S T E A M B O AT
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SEPTEMBER 15, 2009
Steamboat Springs, Colorado
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Vol. 21, No. 221
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C O U N T Y ’ S
DA I LY
N E W S PA P E R
S T E A M B O AT S P R I N G S
July sales tax dips City revenue for month is down $300,000 compared to last year’s intake Page 3
S T E A M B O AT S P R I N G S
Flu still spreading More cases in Routt County are suspected to be H1N1 virus Page 4
SPORTS
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Ryan Fisher, co-owner of Rocky Mountain Remedies medical marijuana dispensary, fills out some paperwork in the business’ new location in the 2700 block of Downhill Plaza. Steamboat Springs City Council will discuss an ordinance regulating dispensaries at tonight’s meeting.
Pot ordinance drafted
Provisions include advertising, location and hour restrictions for dispensaries Brandon Gee
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Steamboat Springs City Council will take its first look today at an ordinance regulating medical marijuana dispensaries. Under the draft ordinance, medical marijuana dispensaries would be allowed as a permitted use, with conditions, in some commercial and industrial zone districts, but they could not be located on the pedestrian level
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Monday night’s Cash 5 numbers: 5-13-15-19-24 Drawings are held Monday through Saturday.
on Lincoln Avenue or Yampa Street. Dispensaries are popping up in several Western Slope communities, and the ordinance being considered by council was spurred by several inquiries to the city by people hoping to open dispensaries in Steamboat. The city enacted a 90-day moratorium on such businesses last month, but not before two dispensaries opened their doors. The ordinance is not up for a first reading today, but staff members will solicit coun-
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A couple of heavy storms. High of 71.
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If you go What: Steamboat Springs City Council meeting When: 5 p.m. today Where: Centennial Hall, 124 10th St. Call: City offices at 879-2060 for more
cil members’ feedback on the draft. First and final readings of the ordinance are expected no later than Oct. 20 and Nov. 3, respectively. The draft ordinance also would prevent dispensaries from locating within one mile
information; call 871-7070 to listen live to City Council meetings Online: Visit www.steamboatpilot.com to download materials for tonight’s meeting.
of each other; locating within 1,000 feet of any school, park, playground, licensed child care facility, educational institution or correctional facility; operating as a home occupation; and See City Council, page 11
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