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to smell like marijuana.”
Bruce Stewart, one of the prime
fi gures behind Bohemia Park, wor-
ried that “pretty soon, Cottage Grove
is going to be the dope capitol of the
state.” He added that he worried about
securing donations to fi nish Bohe-
mia Park with the processing facility
nearby.
Darlene Burback said she accept-
ed the legalization of marijuana but
would prefer that such businesses be
located on the outskirts of town.
McConnell countered concerns by
saying that she and her husband have
children and the opportunity to im-
prove the lot near the park was exciting
to them. She said the Oregon Liquor
Control Commission places strong
controls on the fi ltering of sound and
odors at such facilities. She likened
the machine used in the carbon diox-
ide process to an air compressor and
said it makes a similar sound.
The Planning Commission added
conditions to its eventual approval, in-
cluding that a fence be built to screen
the property. Trees will be planted
outside the fence, and the sidewalk ad-
joining Adams Ave. will be replaced.
The approval appeared to visibly
anger many attendees, most of whom
left angrily after the public hearing.
Later, McConnell said she was sur-
prised at the outcry her new business
created.
“We were walking in thinking it’s
a land-use issue, that we had a prop-
erty that has been an eyesore that we
“It’s foolish to pass this up,” he said.
The Council’s vote on the resolution
to place the tax before voters in the Nov.
8 election came out 6-1 with Boone op-
posing. The question on the ballot is
expected to read, “Shall Cottage Grove
impose a three percent tax on sales of
marijuana items by recreational mari-
juana retailers in the City?” If success-
ful, it will be added to a state tax on
recreational purchases that is set to drop
from 25 to 17 percent.
“We’re members of a community that is more
than willing to tax itself to fund good things.”
— Dispensary owner Darby Valley
Meet Dorian Perkey
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in Cottage Grove. She is a graduate of CGHS
and of the University of Oregon. Her father
has been a local Real Estate Broker for over
25 years, so it would seem as though Real
Estate is in her blood. With ambition and
high expectations, Dorian plans on making
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proceeds from a potential tax to any
particular budget item.
“We’re members of a community that
is more than willing to tax itself to fund
good things,” he said.
Chamber of Commerce Director Tra-
vis Palmer called the potential tax a
“rare opportunity” where a tax is sug-
gested for businesses that the businesses
do not oppose.
want to develop,” she said. “We hon-
estly thought most people were there
for the fl ood thing. We assumed the
community was in support of any eco-
nomic development.”
McConnell said the permit approval
represents a “huge step forward” with
regard to her business being licensed
by the OLCC.
“I don’t think anybody will really
even know we’re there,” she said. “The
standards are very high, and we’ll be
watched closely by OLCC.”
She said the meeting gave her a
“sense of how involved, excited and
proud Cottage Grove is.”
“The neighbors were clearly con-
cerned about safety, and they had an
opportunity to demonstrate that,” she
said.
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