Applicants, Sarthi Gandhi, Barth Gandhi, and Gerald Singer watch as lottery facilitator Wayne Tuck selects the winners ( Candidates Hatcher and Dalton did not attend the selection process)

(Cleveland)- For those who made the final round in the process of awarding a package store license in the city of Cleveland Thursday night’s selection process was the end of a long journey.

In getting things started Thursday night Cleveland Mayor Josh Turner said this, “started well over a year ago with the first discussions.”

There were four applicants who made it to the lottery selection that was conducted by Wayne Tuck of Walker, Pierce, and Tuck CPA firm in Gainesville.

The city is only allowing three stores to operate.

Tuck had a representative of each application select a numbered ball, that ball was placed in a wire container that when turned would allow one ball to fall out at a time.

The first selection went to Barth Gandhi, whose store will be located at 167 West Kytle Stree. The second selected were James Edward Hatcher and Calvin Dudley Dalton. Their business will be located at 262/272 South Main Street.   Sarthi Gandhi was the third applicant selected, his store will be located at 897 South Main Street (in the Colonial Shopping Center).

The remaining applicant who failed to be selected was Gerald Singer, Neil, and Margaret McLean.

City Administrator Kevin Harris said, “These businesses have 12 months to get their business license, everything in order and operational, according to the code if there is an emergency or something potentially goes wrong they have a chance to appeal to our city clerk for an additional six months.”

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