SAND CITY – City officials in Sand City are seeking community feedback on the question of allowing commercial cannabis businesses within the city’s limits in a survey has posted on the city’s website (https://www.sandcity.org/our-community/commercial-cannabis-survey).
“At a December 2020 council meeting there was a public presentation made from a prospective cannabis retailer,” said Aaron Blair, Sand City city manager. “During that meeting, there was a request made for council to reconsider its stance on commercial cannabis. The council directed staff to place the item on a future agenda.”
At the Feb. 2 council meeting, a proposed “Roadmap to Cannabis” was provided by city staff and direction was given to begin collecting stakeholder feedback to assist the council in determining whether to amend the city’s municipal code to allow commercial cannabis activities in Sand City.
According to the city’s website, data from the survey will be compiled and the overall results will be used to assist the planning process. Completed surveys are to be submitted by midnight March 12.
Blair said the data collection process is not due to the failed tax measure, or the looming loss of revenue from the desalination plant lease.
“The city will continue to operate as lean as possible without impacting services to the community,” said Blair.
Sand City had placed its…
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SAND CITY – City officials in Sand City are seeking community feedback on the question of allowing commercial cannabis businesses within the city’s limits in a survey has posted on the city’s website (https://www.sandcity.org/our-community/commercial-cannabis-survey).
“At a December 2020 council meeting there was a public presentation made from a prospective cannabis retailer,” said Aaron Blair, Sand City city manager. “During that meeting, there was a request made for council to reconsider its stance on commercial cannabis. The council directed staff to place the item on a future agenda.”
At the Feb. 2 council meeting, a proposed “Roadmap to Cannabis” was provided by city staff and direction was given to begin collecting stakeholder feedback to assist the council in determining whether to amend the city’s municipal code to allow commercial cannabis activities in Sand City.
According to the city’s website, data from the survey will be compiled and the overall results will be used to assist the planning process. Completed surveys are to be submitted by midnight March 12.
Blair said the data collection process is not due to the failed tax measure, or the looming loss of revenue from the desalination plant lease.
“The city will continue to operate as lean as possible without impacting services to the community,” said Blair.
Sand City had placed its…
