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‘Seven Minutes’
Hundreds answer casting call to serve as extras and fill the stands at Haller Stadium BY LAUREN SALCEDO lsalcedo@arlingtontimes.com
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Hundreds of extras donning red and blue fill the stands at Haller Stadium in Arlington on Sunday, Aug. 4, for the filming of the Hollywood feature-length movie, ‘Seven Minutes.’
City Council votes to prohibit medical marijuana dispensaries
SPORTS: Arlington Boys & Girls Club hosts sports sign-ups. Page 10
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Vol. 124, No. 02
BY KIRK BOXLEITNER kboxleitner@marysvilleglobe.com
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City of Arlington Community Development Director Paul Ellis reiterated on Aug. 5 that the proposed ordinance to prohibit medical marijuana dispensaries and collective gardens within the city of Arlington was consistent with the standards already set by the cities of Marysville and Lake Stevens.
ARLINGTON — The Arlington City Council voted unanimously during their Monday, Aug. 5, regular session meeting to prohibit medical marijuana dispensaries and collective gardens within the city of Arlington, following a public hearing which drew no comments from the citizens in attendance. During the City Council’s July 22 workshop meeting, city of Arlington Community Development Director Paul Ellis had reminded Council members that their Aug. 5 meeting was the only meeting they had left to hold a public hearing and vote on a prohibition similar to the one likewise approved
unanimously by the Marysville City Council on June 24, before Arlington’s temporary moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries and collective gardens was due to sunset on Aug. 14. “What we’ve worked up here is consistent with what the cities of Marysville and Lake Stevens have already adopted,” Ellis said on Aug. 5. “It’s critical that a decision be made on this before the moratorium expires.” “We’ve already discussed this a lot,” Arlington City Council member Marilyn Oertle said. “And after moratorium after moratorium, it’s time to make a decision.” The Arlington City Council’s initial sixmonth moratorium on medical marijuana SEE COUNCIL, PAGE 2
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SPORTS: AquaSox visit Arlington’s Britt Sports Cards. Page 10
ARLINGTON — Haller Middle School’s Stadium was buzzing with red and blue on Sunday, Aug. 4, as hundreds of people crowded the stands for a chance to be an extra in a Hollywood film called ‘Seven Minutes.’ The film is a contemporary heist thriller, set in Everett, about friends and former athletes who find themselves resorting to desperate measures for cash. “It’s the story of a group of guys that get into a desperate situation,” said Jacob Mosler, producer and unit production manager. “They are short on some money and they find a way to close the gap — by