City council members in Spanish Fork voted 3-2 Oct. 5 in a roll call vote on a proposal that could change the city's long-standing law against selling beer on a Sunday.

The official vote is scheduled for next Tuesday and residents are already campaigning against it.

''They voted on it not too many months ago, and all of them voted against it,'' resident Royden Hill said. ''To have them turn tail on it now is really disappointing. I want to know their reasoning, why they would want to do this.''

Hill and several other residents have been circulating petitions of those opposed to changing the law. Albertsons is the only grocer in the city open on Sundays and the chain estimates it could average around 73 beer sales - roughly $78,000 annually - if Sunday sales are allowed.

Nearby Springville, Payson, Santaquin and Saratoga Springs allow beer to be sold on Sundays in Utah County.

Spanish Fork Mayor Dale Barney said concerned residents should talk to their council members.

''To me, I'd like to see it banned altogether, but that's not going to happen,'' Barney said. ''I don't believe in it, but I don't believe in suppressing other people's views. The people ought to have the choice.''