He said he wasn't enthusiastic about it, but didn't see why the city shouldn't go along with it. Iverson said the public didn't seem overly concerned with adding another dispensary in the Lynch Road corridor. Jackson said they will be exploring their options, but have a timeline to move quickly due to the time already spent on this. Parkway Dispensary's Ambrose Jackson, chairman and CEO with the owner The 1937 Group, said he was 'very disheartened' with the council's vote and will be looking at another city in this area to open the dispensary. Williams said this was the first time he's had to provide a tie-breaking vote, as he cast the 8th 'yes' vote. The zoning ordinance change received 6 'no' votes from Wands, Poshard, Puhr, Burt, Ludwig and Williams and 7 'yes' votes from Ford, Pickering, Iverson, O'Kane, Wilson, Strebing and Teague. Current ordinance allows one, and the city already has approved Seven Point's across the road from Sunnyside.Ĭity officials said they were following state law with the ordinance change.

provided the majority eighth vote needed to change the city's zoning ordinance to allow one or more cannabis dispensaries that are authorized or licensed pursuant to the Social Equity and/or Social Equity Justice Lottery to locate within 1,500 feet of each other and/or within 1,500 feet of an Early Approval Adult Use cannabis dispensary. The vote came after Mayor Rickey Williams Jr.

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