Seven Applications Received for Two Package Store Licences to be Issued in Loganville

Seven applications have been filed for the two licenses the City of Loganville will issue for package stores in the city. One will be issued for a package store in Gwinnett Coounty and one in Walton County, officials say.

City Manager Bill Jones said three people filed the seven applications, two of them submitting three applications and one person just submitting one.

"The applications were filed by the attorneys so I won't know exactly who they are until the applications are opened on Monday," Jones said. "They have been placed in a secure place and we will keep the correct chain of command until they can be opened."

The city of Grayson had run into problems last year with its first package store. Joe Kalish, who had organized a petition drive to get the package store on the ballot and through the election process for Grayson, did not end up being the successful applicant. That went to Richard Tucker who has since opened Beverage Superstore of Grayson. Jones said officials in Loganville were determined not to make the same mistakes.

The Loganville City Council voted during the November city council meeting to hold separate lotteries for two package stores in town. The applications will cost $200 to file and the successful applicants will pay $4,500 each for the licenses. The lucky winners will be drawn on April 11.

"February will be spent checking to make sure the applications are in compliance with all the requirements and the most of March will likely be used for anyone to appeal if they need to," Jones said. "We will have (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners) Chairman Charlotte Nash do the drawing for the Gwinnett County one and (Walton County BOC Chairman) Kevin Little will be here to draw the winner for the license in Walton County.

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