West Bay Street Alcohol Ban Debate | Savannah News

Savannah’s city council is locked in a fiery debate over whether to break a 20-year-old alcohol ban in the West Bay Street neighborhood — a decision that pits a longtime resident who helped create the ban against a business owner seeking a permit and an alderwoman calling for overdue reform. Pamela Oglesby Fox, who remembers the chaos before the ban, fears reopening the door could undo progress. Alderwoman Bernetta Lanier, a longtime ally of Fox, now argues the outdated rules are stifling economic growth — especially in underserved areas — and urges the council to revisit the overlay. But Fox warns that one exception could trigger a flood of similar requests, threatening the very rules she helped establish. The council must now choose: preserve the past or pave the way for change — with the neighborhood’s future hanging in the balance. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/a031b19ffbfcb2fd