Council agrees with Planning, Zoning on liquor store location

The Jacksboro City Council went with the Planning and Zoning Commission’s recommendation not to allow a liquor store locate on the downtown square.

At the regular council meeting Monday, a public hearing was held on the matter. There was no public comment.

“I’d like to see restaurants or more businesses that sell alcohol, but I don’t know that that’s the place for a liquor store,” said Councilman Gary Oliver.

Councilman Jason Nash said his only concern with not allowing a liquor store is that there are a lot of vacant buildings on the square.

“We’ve got structures that have nothing in them and we’re drawing no revenue. Other than that, I don’t think we’re large enough to have one on the square,” Nash said. “I don’t like the concept of having one in that close of a proximity of everything else that’s going on there.”

Council member Melanie Belcher said P&Z has worked hard to rework Jacksboro zoning.

“I think they know what they have in mind and we should go with their recommendation so they can move forward,” she said.

To read the complete article, see the Feb. 17 edition of the Herald-Gazette.