LOXLEY, Alabama --- At the next municipal election, voters in the town of Loxley will decide whether or not they want Sunday alcohol sales within the town limits.

At its meeting Monday, the Loxley Town Council approved Resolution No. 2012-01, to put the referendum on the ballot for the Aug. 28 election.

Baldwin County is one of 12 counties in Alabama to allow Sunday alcohol sales on a city by city basis. There are 26 counties in the state of Alabama that prohibit the sale of alcohol entirely.

In November of 2003, voters in Baldwin County approved a measure to allow the off-premise sale of beer and wine on Sunday. The off-premise sale of hard liquor is still prohibited on Sunday in Baldwin County.

Municipalities and Commission Districts were allowed to vote individually on the measure. The Town of Loxley and Commission District 2, which includes Rabun, Stockton and Tensaw, voted against the measure.

The Town of Loxley did not hold municipal elections in 2008 because of a lack of opposition to the town's mayoral and council seats.

In other business Monday, the Council passed Resolution No. 2012-03 adopting a municipal water pollution prevention program.

The Resolution states that the Town of Loxley informs the Department of Environmental Management that the following actions were taken by the Town Council:

• Reviewed the MWPP Annual Report, that was attached to the resolution.

Took the following actions and schedule necessary to maintain effluent requirements contained in the NPDES Permit and to prevent the bypass and overflow of raw sewage within the collection system or at the treatment plant:

• Maintain a $35,000 budget for sewer rehab.
• Line 2,000 feet of clay sewer mains --- a standby pump will be installed for the Holly Street Lift Station.

Also on Monday, the council:

• Donated $250 to the Central Baldwin Middle School’s TSA program to attend the National TSA Conference in Tennessee, which will be held in June.
• Took no action on the application of a grant for a splash pad because of a lack of funds to provide a match for the grant at this time. Town Council members stated that fundraisers will be held to provide matching funds for the grant and when the funds are raised, the grant application will be revisited.
• Took no action on a request by the Central Baldwin Chamber of Commerce to purchase and ad in the 2012-2013 Central Baldwin Magazine.
• Set a public hearing for June 11 to consider adoption of the 2012 International Building Codes.
• Set public hearings for June 11 on two properties in Loxley for alleged violations of the town’s public nuisance ordinance.
• Rescheduled the town’s work session from May 28 to June 4 because of the Memorial Day holiday.