LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Virtue Bar & Lounge sits on Brownsboro Road in what is known as precinct N163; it could make for one of election night's most interesting stories.
Clifton Heights residents in the area will have to vote on whether to ban alcohol sales in that precinct.
"We're being targeted, that why would you make such a small precinct, only on dry alcohol, and not go [the] extent and do the entire division," said Toney Frank, owner of Virtue Bar & Lounge.
Some people want to stop alcohol sales by voting the precinct dry. The bar is the only restaurant selling alcohol in the district, which runs from Brownsboro Road over to Mellwood Avenue.
Frank is concerned for his business; alcohol is 40% of his total revenue.
This move comes after several litter and noise complaints.
Alison Johnson, the president of the Clifton Heights Community Council, said cars are "racing up and down streets, it was, people that were having verbal arguments, people were physically engaged."
Frank said he has worked closely with the community by putting up signs, security cameras and enlisting LMPD's help.
"Patrol that comes every Friday and Saturday night, which are typically our higher volume nights, and they will help us kind of clear the lots, making sure people are getting home safely to their families," he said.
Johnson said the enforcement has worked.
"That seem to have an effect, I mean, we have fewer complaints," Johnson said.
However Frank still questions why this wet or dry vote only affects his restaurant in the area.
"Why does this small portion mean so much to that such smaller community," he said.
Now it's up to voters to decide.
"The group of people that organize to get this on the ballot, they been knocking on doors and trying to get people I guess motivated to vote, "Johnson said.
Frank hopes the Clifton Heights community will think hard about their decision when they vote.
"Think about why you're voting dry and how it impacts other communities around you," he said. "We may not be your favorite bar but what if your favorite bar was going through the same thing."
If over 50% of Clifton Heights residents vote no, then the district would go dry 60 days from the entry date of the certificate.
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