Stores still will not be allowed to sell package alcohol until noon.
The first option that changed the start time to 9 a.m. for all entities was approved by the City Council, but then vetoed by Mayor Roger Steele, who said he vetoed the ordinance in support of the Grand Island Police Department.
âWe have a professional police force,â Steele said. âThey have given you their best opinion that this will increase their workload when they are already overworked during the early morning Sunday hours.â
Steele said he found the councilâs discussion âdisheartening.â
âWe talked about increased alcohol sales as a win-win for our community. Thatâs not true,â he said. âOur Police Department sees the impact of alcohol in our community in a truer light. They see wrecked lives. They pick up the pieces of accidents where people are maimed, wounded and killed. Our chief has said Option B is the proper way to proceed, and Iâm not going to