The Daily Mississippian - November 18, 2014

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THE DAILY

MISSISSIPPIAN

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Volume 103, No. 59

T H E S T U D E N T N E W S PA P E R O F T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F M I S S I S S I P P I S E R V I N G O L E M I S S A N D OX F O R D S I N C E 1 9 1 1

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Liquor stores prevalent, successful in Lafayette County COLE FREDERICK

cpfrederick240@gmail.com

There is just about one liquor store in Oxford for every 1,000 permanent residents over age 18, according to census figures, and all 16 offer the same prices, hours and products, courtesy of the state’s liquor laws. The census does not provide statistics for the percent of population between age 18 and the legal drinking age of 21. However, look at the statistics another way: there is one liquor store for every 430 households in Oxford based on the 6,885 households identified by the census. Households include single-family homes, apartments and condominiums. Liquor store owners do not go through the city to open their businesses. Almost everything is regulated by the state office of Alcoholic Beverage Control, a division of the Department of Revenue. Cities and counties, however, do get permit fees rebated. According to Alcoholic Beverage Control reports in 2013, Oxford received $132,725 in permit fees, Lafayette County received $3,825 and Abbeville received $900. Alcoholic Beverage Control also reported that Lafayette County, including Oxford and Abbeville, had $10,282,348 in sales in fiscal 2013 and that total collections for all categories was $11,642,969. Robert Sinquefield sells a bottle of tequila at Kiamie Package Store Monday.

PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: THOMAS GRANING

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Board of supervisors holds hearing on building codes LOGAN KIRKLAND

ltkirkla@go.olemiss.edu

The Lafayette County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing last night in order to receive feedback from residents and answer questions after presenting their new building codes. Lafayette County opted out of a statewide law that was passed earlier this year. According to the information provided at the meeting, the building codes will apply to residential construction in platted subdivisions and to commercial buildings. The site inspection fee will remain the same at $150 per

visit. All erosion control inspection fees will remain the same also, and the cost for residential building permits will be based on the size of the building. Agricultural and non-commercial buildings will not be excluded from permits, but any residential house not in a subdivision, along with churches, will be excluded from permits. Once all of the building codes have been approved, a county official will be named building official, and a building inspector will be hired by the county. Chad McLarty, district four supervisor of the board of supervisors, said the build-

ing codes were brought up in 2013 before the state mandate was passed. He said they waited to draft their codes because they are wanting to imitate many of the same amendments the city of Oxford has. “We wanted everyone on the same playing field,” McLarty said. “We didn’t want our build-

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PHOTO BY: LOGAN KIRKLAND

The Lafayette County Board of Supervisors holds a public hearing to discuss the new building codes Monday.


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