{"id":37740,"date":"2023-10-25T19:17:43","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T23:17:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=37740"},"modified":"2023-10-25T19:17:52","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T23:17:52","slug":"winter-haven-amends-city-ordinance-to-expand-liquor-sales-on-sundays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2023\/10\/25\/winter-haven-amends-city-ordinance-to-expand-liquor-sales-on-sundays\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Haven amends city ordinance to expand liquor sales on Sundays"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Winter Haven liquor stores can now sell liquor on Sundays after previously being limited to beer and wine. Restaurants can serve up liquor starting at 7 a.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 In Winter Haven, city leaders voted to change how restaurants are able to serve up a Sunday brunch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On Monday evening, Winter Haven city commissioners voted unanimously to amend a city ordinance that had prevented the sale of liquor in the city before noon on Sundays. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Effective immediately, liquor stores can now sell liquor on Sundays (from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. on Mondays) after previously being limited to beer and wine. Restaurants can serve up liquor starting at 7 a.m., hours before the previous noon requirement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mayor Brad Dantzler said the old rules were dated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We can’t even really figure out when this whole thing was passed, probably back in a time, in a different era, back in the day,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new rules are more in line with neighboring towns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We just are trying to level the playing field for our restaurants and our food vendors,” Dantzler added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And according to the mayor, the rules hadn’t even been enforced at restaurants for as long as he could remember. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It’s not going to be a big change, truthfully, because a lot of people have already been served mimosas and that kind of thing for Sunday morning brunches. But now it’s going to be in an official, legal capacity,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s a big change for liquor stores, though. Right now, King Liquor in Winter Haven is closed on Sundays. Now, Manager Ashwan Patel says they plan to open the extra day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It’ll grow some business on the weekends,” Patel said. “And customers won’t have to drive far away to get their liquor.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the most recent city to make the change. In August, Bartow also passed a new ordinance allowing restaurants to serve alcohol before noon. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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