Larimer County, Sheriff Could Shut Down Medical Marijuana Shops that are Not Legal

If there are medical marajuana shops in Larimer County operating without a land use permit in unincorporated parts of the county, county commissioners want the sheriff to know about them. That's why they instructed their staff to tell on them. The county attorney said this week that the county can shut them down if they're not complying with the rules. Bill Ressue also said the sheriff could investigae and decide how to handle the situation. Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden says he needs to review the new state law that went into effect July 1 before deciding what his office should do. Officials say there are about 10 medical marijuana businesses in unincorporated parts of Larimer County that did not apply for a land-use permit before new state rules went into effect this month.

Wilkins Says Look for Businesses that Generate New Money

What kinds of development should the city of Fort Morgan go after? The city's Marketing and Economic Development Director Kevin Wilkins told city council this week that it should be the kind of business that spawns other business and brings in new money. Wilkins said the primary economic activity should bring new money to the city. He said paying an employee at a business should cause more money to be spent at other local businesses then those employees will spend locally and so forth.

Today is the Last Day to RSVP for the Disaster Preparedness Project.\

The Fort Morgan Police Department and the Fort Morgan Area Chamber of Commerce will host a disaster preparedness project overview workshop tomorrow, but today is the last day to let them know you're coming.
"That's just to get us an idea of how many folks will be there. We encourage as many that can attend to learn more about this. Its not only for the city to get back to service, but what we can do for the city to get them back in service after a disaster of this type."
Roger Doll is with the police department. He said you can contact Sheila Bass at the police department or at sbass@cityoffortmorgan.com. The workshop starts at noon at the Country Steakout tomorrow.