{"id":114040,"date":"2015-03-10T20:21:48","date_gmt":"2015-03-11T02:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/mancos-weighs-2nd-pot-retailer\/"},"modified":"2015-03-10T20:21:48","modified_gmt":"2015-03-11T02:21:48","slug":"mancos-weighs-2nd-pot-retailer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/mancos-weighs-2nd-pot-retailer\/","title":{"rendered":"Mancos weighs 2nd pot retailer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Lea Cody, Kathy Smith, Mattie Sim, and Jim Cody of medical marijuana shop Bud Farm in Mancos.<\/span>File Photo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

The Mancos Town Board will hold a public hearing Wednesday to consider allowing second retail marijuana store in Mancos.<\/p>\n

The first store, The Shop, opened Dec. 22.<\/p>\n

The Bud Farm, 385 N. Willow, is asking the town to approve its retail marijuana application, which will coincide with its medical marijuana business.<\/p>\n

The board recently voted on an emergency ordinance banning new marijuana business in town to align town policies with state law.<\/p>\n

The Bud Farm had submitted its application for a retail marijuana license before the ban was enacted, so the emergency ban does not apply, said Town Administrator Andrea Phillips.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey put in their application before we had the moratorium in affect,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Phillips said The Bud Farm would retain the medical portion of the business and have a separate retail portion.<\/p>\n

Also at 7 p.m. Wednesday, board members will hold a public hearing on Ordinance 695, which would remove the criminal penalty of land-use code violations.<\/p>\n

For example, tall weeds can be treated as a criminal violation, with a fine of about $1,000.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe still want people to comply, but we are not looking at jail time for violations,\u201d Phillips said.<\/p>\n

Because of possible jail time, violators could ask for a jury trial, a party could request a jury trial after being cited with pollution or other land-use violations.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted to decriminalize those violations and make the process more simple,\u201d Phillips said.<\/p>\n

If approved, town administrators would become code enforcement officers.<\/p>\n

In addition, the town board plans to consider lowering fines to a maximum of $499 for violations.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t want to make it a criminal matter, that takes it to a legal level that probably isn\u2019t necessary,\u201d Phillips said.<\/p>\n

The board also will consider quotes from companies to find leaks in the treated-water supply system.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe think we are loosing over 30 percent of our treated water,\u201d Phillips said. \u201cAnd that can get expensive.\u201d<\/p>\n

Companies use sound and vibration equipment to go through the system and determine locations of leaks.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that will tell us a lot,\u201d Phillips said. \u201cIt will help us prioritize replacement of water lines.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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