Last Tuesday, Hudsonville voters repealed the 125-year ban on the sale of booze in the city, and business leaders are predicting alcohol sales will be one more component toward revitalizing the downtown. After two defeats, a majority of business owners requested the issue be put to another vote.
According to excerpts from the story:
Ottawa County - The city of Hudsonville has been dry for 125 years and lately so has business.
"It would help to make downtown Hudsonville a destination."
Mayor Don VanDoeselaar says breaking with tradition to allow the sale of alcohol is one way to revitalize the community.
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