📡 Byrne: Alabama will not move forward with alcohol sales pointing to tax increases on tickets from city of Tuscaloosa.

[TerryP]

 

[rocknthefreeworld]

Leave it to politicians to screw up everything.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

I dont think it’s unreasonable if city has to provide extra police for rowdy’s....

Alcohol sales is a terrible idea...
people are packed in close as is....dont need the trouble

So this works out and gives bama an out for alcohol sales

 

[RollllTide!]

Airline bottles in your socks are fine with me

 

[TerryP]

I dont think it’s unreasonable if city has to provide extra police for rowdy’s....

 

[Rsedge72]

I dont think it’s unreasonable if city has to provide extra police for rowdy’s....

Alcohol sales is a terrible idea...
people are packed in close as is....dont need the trouble

So this works out and gives bama an out for alcohol sales

Extra police have nothing to do with it, the athletics dept, pays for them anyways…
Greedy politicians trying to bleed everything they can put of a cash cow

 

[rocknthefreeworld]

@TerryP You know the argument is that those people still have to go through Tuscaloosa proper. As if folks aren't already drunk and drinking at the games anyway. Tuscaloosa needs to remember that it would be a backwoods rural community without the University and the money it brings in.

 

[TerryP]

Extra police have nothing to do with it, the athletics dept, pays for them anyways…
Greedy politicians trying to bleed everything they can put of a cash cow

As it stands they'd already get their piece of the alcohol sales with the 10% tax they get on concessions.

 

[Rsedge72]

As it stands they'd already get their piece of the alcohol sales with the 10% tax they get on concessions.

Exactly…..
The politicians just want more and more and more until they bleed it dry…..

 

[JoseyWalesTheOutlaw]

Exactly…..
The politicians just want more and more and more until they bleed it dry…..

 

[50+yeartidefan]

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Ok....but when i see problems in stands....there is a uniformed Ttown Police officer......

There are some rent a cops....but majority I SEE are ttown police

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

All of this can be true...

-The city is looking for a money grab and is using their power over this to do it.

-The University takes advantage of the city's police (and fire) workforce during home games by not helping with the substantial cost burdens.

-Too many officers and resources are used for most (if not all) games and scaling that back would make a lot of sense.

-This will get worked out, a deal will be made, and at some point alcohol will be served.

-Walt Maddox is a bitch.

 

[Rsedge72]

Ok....but when i see problems in stands....there is a uniformed Ttown Police officer......

There are some rent a cops....but majority I SEE are ttown police

And the athletic dept pays for them too….
They’re not in the stands for free, the city charges the time the officers are at the game to the athletic dept

 

[OldPlayer]

What do you think the odds are for Maddox to be re-elected?

 

[rammerjammer]

What do you think the odds are for Maddox to be re-elected?

If he gets into a pissing contest with the university.......which it looks as though he has. Slim to none on the re-election. The university can get someone in office to "play nice" with them.

I liken it the gas tax that Me-maw passed after getting elected last go round as govenor. She was paying the coffers that got her in there.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

All of this can be true...

-The city is looking for a money grab and is using their power over this to do it.

-The University takes advantage of the city's police (and fire) workforce during home games by not helping with the substantial cost burdens.

-Too many officers and resources are used for most (if not all) games and scaling that back would make a lot of sense.

-This will get worked out, a deal will be made, and at some point alcohol will be served.

-Walt Maddox is a bitch.

All but alcohol....but ....if it means getting another dollar ...bama will do it

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

All but alcohol....but ....if it means getting another dollar ...bama will do it

They’ll get it worked out. The city just wants help covering the costs for game day security (which is fair up to a point). The whole alcohol umbrella tax stuff is just the vehicle they are trying to use to get it (which isn’t fair).

 

[TerryP]

The whole alcohol umbrella tax stuff is just the vehicle they are trying to use to get it (which isn’t fair).

Under this guise:

the venue does not fit neatly into the category of a bar or restaurant, which typically obtains licenses for on-premise consumption of booze.

What's the BBQ type event Tuscaloosa holds? Cityfest? Events at other locales around Tuscaloosa like the Amphitheater. They don't "neatly fit" in that category as well but from my point of view it seems they're being treated completely differently.

 

[TerryP]

All but alcohol....but ....if it means getting another dollar ...bama will do it

God forbid the move staves off a ticket price increase.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

God forbid the move staves off a ticket price increase.

Its inevitable....just political type negotiations