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ater this month, voters in New Site, Dadeville and Alexander City will go to the polls to vote on Sunday alcohol sales. Most of Lake Martin is outside the corporate limits of these municipalities, but a similar referendum will be on the ballot for Tallapoosa County in the November General Election. The lake also touches Coosa and Elmore counties, but neither has passed a countywide measure allowing Sunday alcohol sales. Voter ratification in Dadeville, Alexander City and Tallapoosa County would be a great convenience for people on the lake and visitors to the area.
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