Trustee Urging
Colleagues: Back
Marijuana Stores
Benton: Embrace New Opportunity
By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com
COOPERSTOWN – Village Trustee Mac Benton said today he’s asked his fellow trustees not to “opt out” of hosting marijuana retailers in Main Street “store fronts,” as may be enabled in legislation moving “very quickly” in the state Legislature.
“It’s going to be great for businesses, it’s going to be great for farmers, it’s going to be great for racial justice,” said Benton, who today emailed a packet of information to Village Board members. “It’s going to be great for a lot of things.”
Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh Kuch said a few minutes ago that she has received Benton’s packet, and the initiative may be discussed in the “new business” segment of the agenda at this evening’s meeting, which begins at 6:30 p.m. in Village Hall. The idea would not be voted on tonight, she said.
