The results are in and a majority of Washington County residents favor a wet county.

Approximately 60% of voters welcome the idea of selling beer, wine and liquor in Washington County.
Close to 40% of residents wanted to stay dry.
And only 6% of voters were undecided on the issue.
The Washington County Citizens for Economic Opportunity conducted the poll back in late May.
The group is comprised of local business people who are trying to find ways to improve the county's economic situation.
Although there was almost a 20-point difference between the two groups, some people were more opinionated than others about the issue.

Reverend Alcus Brock says, "when I think of alcohol, I associate it with drugs because alcohol is a drug. And it causes basically some of the things that harder drugs cause that we are striving to rid our county of and our country of in fact."
Resident Wanda Schneider says, "well, it's a good idea that they have to go over the county line to buy alcohol to keep it inconvenient, the more convenient it is, the more people are gonna drink and the more families are gonna suffer, there's other ways to boost the economy."
"People are ready for a change and we need to move on and bring ourselves up to the times. As far as alcohol being a drug, it is a legal product that's out there and available," says WCCEO Chairwoman Sheran Whitaker.

Currently, businesses can only sell beer in Washington County.
The next step for the committee is to decide if they will put the issue before the county commission.