A group of Charleston residents, “Make Charleston Great,” are working to get alcohol sales on the ballot this November.
The group states they want to make the community a better, safer place to live and to make Charleston GREAT:
- G – Growth. Help Charleston grow with local business for more prosperity and opportunity for our citizens.
- R – Responsible. With the increased tax revenue, the city of Charleston can hire more police to help make our town safe.
- E – Entertaining. Keep people in town with more to do – events and dinner dates are much more fun without a drive!
- A – Affordable. Recently the community of Charleston has had to raise local taxes. We can help stop this with increased tax revenue from more local sales.
- T – Thrive. Help Charleston stay competitive! Any alcohol sales through other cities or communities only help them, NOT us.
Spearheading the movement, Jonas Schaffer and Frank Hugg. “We respect everyone’s faith or decision to not partake in alcohol consumption; this is not intended to encourage drinking. Consuming alcohol is legal in Charleston, and we are not arguing to increase consumption- this is a vote for our town to take back the sales tax our local citizens are already paying for their alcohol – and keep it in our town.”
There are those who oppose the measure, however. They were given the opportunity to voice their opinions and concerns at a recently held meeting.
For more information about the movement, or to find out how to sign the petition, you can visit Make Charleston GREAT.
