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BELPRE – Belpre Metropolis Council took motion Monday to limit potential cannabis-related companies inside the metropolis.
For a number of weeks, council has heard from the general public on discussions relating to leisure marijuana and its potential availability in Belpre.
Final November, Ohio voters authorized permitting the acquisition and use of marijuana for leisure functions beneath the state Structure. Medical use has been permitted for a number of years.
Belpre officers have been contemplating motion relating to the potential for dispensaries eager to function inside metropolis limits and heard each opposition and assist, with the opponents being the larger quantity to return ahead.
Throughout Monday’s assembly, council voted 5-1 on all three readings of an ordinance prohibiting grownup use hashish processing dishing out, laboratories, cultivation areas and cultivation services.
At-large Councilman Nate Godfrey was the one dissenting vote. At a June 24 committee assembly, he mentioned he was personally in opposition to a ban attributable to uncertainties remaining in how the state of Ohio will deal with numerous points associated to the legalization. Godfrey mentioned he would assist doable restrictions on places, for instance close to colleges and such, however not a complete ban based mostly on the choice of Ohio’s voters final 12 months.
In her mayor’s report, Mayor Susan Abdella mentioned the mandated survey of lead service traces just isn’t doing very effectively with getting the surveys accomplished. She urged council members to work inside their wards to assist get the surveys accomplished. A technique session might be held quickly on the right way to accomplish this process previous to Sept 1, Abdella mentioned.
The following common council assembly will probably be at 7:30 p.m. July 22. The Parks and Recreation Committee will meet at 6 p.m. July 22, adopted by the Planning and Zoning Committee at 7 p.m. Previous to that, the Guidelines Committee will meet at 5 p.m. July 15.
Wayne Towner could be reached at wtowner@newsandsentinel.com
