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Ironton City Council approves minutes, asks state liquor agency not to hold hearing and thanks legislators over marijuana tax change
Summary
At a recent Ironton City Council meeting members approved minutes for Oct. 9, 2025, voted to ask the state liquor agency not to hold a hearing on a riverfront liquor-license matter and discussed passage of Ohio Senate Bill 56 that city officials say restores a portion of marijuana tax revenue to municipalities.
At a recent Ironton City Council meeting, members approved meeting minutes from Oct. 9, 2025, voted to ask the Ohio Division of Liquor Control not to hold a hearing on a riverfront liquor-license matter and discussed passage of Ohio Senate Bill 56, which speakers said returns a portion of the marijuana excise tax to municipalities.
The council first approved the regular council meeting minutes and finance committee meeting minutes for Oct. 9, 2025; the minutes “will stand as approved,” according to the meeting record. The approval was handled at the start of audience participation after the chair asked if there were errors, additions or omissions and received none.
In communications, the council discussed a letter received from the Ohio Division of Liquor Control regarding an application tied to a riverfront business identified in the record as the Friends of Iron and Liquor license. A council member moved that the city send a letter to the liquor agency stating the city did not want a hearing on the license matter; the motion was seconded and the motion was recorded as approved in the meeting record. Councilmember Brown recorded “Aye” during the roll call; the transcript indicates Councilmember Cleary also participated in the vote call.
Council members also discussed recent state action on marijuana taxation. A speaker reported that Ohio Senate Bill 56 passed and, as described at the meeting, returns “36% of the 10% tax” to municipalities; the speaker characterized that as yielding 3.6% of recreational marijuana sales for the municipality. The speaker said the city planned to send a certified letter thanking the relevant legislators for their support; the record shows staff were asked to prepare that letter.
Other brief community announcements during the meeting included notices about a chili cook-off benefiting Shop with a Cop, a ribbon-cutting for Bell Park and youth basketball registration dates and sponsorships. The meeting also included routine administrative notes about getting minutes posted online.
The meeting record does not include a full roll-call tally for the liquor-license letter motion beyond the partial recorded responses; other votes and formal roll-call details were not specified in the transcript.
