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City might consider pot businesses as taverns for zoning purposes By Brian Beckley bbeckley@rentonreporter.com
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Sim Sampson, right, shares a joke with Dr. Hyon Kim while inside a 12-foot inflatable colon at Valley Medical Center. The inflatable colon was brought in as a pre-curser to Colon Cancer Awareness Month in March. Colon cancer is the third most-common cancer affecting men and woman, but is highly treatable if caught early. Everyone over the age of 50 is encouraged to get a screening. Brian Beckley, Renton Reporter
The City of Renton is considering treating recreational-marijuana businesses like taverns, instead of typical retail stores, and will only permit producers and processors in the city’s “Industrial Heavy” zone. The city is also considering requiring all producers to be indoor facilities. The potential rule changes were presented this past week to the City Council’s Planning and Development Committee as part of an update on the city’s progress on the issue. Presently in the city of Renton, there is a sixmonth moratorium on the issuance of marijuanarelated business licenses to allow the city time to deal with the issue, particularly zoning of businesses they had never before considered. The current moratorium is set to expire April 4. Though other cities, such as Kent, have opted [ more pot page 19 ]
Christian school looking to move into former City Hall building The former Renton City Hall building at 200 Mill Ave. may soon have some new tenants. The City of Renton is in communication with Amazing Grace Christian School of Renton to lease space for its school there. “Because we have completely outgrown our facility, we are searching for an additional site that serves our expanding student population,” said David-Paul Zimmerman, school administrator. “Last year we added 43 new students and this year we have added 41 students after we lifted a self-imposed enrollment cap that we had in place for the last 10 years.” Amazing Grace has had a waiting list 15 to 60 students deep, depending upon the grade level, during that time. They teach preschool through eighth-
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graders. Presently they have around 190 students enrolled at the school. School officials hope to expand their middle school, grades 9 and 10, at the site with approval from the city for a five year lease. The site is attractive, Zimmerman said, because of the amenities within walking distance of the building: an outdoor basketball court, tennis courts, skate park, walking trails and ball fields. “I think it’s a win-win for both of us,” Zimmerman said. “The city gets to utilize its property in the area of education and at the same time gets to have revenue coming in.” Amazing Grace gets about two visits a day from parents interested in sending their kids to the school. Amazing Grace has been at its present location [ more 200 mill page 19 ]
Much of Amazing Grace’s school work is done online, even here in this second-grade classroom where students are doing assessments. Tracey Compton, Renton Reporter
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