People in one Pike County community will go to the polls to decide if restaurants can sell alcohol.

On Thursday morning, a petition for a wet-dry vote in Coal Run Village was filed and certified.

The election will be November 3rd.

This is not the first time Coal Run has had a wet-dry vote. Four years ago alcohol sales were defeated in a close election, 84 to 68.

Now those for alcohol sales are trying again.

People for both sides are ready to fight to win.

No alcoholic drinks are on the menu at La Fiesta Mexicana in Coal Run Village. Servers say that hurts.

“We do have a lot of people come in and ask for it, and when we tell them we don't serve alcohol, most of them leave, and go up the road where they do,” Angela Hall said.

Workers here and at some other Coal Run Village restaurants want to stop losing business to nearby Pikeville, where alcohol is served.

A petition collected 94 valid signatures from people living in city limits wanting a wet-dry vote. Now there will be a special election, to decide if restaurants with 100 seats can sell alcohol.

“We're hoping that it will pass so that it will bring in more business, Hall said.

“We don't need alcoholic beverages in Coal Run. never have, never will,” Jerry Bliffen said.

Some Coal Run Church of Christ members are preparing to fight against sales.

They believe alcohol will only hurt the community, arguing it could cause more car crashes on US-23.

“In Coal Run Village, we have accidents all the time, and we don't need people intoxicated driving up and down our roads,” Bliffen said.

Those for alcohol sales believe it will increase tax dollars and boost the economy.

“It would make a huge impact on business. We would have a lot more customers, get more money,” Hall said.

“Our economy in coal run is fine. We don't need alcoholic beverages,” Bliffen said.

Now voters will decide on November 3rd.

Supporters for both wet and dry are planning campaigns before the election in November.