Marijuana zone change meeting Monday: Tracy advises board; crowd listens

Garth Meyer, Gazette Reporter | Feb 28, 20190

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Whitman County Prosecutor Denis Tracy, seated at right, briefs county commissioners Monday on options for placing a moratorium on allowing more marijuana production and processing sites in Whitman County. The session brought another standing-room-only crowd to the commissioner's room in the courthouse. Chairman Art Swannack at the start of the session pointed out it was called as a working session for the commissioners to get the report from Tracy, and public comment would not be allowed. The session lasted approximately seven minutes.

Whitman County Commissioners will schedule a session for Monday afternoon to consider a moratorium on new marijuana-related businesses after being briefed by County Prosecutor Denis Tracy Monday in front of another packed crowd.

No time has been set for next Monday’s afternoon session, which will include an opportunity for public comment.

Also March 4, commissioners will conduct a public meeting in the morning on a related zone change request at 11:30 a.m.

This will also include public comment.

“We’ll let everybody talk who wants to talk,” said Commissioner Art Swannack, noting time taken for...