The Pearl Board of Aldermen voted against the people on Tuesday, choosing to reject a citizen-approved ordinance that would have allowed liquor stores to open inside city limits.

Back in June, nearly 60% of residents who cast ballots in the municipal election approved a non-binding referendum to allow the Jackson suburb in Rankin County to have liquor and wine shops. But, as previously reported by SuperTalk Mississippi News, the board of aldermen had the final say.

With that power in hand, a 5-2 vote was cast during Tuesday’s meeting to block the ordinance from going into effect. The board could have set the rules on the number of stores, how they look, or where they’re located, but instead, decided to vote down the ordinance in its entirety.

Pearl Mayor Jake Windham, who personally did

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