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alcohol was served. “There were no problems, no complaints,” he said. He added the town had bought the building because people did not want the former Presbyterian Church and county library to go into private hands. They wanted it to continue to be accessible to the public.

Mr. Gooch said most of the objections people had expressed to using the building for events where alcohol was served, such as increased traffic and parking problems, would apply equally to events at which only soft drinks were served, and if these problems were such a concern perhaps the building should not be used for any nongovernmental events.

“We do have a delicate balance that has to be maintained, the balance of businesses

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