The MSAD 11 Art Extravaganza was held Wednesday, May 11 at Gardiner Area High School. It featured art created by students in art classes throughout the
Gardiner considers extending retail pot shop ban
City officials agreed to schedule a public hearing on extending the ban to allow the Ordinance Review Committee and the Planning Board to complete their review of the city s regulations.
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GARDINER The City Council has decided to move ahead with an extension of a temporary ban on allowing additional marijuana retail shops in the city’s downtown neighborhood.
At Wednesday’s meeting, Gardiner elected officials agreed to set a public hearing for its next meeting, scheduled for Feb. 17, which is before the current moratorium expires.
“We have made a lot of progress,” said Debby Willis, chairwoman of the Planning Board and the Ordinance Review Committee, both of which will review city regulations.
Gardiner calls temporary halt to new marijuana stores in the city after recent approvals
While the moratorium covers adult-use and medical marijuana retail outlets, it will not affect those that are already operating or had submitted paperwork for consideration by Sept. 2.
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GARDINER Municipal officials in Gardiner have called a temporary halt to accepting business license applications from cannabis-related businesses wanting to open stores in the southern Kennebec County city.
The unanimous vote came Wednesday night, about 2 1/2 months after residents and community organizations began airing concerns about the number of applications being submitted for marijuana-related retail businesses in downtown Gardiner.