I just received a phone call from a woman (she said her name, but I’ve forgotten it) who said that Doraville City Council is planning on changing the law to allow bars to remain open until 4am, a change from the current 2am serving cut-off. According to the call, this change will be done at the February 4th City Council meeting.
I don’t know if this is actually being done. If it is being done, there are a couple of legitimate reasons such as protecting Doraville from imminent legal action if Doraville would be certain to lose. But IF it is being done, and IF there is a valid reason for this to be done, an issue this big should not be done quietly, without plenty of advance notice and information about the arguments on either side.
I question whether this is true, because the Doraville political contingent that has a habit of trying to do things “in the dark” seems unlikely to back an issue like this, and the people likely to attend a regular city council meeting would probably be strongly against this.
I’m going to contact my city council members for the truth on this story, and I encourage you to, as well. I will post any further information here.