IN BRIEF: The city of Conyers is considering putting the question of allowing Sunday retail alcohol sales to voters on the March 6 ballot, along with the presidential preference primary. However, at their Wednesday night meeting, the city council tabled that referrendum request pending "legal issues" to be worked out, according to the city attorney Mike Waldrop.

The local three-member elections board, which would have to approve placing the question on the ballot, has been called before Rockdale County Superor Court Judge Sidney Nation on Friday. Some of the questions to be addressed include whether or not they have authority to do anything until they appoint the third member and whether they've failed to do their duty in appointing the third member.

In order to place the Sunday alcohol package sales question on the March 6 ballot, the city council would have to place the request by Nov. 13 and the elections board would have to approve the referredum by Nov. 19, according to Elections Supervisor Cynthia Welch.

 In other city council business:

- City Manager Tony Lucas reported about 3,500 attendees came to the Down and Dirty Mud Run on Oct. 16 at the Georgia International Horse Park, and about 3,500 dogs came to the Golden Retriever Club of America's 2011 National Specialty event Sept. 25 - Oct. 1. 

- Pinedale Circle resident Linda Stewart gave accolades to the city council and city public works, public safety, and code enforcement employees and area volunteers for a sustained campaign to clean up the subdivision and neighborhoods off of Irwin Bridge Road.