📣 PUBLIC HEARING: Johnson City Wants Your Silence—Show Them You Won’t Give It
To every bartender, barback, server, cook, bouncer, musician, manager, student, and resident who keeps this city moving after dark—your job, your safety, and your city are on the line.
The Johnson City Commission has created policies without your voice, ignored months of public outcry, and now they want to pretend you don’t exist.
That ends.
🗓 Date: Thursday, August 7th
🕕 Time: 6:00 PM
📍 324 E. Main Street – Johnson City, TN
💬 What Is a Public Hearing?
A public hearing is not a town hall or a PR stunt. It is a legal, on-the-record forum where the public holds power. Every word you speak is entered into the public record. It cannot be ignored. It must be heard. It can influence policy, change minds, and protect futures.
🔥 What’s at Stake?
The rollback of alcohol service hours from 3 AM to 1 AM was passed without a voter referendum, without consulting the workforce it affects, and without a single piece of credible data on how it would be enforced or what consequences it could bring.
Early cutoffs in other cities have led to spikes in DUIs, assaults, and overpolicing—yet Johnson City offered zero public safety planning and no harm-reduction strategy. Just a vote—and a shrug.
The bitcoin mining project was only walked back after public outrage. Not leadership. Not foresight. Damage control.
Repeated constituent emails have been ignored. No forums. No public dialogue. No response—unless there’s a scandal.
If you think this won’t affect you, you’re wrong. If you think this is already decided, you’re wrong again.
👥 Who Needs to Show Up?
✅ If your shift ends after 1 AM
✅ If you depend on tips or gig pay
✅ If you want data—not politics—to guide public safety
✅ If you believe in transparent, accountable government
✅ If you’re tired of decisions being made behind closed doors
✅ If you’ve seen poorly executed decisions lead to drastic unintended consequences
💥 Why It Matters
Because when you speak at a public hearing, they can’t pretend you weren’t there. They can’t say they didn’t know. They can’t hide behind silence.
They’re counting on low turnout.
They’re counting on apathy.
They’re counting on you thinking nothing can change.
Prove them wrong.
📍 PUBLIC HEARING
Wednesday, July 31st | 6:00 PM | 324 E. Main Street
This is your shot. Take the mic. Say your piece. Be heard.
Questions? Call or text Abigail Honeycutt – (470) 363-4157
www.saveourbars.com
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