LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A group of neighborhood advocates are opposing a proposal to reduce the required distance between businesses that sell packaged liquor and nearby churches, homes and schools.

Lincoln attorney Mark Hunzeker is asking the city to reduce the distance from 100 feet to 50 feet. He is representing Walgreens, which can’t get an off-sale liquor license because it has a store 60 feet from a residential property.

Shawn Ryba of NeighborWorks Lincoln wrote a letter to Lincoln City Council, saying that a coalition of more than 25 neighborhood associations endorsed the current spacing requirement and believes it helps protect the quality of life in neighborhoods.

The Lincoln-Lancaster County Planning Commission will take up the issue Nov. 30. It’ll eventually go to the City Council.