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Chamber surveys members on by the drink alcohol sales
To determine if referendum needed
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The Covington-Newton County Chamber of Commerce is surveying its members on whether alcohol by the drink sales should be allowed in unincorporated Newton County.The chamber posed four questions to its 700-plus members: Should the chamber itself take a position on sales, should a public referendum be held, should sales be limited to restaurants, hotels and related businesses and should Sunday sales be allowed."Basically we were approached and asked to take point on the (issue of the) alcohol ordinance and getting it put into place. Because the chamber is made of members we don’t want to run