The Canyon Weekly February 27, 2014
Volume 5, Issue 9
Your local news source for the North Santiam Canyon
Serving the communities of Lyons, Mehama, Elkhorn, Mill City, Gates, Niagara, Detroit, Breitenbush, Idanha and Marion Forks
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Courtesy of the Lyons Fire Department: Early in the morning on Feb 20, Lyons Fire responded to a fully involved, unoccupied structure fire . It quickly went to a 3rd alarm response. “Thank you to the follow-
Photo by Shanna Hall Photography ing fire departments for your assistance; Aumsville, Sublimity, Gates, Scio and Staytons - Mehama Station 82. We would also like to thank the surrounding departments that moved up to cover stations.”
Mill City says no to medical marijuana dispensaries
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Santiam Wolverine Girl’s Basketball STATE PLAY-OFF GAME THIS FRIDAY at 7pm at Santiam High School! IT'S A BLACK-OUT SO WEAR BLACK! Four Santiam players take home All Conference Awards
Recommended business permit changes would prohibit illegal activities By Michelle Gates With medical marijuana dispensaries soon to be a reality in Oregon, the City of Mill City is trying to decide just where they stand on regulating these businesses within city limits. While city officials say that no one has actually applied for a dispensary permit, they are working to address just how they feel about the possibility of someone wanting to open one here. For all intents and purposes, it appears that they would rather a medical marijuana business go elsewhere.
The city’s Planning Commission has been reviewing the issue and made a recommendation that the city council change its Business License code to read “A business license will be denied if the proposed use does not comply with any of the zoning regulations, building code requirement, public improvement requirement, or state licensing/certification requirement or violates local, state or federal law.” The new addition of “violates local, state or federal law” would prohibit dispensaries from being approved
within the city because marijuana is still illegal under federal law. “The code language modification doesn’t direct any prohibitions at medical marijuana itself,” said a representative of the city. “It just adds the words that if a business violates a law then they will be denied a permit.” Other cities in Oregon have already banned dispensaries. The towns of Stayton, Medford, Tualatin, Jacksonville, Sherwood and Grants Pass, and Yamhill County have all passed local ordinances to ban mari- (cont’d on page 10)
Congratulations to these All Conference Award winners! Awards were presented on February 21; the winners are pictured here from left to right: Lindsey Reeser won Honorable Mention, Alisha Mercedes won Third Team, Harli Davidson won Second Team, and Hannah Thompson took home the First Team and Player Of The Year!
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