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Residents urge review of Mesa budget process and challenge recreational marijuana delivery ban
Summary
During public comment at the Feb. 24 Mesa City Council meeting, three residents urged changes to the city's budget process and asked the council to revisit an ordinance that prohibits adult-use marijuana delivery, citing state law and public-safety benefits of delivery.
Three Mesa residents used the Feb. 24 public-comment period to press the City Council on separate but substantive issues: a call to reconsider the city's budget-development process and continuing special district taxes in Eastmark; a request that the council amend a city ordinance that prohibits adult-use marijuana delivery; and an appeal for civility, bipartisanship and attention to diversity, equity and inclusion.
David Winstanley, a District 6 resident, asked the council to change how public input is scheduled during the budget process so that public comment does not appear to coincide with final votes. He said the city's published 12-step budget process includes steps for…
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