Ron Strider
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The Hanford City Council met Tuesday and a final decision was made to award cannabis permits to three companies to be located in Hanford's Industrial Park. There were also recognitions from the police department and several closed session decisions.
Cannabis permits
Council voted unanimously to award the recommended number of permits to Caliva, Genezen and Premium Extracts at the Nov. 7 meeting, but the decision would not be final until a public hearing was held Tuesday.
About six Hanford residents stood up to address Council during the public hearing.
None of the citizens that spoke were inherently against awarding the cannabis permits; however, there were some expressed concerns over the odor, safety measures and traffic the new companies would bring.
Community Development Director Darlene Mata said there will be strict odor requirements for the companies. She said there will be no outdoor cultivation of cannabis and the buildings will have ways to filter the air. Mata also said traffic studies will be a part of the process moving forward.
Police Chief Parker Sever said the companies will be required to submit a security plan that the police department will review. He said he has visited other commercial cannabis grow areas and talked to police chiefs, who told him there is very little criminal activity that occurs.
Sever said there will be fences all around, site visits from officers and video monitoring that the police department will have access to.
Council voted unanimously to officially award the cannabis permits to Caliva, Genezen and Premium Extracts.
"This was a very big decision, we should take a lot of pride in it, but, I would recommend not popping the champagne bottles just yet," Councilman Justin Mendes said, adding there is still work to do before the city can reap the benefits of the decision.
The next steps for the cannabis companies is to obtain conditional use permits and undergo an environmental analysis.
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Cannabis permits
Council voted unanimously to award the recommended number of permits to Caliva, Genezen and Premium Extracts at the Nov. 7 meeting, but the decision would not be final until a public hearing was held Tuesday.
About six Hanford residents stood up to address Council during the public hearing.
None of the citizens that spoke were inherently against awarding the cannabis permits; however, there were some expressed concerns over the odor, safety measures and traffic the new companies would bring.
Community Development Director Darlene Mata said there will be strict odor requirements for the companies. She said there will be no outdoor cultivation of cannabis and the buildings will have ways to filter the air. Mata also said traffic studies will be a part of the process moving forward.
Police Chief Parker Sever said the companies will be required to submit a security plan that the police department will review. He said he has visited other commercial cannabis grow areas and talked to police chiefs, who told him there is very little criminal activity that occurs.
Sever said there will be fences all around, site visits from officers and video monitoring that the police department will have access to.
Council voted unanimously to officially award the cannabis permits to Caliva, Genezen and Premium Extracts.
"This was a very big decision, we should take a lot of pride in it, but, I would recommend not popping the champagne bottles just yet," Councilman Justin Mendes said, adding there is still work to do before the city can reap the benefits of the decision.
The next steps for the cannabis companies is to obtain conditional use permits and undergo an environmental analysis.
News Moderator: Ron Strider 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: Cannabis permits officially awarded at Council meeting | Local | hanfordsentinel.com
Author: JULISSA ZAVALA
Contact: Contact Us | hanfordsentinel.com
Photo Credit: Amanda Siebert
Website: hanfordsentinel.com | Kings County's Local News Source
