Liquor store hours are changing for some Northeast Kansans. Shawnee County Commissioners approved the resolution to expand liquor store sales on Sundays. Some stores can open at 9 a.m. instead of waiting until noon. This change was passed at the state level in March, but now it is up to city and county officials to decide if it will apply within those borders. Shawnee County only has control over certain areas. “This means outside of the city limits of the city of Topeka or Silver Lake or Rossville or other communities,” Jim Crowl, Shawnee County Counselor, said. Cities within counties are able to make their own ordinances, but unincorporated cities in the area adopt Shawnee County’s orders. Liquor businesses in the county can open sooner on Sundays starting in 60 days. That 60 day wait period gives members of the public time to petition the ordinance if desired.
Source: KSNT News
