The owners of Barbers and Billiards hope their liquor license application will appear before the Selma City Council again.

The license was denied during Monday’s council meeting by an initial 4-4 vote.

Angela Benjamin, Michael Johnson, Sam Randolph and Benny Tucker voted to approve the application. Corey Bowie, Cecil Williamson, Greg Bjelke and Bennie Ruth Crenshaw voted against it.

After the vote, Randolph asked to change his voted to “no” so he could bring the issue up again at a future meeting.

Selma City Attorney Jimmy Nunn said any council member who voted with the majority on any decision could ask later to revisit the vote. He also said council members can change their vote anytime before a meeting adjourns.

“Anyone can change their vote on any item until the end of the council meeting,” Nunn said.

Barbers and Billiard owner Terry Carmichael said he hopes he can get enough votes to overturn the decision.

“We don’t know what time we are going to bring it back. We plan to try and get someone to swing our way,” Carmichael said. “We just don’t know when.”

The barbershop and billiard hall combination is located at 2899B Citizens Parkway in Selma. With a retail liquor license, the owners had planned to add a lounge to the establishment.

A representative with the Alabama Beverage Control Board said Wednesday morning she couldn’t comment on the application because the state has yet to receive anything official from the city saying the license was denied.

Applicants have a limited time to decide their next move, which could include an appeal to circuit court. Several neighboring businesses have voiced opposition to the license over the past few weeks.

“This has always been a quiet, family-oriented business strip. I think it would be a mistake to change the character of this area, and putting a lounge in here would definitely do that,” said Nat Rudulph, owner of Carpet Plus. “Mr. Carmichael seems like a nice man, and I wish him well, but there are more appropriate areas to have that kind of business.”