Longview Alcohol Petitions Collected

LONGVIEW � The Longview United for Growth Committee has turned in signed petitions to the City of Longview for verification. More than 9,000 signatures have been collected in the petition to get alcohol sales approved for the remaining dry portions of Longview. Longview United for Growth is the group heading up the push for alcohol sales. The group told KETK in December that it had reached the number of signatures needed to get the measure on the May ballot. The group began the petition in November, and within 6 weeks had gathered at least 6,000 signatures.

Longview United for Growth�s treasurer, Kimberly Fish, tells KETK, �I think everybody in the community understands that the way to get economic development to come to the area is to allow grocery stores and convenience stores to sell beer and wine.� The City of Longview secretary now must confirm the signatures before the issue can be officially put on the ballot.