAT IS THE APPROVAL PROCESS FOR A LIQUOR STORE IN THE CITY OF BRANDON? According to our research, the ONLY requirement needed is a majority vote of our Board of Aldermen. A public vote is not needed, nor is a petition such as this. There are 7 aldermen for our city, which is 1 per Ward (6 Wards) and 1 Alderman-At-Large. You can view the Aldermen on the City of Brandon website HERE. You can also find each Alderman's respective email address on that page.
WHY THIS PETITION? While we believe our city administration to be very knowledgeable and capable, we feel this petition is necessary to show support for this effort. Without it, our Board of Aldermen may think that citizens of Brandon are not interested in having a liquor store. Our city approved liquor by the glass in 2013, and we feel it's time for our Board of Aldermen to consider approving a properly placed liquor store.
We request that citizens of the City of Brandon, preferably registered voters, sign this petition, although anyone in our community may sign it as well. Once we close this petition effort, we will present the petition to various news outlets, as well as the City of Brandon Board of Aldermen, Mayor, and City Attorney.
OTHER IMPORTANT INFO:
Please use your REAL NAME when signing this petition. If an alias is used, it will not be relied upon nearly as well by city officials. Your email address is not visible online, nor will signers' email addresses be provided to city officials.
We thank you for your support with this petition, and look forward to its presentation to our city officials. Cheers!
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
September 25, 2021
Reached 100 supporters
September 17, 2021
September 15, 2021
We are approaching one hundred signatures which will serve as a strong indicator of local interest for the Board of Aldermen. Please reach out to your neighbors to encourage them to add their names to this request before we present our findings.
67 Comments
I live just outside the city limits off of Trickhambridge Rd. It would be great to be able to ride to town real quick to pick up a bottle of wine instead of having to plan a trip to go across the spillway.
People are going to buy liquor anyway, so why not keep the revenue in the city? The arguments that were against selling liquor by the glass are the same arguments now. A liquor store will not turn someone into an alcoholic. A liquor store will not increase the incidents of drunk driving.
If your going to allow restaurants to have a full bar, then logically you would allow a liquor store. Why give hinds county our money?
I fully support this! I am so tired of Brandon whining about city finances and then forcing us to spend our money in another city’s tax zone.
I'm 69 years old and don't drink except on rare occaisions, but I use vodka in my CPAP machine and buy high-end bourbons for gifts. It would be nice to have a nice liquor store near downtown Brandon so I don't have to drive way out to the Rez. I lived in a small town in Alabama where we had liquor stores and crime was very low.
Downtown Brandon needs a liquor store
YES!!!
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The Board of Aldermen has officially approved the allowance of a liquor store within our city limits. Thank you for your commitment to keeping our tax revenue local. I will continue to monitor the progress of these new establishments as they move toward opening.
October 4, 2021
Final supporters
WHAT IS THIS FOR? This petition is to show support for a liquor store inside the city limits of Brandon MS (zip code 39042). The City of Brandon already offers liquor by the glass at restaurants, but we need a liquor store inside our city limits. Currently, those in the area have to drive to Jackson MS or to unincorporated areas near the Reservoir, in order to purchase liquor, thus sending liquor sales and tax revenue outside the city limits.
We are not suggesting that our city should have 10 liquor stores, but we are in favor of 1 or 2 properly placed liquor stores, to provide options for our citizens and to keep revenue inside our city. We trust the City of Brandon Board of Aldermen to select proper locations, size, appearance and number of locations. Such a store(s) would likely be patronized by non-Brandon (city) citizens, such as visitors to our city, as well as those in neighboring communities (incl but not limited to Puckett, Johns, Cato, Pelahatchie, etc).
WHAT IS THE APPROVAL PROCESS FOR A LIQUOR STORE IN THE CITY OF BRANDON? According to our research, the ONLY requirement needed is a majority vote of our Board of Aldermen. A public vote is not needed, nor is a petition such as this. There are 7 aldermen for our city, which is 1 per Ward (6 Wards) and 1 Alderman-At-Large. You can view the Aldermen on the City of Brandon website HERE. You can also find each Alderman's respective email address on that page.
WHY THIS PETITION? While we believe our city administration to be very knowledgeable and capable, we feel this petition is necessary to show support for this effort. Without it, our Board of Aldermen may think that citizens of Brandon are not interested in having a liquor store. Our city approved liquor by the glass in 2013, and we feel it's time for our Board of Aldermen to consider approving a properly placed liquor store.
We request that citizens of the City of Brandon, preferably registered voters, sign this petition, although anyone in our community may sign it as well. Once we close this petition effort, we will present the petition to various news outlets, as well as the City of Brandon Board of Aldermen, Mayor, and City Attorney.
OTHER IMPORTANT INFO:
Please use your REAL NAME when signing this petition. If an alias is used, it will not be relied upon nearly as well by city officials. Your email address is not visible online, nor will signers' email addresses be provided to city officials.
We thank you for your support with this petition, and look forward to its presentation to our city officials. Cheers!
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
September 25, 2021
Reached 100 supporters
September 17, 2021
September 15, 2021
We are approaching one hundred signatures which will serve as a strong indicator of local interest for the Board of Aldermen. Please reach out to your neighbors to encourage them to add their names to this request before we present our findings.
67 Comments
If this passes or not, it won’t prevent people from purchasing liquor in other cities and counties. It would make more sense to keep revenue and taxes within your city. I would like to be able to purchase wine on the way home from work in 39042, into the rankin county where I live.
I live just outside the city limits off of Trickhambridge Rd. It would be great to be able to ride to town real quick to pick up a bottle of wine instead of having to plan a trip to go across the spillway.
People are going to buy liquor anyway, so why not keep the revenue in the city? The arguments that were against selling liquor by the glass are the same arguments now. A liquor store will not turn someone into an alcoholic. A liquor store will not increase the incidents of drunk driving.
If your going to allow restaurants to have a full bar, then logically you would allow a liquor store. Why give hinds county our money?
I fully support this! I am so tired of Brandon whining about city finances and then forcing us to spend our money in another city’s tax zone.
I'm 69 years old and don't drink except on rare occaisions, but I use vodka in my CPAP machine and buy high-end bourbons for gifts. It would be nice to have a nice liquor store near downtown Brandon so I don't have to drive way out to the Rez. I lived in a small town in Alabama where we had liquor stores and crime was very low.
Downtown Brandon needs a liquor store
YES!!!
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If this passes or not, it won’t prevent people from purchasing liquor in other cities and counties. It would make more sense to keep revenue and taxes within your city. I would like to be able to purchase wine on the way home from work in 39042, into the rankin county where I live.