Wayne Alvey couldn’t make the March county Beer Board meeting after he attended the January and February meetings. Alvey went to visit a sick relative out of town and missed the latest meeting on his application for a transfer at Lakeway Market and Grill on Douglas Dam Road.
Alvey’s permit application to transfer ownership of the beer permit from his parents to him has been filed with the board since the first week of January. The board has been reorganized and is using a new governing resolution since Alvey filed his request, but he thinks the members of the new board that he has met have been fair and are trying.
The market owner was disappointed to learn that his application had been put off again. Several items called for in the new beer resolution, such as a signature of a county resident attesting to his good character, have no space on the application. Alvey didn’t know he needed the signature as copies of the old beer resolution were not distributed with applications late last year. Copies of the resolution adopted in February are planned to be distributed with applications.
“I’m a business owner, tell me what I need to do and I’ll get it done and give it to you. Let’s get it done, so I can go about running my business,” said Alvey.
While several members of the board questioned his absence last week, Alvey admits he was too rushed to call the courthouse and let anyone know. However Alvey, never received a letter telling him his application was being considered and only knew the board was meeting thanks to communication from the Mayor’s office.
Alvey informed the Herald that he has spoken with members of the beer board since the meeting and has turned in everything they requested of him, including allowing them to run a background check. According to County Clerk Joe Keener, this may be the first time the county has ever run a background check on a beer permit application. State law states that a permit holder cannot have criminal felonies on their record, but gives no indication as to the county’s power in obtaining such information. The issue has been one of the first hurdles that new board chairman Bill Oakes has had to guide the group through.
Oakes indicated Monday that he plans on a special called meeting of the Beer Board on Monday, April 5 at the Courthouse to vote on Alvey’s permit application.

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