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Cassopolis council revisits marijuana ordinances

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CASSOPOLIS — The village of Cassopolis took another look at its stance on marijuana, both recreational and medicinal, via a Zoom meeting.

At its regularly scheduled meeting Monday night, the village council approved the rescinding of Resolution 2019-5, which stated that the village would not allow recreational use of marijuana. It approved ordinances 263 and 264, which describe where and how many recreational businesses it will allow within the village limits.

“The planning commission was really conservative in their recommendation to the council,” said Cassopolis Village Manager Emilie Sarratore. “I thought they did a really good job. They kept the same zoning they spent all that time on for medical. They only opened up one, two or zero permits. They were pretty conservative. They recognized that if it was something they wanted to move forward with that if we wanted a bigger outfit to come in, we were going to need both of those.”

The council also approved the 2020-21 budget of just over $7.1 million.

“It is a big number because it includes a lot of our project numbers,” Sarratore said.

In other action, the council approved a resolution regarding its industrial park.

Sarratore said that a company is looking at the Cassopolis Industrial Park as the site for a potential $3 million project.

“They have narrowed it down to us and another place,” she said. “So, basically what this is, is a commitment by the village that for a $3…

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