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ARLINGTON — The Arlington City Council voted unanimously yet again on Feb. 4 to extend their moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries and collective gardens by another six months, following a public hearing with no comments from the audience. “We usually don’t schedule a vote the same night as a public hearing, but the existing moratorium would have expired Feb. 14, which would have created a 10-day gap before a new moratorium would be effective,” Arlington Assistant City Administrator Kristin Banfield said. “The Council was very comfortable with extending it one more time, while we wait for further clarification from the state on the entire marijuana issue, not just medical marijuana.” The original six-month moratorium dates back to Aug. 15, 2011, one month after the Marysville City Council voted unanimously to impose a six-month moratorium on the establishment, licensing or permitting of medical marijuana dispensaries or collective
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Arlington City Council members Ken Klein, left, and Steve Baker join the unanimous vote on Feb. 4 to extend the Council’s moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries and collective gardens by another six months. gardens, when the Arlington City Council did the same. Although the possession and use of one ounce or less of marijuana became legal in the state of Washington as of Dec. 6 of last year, how this new law would be
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ARLINGTON — With his easy grin and casual demeanor, one could almost mistake Arlington Police School Resource Officer Seth Kinney for one of the Arlington High School students he’s charged with protecting, but for as much as he likes to laugh with those teens at lunch, the young officer takes his responsibilities to them very seriously, especially in the wake of the school shootings in Connecticut this December. “Even without something like [the Dec. 14 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn.], it’s always on the forefront of our minds that a horrible situation could arise,” Kinney said. “It’s one of the reasons why the police department has partnered so closely with the school district to conduct exercises like
intruder drills once a month. What that tragedy did was bring the security and safety of the students to everyone’s attention.” Kinney is a member of the Arlington Emergency Management Response Committee, and uses his role as a liaison between the police department and the school district to foster a rapport with the students and staff of not only AHS, but also all the other schools in the district for which he serves as the SRO. “There’s almost 1,600 kids at the main high school alone, so it’s not like I know each one, but as the face of the police department, I make sure that I’m approachable and knowledgeable,” Kinney said. “Seth serves as a resource for students and parents alike who have questions about law