Durham's Alcoholic Beverage Control Board is moving its three-person law enforcement division into its former liquor store at 905 Fayetteville Street.

Preparatory to the move, the building is due for an overhaul to modernize it and improve its appearance, according to an ABC statement released this morning.

"We are hopeful that these updates to the property will contribute to the area as it grows in the coming years," ABC General Manager Randy Mills said in the statement.

ABC had had a store on Fayetteville Street, in the old Hayti area of town, for more than 70 years before closing it in February. The location was one of just two counter-service liquor stores left in Durham County after ABC's gradual conversion to self-service retail.

The board expects to start remodeling later this fall and to move personnel in early next year.