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Robards voters approve alcohol sales within city limits, 337 to 132
Robards voters said yes to alcohol sales
Robards vote in Tuesday's Henderson County general election
Alcohol sales within Robards city limits
✓Yes33771.9%
No13228.1%
Needs a majority: the line at 50%
Source: WFIE 14 News
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| Race | Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcohol sales within Robards city limits | Yes, won | 337 | 71.9% |
| Alcohol sales within Robards city limits | No | 132 | 28.1% |
If you live in Robards, a beer run may soon be a walk. Voters approved alcohol sales within city limits Tuesday in the Henderson County general election.
Robards General Store owner Joe McGarrh started the push, and he gathered the signatures by an August deadline. He plans to stock the big sellers, like beer and alcoholic seltzers.
- Vote: 337 yes to 132 no
- Store's goal: license approved by the end of the year
- Stock plan: big sellers like beer and alcoholic seltzers
“So rather than have to drive 15 or 20 minutes in either direction to go get it, now they have a place that they can walk to that is safe and convenient nearby.”
Joe McGarrh, Robards General Store owner
What it took to get Robards to a yes
- 181
- signatures needed by the August deadline
- 3 to 4 weeks
- for the state to certify the vote, McGarrh says
- About a month
- to get a liquor license, McGarrh says
Source: The Hendersonian
