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Residents urge city to block vape shop near Davis Place; aldermen say use is currently permitted
Summary
Residents of Davis Place told the Clayton Board of Aldermen on July 22 they oppose a vaping retail business proposed at 7811 Clayton Road because of its proximity to school routes and family neighborhoods.
Residents of Davis Place told the Clayton Board of Aldermen on July 22 that they oppose a vaping retail business that has applied for occupancy at 7811 Clayton Road, a corner that sits at the southern edge of the Davis Place neighborhood and near the carpool route for Miramark Elementary School.
Sarah Evans, a Davis Place resident, opened public comment: "I am in opposition of High Life Vape Shop opening at 7811 Clayton Road," she said, noting the store's proximity to student routes and citing national concerns about illicit flavored products and high-nicotine devices.
Other speakers from Davis Place — Julia Kotetz (parent and All In Clayton Coalition member), Jessica Dumas (Davis Place trustees representative), Jenny Abeles, Tucker Abeles and Olga Lupugina — reiterated public-health and neighborhood-character concerns and asked the city to stop the proposed use. Michael Wall, a WashU…
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