Commissioners prep for land use meeting

At the Whitman County planning commission's hearing on Wednesday, Jan. 16, it was decided that the request for rezoning for a marijuana operation would be sent on to the county commissioners.

Selway Holdings, LLC applied to have their three-acre site on Country Club Road southwest of Pullman rezoned from an agricultural zone to a light industrial zone. The change is to accommodate a site for growing and processing marijuana. Since growing marijuana is prohibited in light industrial zones, Selway will have to seek a variance to grow on the property if it is converted to light industrial.

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