That law would then be required to go to a permissive referendum, said Wade Beltramo, general counsel for the New York State Conference of Mayors.
Although he didn’t specify what Colorado town he lived in, he said there was an increase in crime and the municipality eventually changed its rules so that no more retail sites could open.
Mayor Tom Gifford is conducting a straw poll with residents who attended the forum to get an idea of how village residents feel about the topic.