Starting today, the alcoholic beverages section of the menu will no longer be off limits on Sunday at some Florence restaurants.

Members of Strengthening Florence Families are voicing complaints about the results of Florence’s Sunday alcohol sales referendum, which voters passed in Tuesday’s general election.

Both sides on the battle over Sunday alcohol sales in Florence say the city’s additional revenue projections validate their calculations. A referendum on this November’s ballot in the city of Florence applies to sales of alcoholic drinks for on-premises consumption, not packaged alcohol sales.

Strengthening Florence Families, a group that opposes the proposal for Sunday alcohol sales in Florence, had an organizational meeting Tuesday.

A Florence pastor told Florence City Council that the group Strengthening Florence Families will do “everything in our power” to defeat a referendum that could allow Sunday alcohol sales at restaurants in the city.

It’s been nearly two weeks since Florence City Council voted to allow a referendum regarding Sunday alcohol sales to appear on the ballot in November.

Florence’s mayoral and city council hopefuls generally agree voters should have a say in a referendum that could allow Sunday alcohol sales, although some candidates oppose such a change, and for various reasons.

Lake City voters are one step closer to choosing whether they should be allowed to purchase alcohol on Sundays.

Florence City Council will meet Thursday morning to take a final vote regarding a proposed alcohol referendum and hear a request to buy a downtown building for the Florence Museum of Art, Science and History.

Local business and economic leaders at Florence City Council’s meeting Monday said Sunday alcohol sales would bring vastly more money to area restaurants, while some residents said such a change could do more harm than good.

Florence City Council has introduced an ordinance that would let Florence voters decide whether to lift a ban on Sunday alcohol sales at licensed restaurants in the city.