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Residents raise alarm over vape shop by school bus stop; council to review lighting and consider setbacks for future shops
Summary
Neighbors complained about a newly opened vape shop at West Washington and North New Street—located at a school bus stop and near Saint Agnes—citing bright neon signs and light pollution. Staff said the use was allowed as a preexisting retail use but will check sign/code violations and explore drafting a distinct vape‑shop use with setbacks from schools/parks.
Residents told council that a newly opened vape shop at West Washington and North New Street sits adjacent to a school bus stop and is brightly lit with neon signage that neighbors say disrupts the residential block.
"It's a bus stop, a school bus stop. Children of all ages are directly in front of that store, wait waiting for their bus and then getting off their bus there," Mark Umile said, identifying himself as a neighbor at 316 North New Street.
Council explained the location currently operates…
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