BELDING — The topic of allowing additional marijuana facilities in Belding may soon be up for debate at the City Council level.
Belding City Councilman Douglas Feehan says he’s not in favor of allowing more marijuana grow facilities within Belding during Tuesday’s City Council meeting. — DN Photo | Brandon Schreur
City Manager John Niemela brought up the topic during Tuesday’s City Council meeting, which was held in person at the Belrockton Historical Museum. According to Niemela, a handful of people have reached out to him with inquiries about starting marijuana grow facilities within the city limits.
“Suddenly, we’ve become a hotbed for people interested in looking for places to build grow facilities,” he said.
The City Council previously amended its marijuana ordinance to allow Botanical Biologics to grow medical and adult-use marijuana products out of their facility at 1331 W. State St. No other requests for approval to start a marijuana-related business have come before the City Council.
Before having prospective business owners put together a formal presentation or site plan, Niemela first asked if there was any interest from council members in having another marijuana facility within the city.
“They kind of want to measure the temperature of the City Council to see if that’s something that would be considered of an interest,” he explained. “They’d then come forward and do all the things that need to be done to go through that process.
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BELDING — The topic of allowing additional marijuana facilities in Belding may soon be up for debate at the City Council level.
Belding City Councilman Douglas Feehan says he’s not in favor of allowing more marijuana grow facilities within Belding during Tuesday’s City Council meeting. — DN Photo | Brandon Schreur
City Manager John Niemela brought up the topic during Tuesday’s City Council meeting, which was held in person at the Belrockton Historical Museum. According to Niemela, a handful of people have reached out to him with inquiries about starting marijuana grow facilities within the city limits.
“Suddenly, we’ve become a hotbed for people interested in looking for places to build grow facilities,” he said.
The City Council previously amended its marijuana ordinance to allow Botanical Biologics to grow medical and adult-use marijuana products out of their facility at 1331 W. State St. No other requests for approval to start a marijuana-related business have come before the City Council.
Before having prospective business owners put together a formal presentation or site plan, Niemela first asked if there was any interest from council members in having another marijuana facility within the city.
“They kind of want to measure the temperature of the City Council to see if that’s something that would be considered of an interest,” he explained. “They’d then come forward and do all the things that need to be done to go through that process.