- ByGaetana Pipia
- The Kennesaw Patch
The City of Kennesaw will hold a hearing during tonight's City Council meeting to determine the continued status of the business and pawn licenses for Cruchelow Jewelry & Loan.
The pawn shop was allowed to open in the Mack Dobbs Point strip mall this year, despite a 2004 agreement prohibiting pawn shops from the property.
While officials admitted the city made a mistake by approving the business license, Mayor Mark Mathews said the pawn shop was in the wrong by having used the term "loan" when Georgia law bars pawnbrokers from using the word in connection with any advertising for pawn shops opened after 1992.
According to tonight's agenda, which is attached to this article, the mayor and council will conduct the public hearing, consider any and all evidence that is put forth, and may then render a decision regarding the continued operation of the business as a pawn shop.
The public is encouraged to attend tonight's meeting at 6:30 at City Hall.
The pawn shop was allowed to open in the Mack Dobbs Point strip mall this year, despite a 2004 agreement prohibiting pawn shops from the property.
While officials admitted the city made a mistake by approving the business license, Mayor Mark Mathews said the pawn shop was in the wrong by having used the term "loan" when Georgia law bars pawnbrokers from using the word in connection with any advertising for pawn shops opened after 1992.
According to tonight's agenda, which is attached to this article, the mayor and council will conduct the public hearing, consider any and all evidence that is put forth, and may then render a decision regarding the continued operation of the business as a pawn shop.
The public is encouraged to attend tonight's meeting at 6:30 at City Hall.
