There's a public hearing set for a downtown Garland sandwich shop petitioning the city to serve alcohol on its property.
Corner Pocket Sandwich Shoppe wants to sell alcohol but under a city ordinance it can't within 300 feet of a church, public school or hospital - the shop is right across the street from a church and a few blocks away from the Alpha Charter school.
Owner Tammy Harris and her husband want to transform the family-run sandwich shop, into a neighborhood bar serving beer and wine.
"If you've ever been down here, you know there's not, a lot of retail, and lot of things here," said Business owner Tammy Harris.
"We want to rival a downtown Plano or a downtown Addison and be--you know, just a great community for other people to come to," said Harris.
Other restaurants in the area also serve alcohol, but business owners have been sending around a letter, hoping to gain community support.
"There's a lot of money being put into the downtown area," said Harris. "We want to be a part of that, we want, you know, for there to be somewhere for people to come, we want there to be some draw to the area."
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The city will decide whether to open -- or close -- the door for the sandwich shop's proposed changes at a public hearing scheduled for July 2.
