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Council approves cannabis benefits committee recommendations; disc-golf funding deferred for further review
Summary
The council approved the Cannabis Community Benefits Committee’s recommendation to fund the Placerville Fire Safe Council grant, an Adopt-a-Trail trailer and equipment, and contribute toward Meridian barricades; the committee will re-evaluate a proposed $12,000 for disc-golf upgrades before final allocation.
City staff presented three recommended projects from the Cannabis Community Benefits Committee and the council approved a motion to fund three items while directing the committee and staff to re-evaluate a $12,000 request for Lions Park disc-golf improvements.
Mister Nishihara introduced the committee’s recommendations and turned the presentation to Annie Aubrey, chair of the seven-member Cannabis Community Benefits Committee. Aubrey described the committee makeup (two community members, two dispensary operators and three city officials) and the fund’s revenue source: a 1% fee on local cannabis sales that has…
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