Pro-Alcohol Petitions Presented in Whitehouse

WHITEHOUSE — The Whitehouse Committee for Growth Friday turned in signed petitions to the City of Whitehouse for verification. The group needed to collect approximately 785 signatures of registered City of Whitehouse voters. The petitions would allow a vote for the legal sale of beer and wine for off-premise consumption only. This will only allow beer and wine sales in businesses such as grocery and convenience stores but will not allow package liquor sales or liquor stores. Whitehouse officials will have 30 days to verify the signatures before the petitions must be presented at the next regular meeting of the city council. If the required number of valid signatures has been reached, officials are required to put the local option on the May ballot.