MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Council is scheduled to vote Aug. 20 on zoning regulations and rules of operation for recreational cannabis dispensaries in the city. That was the decision near the end of a special council meeting Monday night to review the proposal from the city administration on how — and where — up to […]
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Mansfield lawmakers call special meeting Monday to discuss cannabis zoning regulations
MANSFIELD — A special Mansfield City Council meeting is scheduled for Monday at 6:30 p.m. to discuss proposed zoning ordinances for recreational cannabis dispensaries. The meeting was called Wednesday morning by council members Cheryl Meier (2nd Ward), Laura Burns (1st Ward) and Stephanie Zader (At-large), who also requested discussion on repealing the current ban on […]
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Frustration emerges as Mansfield lawmakers postpone cannabis zoning vote
MANSFIELD — You can’t smoke ’em if you don’t got ’em. And Mansfield lawmakers can’t vote on zoning regulations for potential recreational cannabis dispensaries in the city if they don’t got ’em, either.
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Mansfield City Council opens door for recreational cannabis dispensaries
MANSFIELD — Jodie Perry wasn’t sure she wanted a recreational cannabis dispensary in Mansfield. That’s why the mayor asked City Council in April to impose a six-month moratorium on such marijuana retail stores, dispensaries made possible by the passage of State Issue 2 seven months ago.
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Mansfield could see $250K in yearly tax revenue from cannabis dispensary
MANSFIELD — An adult-use marijuana dispensary could net the City of Mansfield as much as $250,000 in annual tax revenue, based on estimated sales offered Tuesday by a representative of a company that would like to have a store here. However, that’s if Mansfield City Council doesn’t impose a six-month moratorium on such local dispensaries […]
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Why wait? Mansfield City Council quickly adopts change in investment policy
MANSFIELD — Apparently the proposed change in the City of Mansfield’s investment policy was too good to wait. Local lawmakers were not scheduled to vote until March 20 on a proposal that new Finance Director Kelly Blankenship said would allow the city’s money to make more money.
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Mansfield lawmaker recovering from ice skating head injuries
MANSFIELD — Laura Burns will likely never put on ice skates again. A horrible fall while skating on the famous rink at Rockefeller Center in New York City on Dec. 27 left the 1st Ward Mansfield City Council member with broken bones in her skull and bleeding on her brain.
