The survey, according to City Manager Suja Lowenthal, covers a variety of issues, one of which addresses the prevailing community view of allowing retail marijuana sales within city limits.
Council member Ray Jackson asked if a separate initiative, on the same ballot as the Chacker measure, to maintain the current city pot ban would be possible.
“After listening to all the hysterical, hypocritical hyperbole from so many people, it’s just unbelievable,” he said.
But I’m a legal age adult and no spring chicken.” He suggested that everyone on the council, the cannabis group, and everyone who is listening probably smoked pot when they were young, and whether you like it or not, the kids today are doing the same thing.
– Moved to correct a situation described by staff as “temporary beach volleyball courts which were installed within the residential zones south of 10th Street and north of 15th Street.” Now the nets must be 50 feet from the Strand.