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Montgomery council discusses temporary moratorium on package stores, convenience stores, gas stations and vape shops
Summary
City councilors debated a proposed temporary moratorium on new or transferred package stores, convenience stores, gas stations and vape and vaping shops to limit youth access to vaping products; no final vote was recorded during the work session.
Montgomery City Council members debated a proposed ordinance to establish a temporary moratorium on permits and approvals for package stores, convenience stores, gas stations and vape shops in the city limits, focusing on concerns about students obtaining vapes near schools.
Council members said the moratorium aims to curb youth access to vaping products sold within walking distance of schools. “Most of these shops are within walking distance, and I just wanna come up with some type of ordinance that we can prohibit them from getting inside the school as much as they are, mister president,”…
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