SECTIONS
By Amanda Rogers
Mansfield Record
Mansfield voters won’t have to travel to get a bottle of liquor anymore.
On Tuesday, voters approved Proposition A, which will allow Mansfield businesses to sell liquor for off-site consumption. In the special election, voters approved the measure with 19,579, or 65.47 percent, for, while 10,326, or 34.53 percent against.
Previously, Mansfield allows sales of wine and beer between noon and midnight on Sunday, between 7 a.m. and midnight, Monday through Friday, and between 7 a.m. and 1 a.m. on Saturday.
The special election, which was held in conjunction with the general election, was unanimously approved by the Mansfield City Council on Aug. 12 after a petition with 9,122 registered voters was submitted to the city.
Mansfield, Texas, is a booming city, nestled between Fort Worth and Dallas, but with a personality all its own. The city’s 76,247 citizens enjoy an award-winning school district, vibrant economy, historic downtown, prize-winning park system and community focus spread across 37 square miles. The Mansfield Record is dedicated to reporting city and school news, community happenings, police and fire news, business, food and restaurants, parks and recreation, library, historical archives and special events. The city’s only online newspaper launched in September 2020 and will offer introductory advertising rates for the first three months at three different rates.
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