The most controversial zoning vote of the Shreveport city council in 2018 will be back on the Oct.8 council agenda.
Bernie Woods, owner of a liquor store , wants to open a second location in an old Circle K building at 327 Kings Highway.
The MPC Board approved his request for a special use permit on a 6-3 vote.
The vote by the council was 3-3.
Willie Bradford, Jerry Bowman and James Flurry voted to approve the request.
Jeff Everson, Oliver Jenkins and Mike Corbin voted NO.
Stephanie Lynch was not at the meeting.
Litigation ensued. A Caddo court recently kicked the ball back to the council.
The lineup of the players is now different. James Green, Levette Fuller, John Nickelson and Grayson Boucher will address this zoning case for the first time.
Bradford, Bowman and Flurry are expected to again vote for the liquor store.
How the other 4 members will vote is currently unknown.
This location is in Fuller’s council district. She is expected to oppose the liquor store.
Up until the vote last year, the council generally followed the lead of the council member whose district was impacted.
Fuller has not endeared herself with Bradford, Bowman, Green or Flurry with her vote on bond propositions as well as personal criticisms at council meeting.
Whether or not Fuller can count on support from the other council newbies-John Nickelson and Grayson Boucher–is also an unknown. They have stuck together on most votes this year–and been on the losing side many times.
The newbie alliance will not be a factor if Green votes for the liquor store.