Toccoa to consider moratorium on new ABC licenses

Toccoa City Board of Commissioners will meet this evening, August 28, for a regularly scheduled meeting of the Board. 

The meeting will be held at 5 p.m. at City Hall, 92 North Alexander Street. The public is invited to attend. 

On the agenda is consideration of the purchase of work trucks for the utility department and a rear mounted side mower. 

Also on the agenda, added as an amendment to the agenda late Friday afternoon, is consideration of a moratorium on the issuance of additional alcohol beverage control licenses. 

Commissioners spoke at a meeting earlier this month about discrepancies in the issuance of fines and penalties for underage sale of alcohol. 

Also scheduled for discussion and  consideration are moratoriums on the permitting of homeless shelters and rehabilitation facilities, and the permitting and licensing of vape shops.