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Monday, December 10, 2012

New Baltimore Passes Medical Marijuana Ordinance

A majority of New Baltimore City Council approved medical marijuana dispensaries in the industrial district.

Following months of debates, New Baltimore City Council approved a medical marijuana ordinance Monday night. The council majority approved the proposed ordinance allowing dispensaries in the city's industrial district, an area not far behind the U.S. Post Office off 23 Mile, Councilman Karl Rutledge said. Under the ordinance, medical marijuana establishments cannot be within 1,200 feet of primary or secondary schools in the city, he said. "I am glad that we have taken the first step," Rutledge, who also has served on the planning commission, said after the motion passed. "Now we have guidelines in place. It's very difficult to tell a business owner who you can and can't sell your property to." The ordinance is aimed at setting clear, …

Jamie

4:51 pm on Wednesday, December 12, 2012

If someone is going to to attempt to assert something, especially something so damning of an otherwise succesful program, they should be prepared to substantiate it. The truth is, while many are ready to believe that the program is abused, there is no evidence to support it. It is simply said and believed without actually being true. A person leaves a pharmacy with enough poison to kill …   more ›

Monday, June 13, 2011

New Baltimore Residents Have Pothole Woes

Homeowners say local streets need repair while city officials acknowledge problem.

New Baltimore homeowners are griping about potholes they say pose hazards on their subdivision streets. The problem, acknowledged by city officials, is causing a stir in summer months when road repair money is scarce. "If you go anywhere around the city, the roads are just trashed," resident Mark Paparelli said Monday. He says a couple of children on his street, Brett Drive off County Line, have been injured riding their bikes over potholes several inches deep. "It's like a war zone in some spots," he said, adding a small dog could fit in the worst potholes. City Knows of Pothole Headache Mayor Larry Smith and other city officials acknowledged the road issue in town. The mayor and fellow council members have themselves balked at the …

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