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HYDE PARK, Cache County (AP) — A small city in northern Utah will vote Tuesday whether to get rid of its long-standing rule banning alcohol sales.
Hyde Park, population 4,000, is among a handful of dry cities left in a state known for its teetotaling ways. If voters pass the ordinance, it would open the door for the city's only convenience store to sell beer with alcohol content of 3.2 percent.
Residents would still have to drive about 5 miles get alcohol and heavier beer in Logan at the nearest state-run liquor store.
The proposal has divided the conservative, mostly-Mormon town, with some city council members arguing that the town shouldn't allow the sale of any "mind-altering" substances.
Backers say lifting the ban won't corrupt the city's children, and will bring in more sale tax revenue.
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