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Liquor store question headed to Nov. 2 Statesboro city ballot

District 5 Statesboro City Council member Shari Barr, left, speaks during the brief discussion before Tuesday’s 3-2 council vote to put the liquor store referendum on the Nov. 2 city ballot. Barr and District 4’s John Riggs, who participated via Zoom, voted “nay.” But District 1 member Phil Boyum, also via Zoom, made the motion, District 3’s Venus Mack, second from right, seconded it, and District 2’s Paulette Chavers, at right, voiced the third “aye.” - photo by AL HACKLE/Staff

District 5 Statesboro City Council member Shari Barr, left, speaks during the brief discussion before Tuesday’s 3-2 council vote to put the liquor store referendum on the Nov. 2 city ballot. Barr and District 4’s John Riggs, who participated via Zoom, vot — District 5 Statesboro City Council member Shari Barr, left, speaks during the brief discussion before Tuesday’s 3-2 council vote to put the liquor store referendum on the Nov. 2 city ballot. Barr and District 4’s John Riggs, who participated via Zoom, voted “nay.” But District 1 member Phil Boyum, also via Zoom, made the motion, District 3’s Venus Mack, second from right, seconded it, and District 2’s Paulette Chavers, at right, voiced the third “aye.” - photo by AL HACKLE/Staff

City Council by a 3-2 vote Tuesday evening acted to have voters decide in the Nov. 2 city election whether liquor stores can be established in Statesboro.

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