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6A • September 11, 2015 | Cannon Beach Gazette | cannonbeachgazette.com Cannon Beach, maybe, but Manzanita now sells weed Oregon Coast Cannabis gears up for recreational marijuana sales By Dani Palmer Cannon Beach Gazette The city of Cannon Beach remains undecided whether to give voters the chance to opt out of marijuana sales, or go ahead and start writing up an ordinance regulating dispensa- ries. Tuesday night the council discussed leaving it up to the voters, like neighboring Man- zanita is doing, or going ahead and preparing time, place and manner restrictions. No deci- sions were made, however. Meanwhile Manzanita’s ¿rst medical marijuana dis- pensary opened its doors over Labor Day weekend. “It’s been a long sprint to get here,” said Oregon Coast Cannabis owner Andrew Buck. “It’s almost surreal in a way that we were able to get construction done and pull this vision together.” Buck said he and his partners had discussed opening a dis- pensary “for some time.” They started as growers and transi- tioned when the time was right. Oregon Coast Cannabis ¿rst went for a business li- cense in March, but was de- layed by a city moratorium. La Mota in Rockaway Beach actually became the ¿rst dis- pensary to open in Tillamook County in August. In July, the Manzanita City Council rescinded that mora- torium. Oregon Coast Can- nabis started remodeling the building the next month. But the council also voted in August to let voters decide in the November 2016 elec- tion whether all marijuana sales and processing busi- nesses within city limits will be prohibited, according to Ordinance 15-05. and Clatsop counties, along with vacationers. pensaries in Astoria to choose from in the meantime. Cannon Beach: a ‘highly From medical to contested’ decision recreational DANI PALMER/CANNON BEACH GAZETTE Oregon Coast Cannabis hopes to offer recreational marijuana sales Oct. 1. Oregon Coast Cannabis would be grandfathered in ei- ther way. “The community as a whole has been supportive,” Buck said. The business received letters of support during its talks with the City Council. Buck added that medical marijuana cardholders have been especially supportive as they no longer have to drive elsewhere for their medicine. He said he has had cardhold- ers come in from Tillamook Cannon Beach’s business license ordinance prevents marijuana dispensaries from opening in town as it requires businesses to abide by local, state and federal laws. Medi- cal and recreational marijua- na are now legal in Oregon, but still considered a con- trolled substance by the fed- eral government. During a Cannon Beach City Council work session Tuesday evening, council members discussed possible changes as other municipali- ties have been sued over sim- ilar ordinances. “It’s just going to be more highly contested,” city attor- ney Tammy Herdener said. Cannon Beach’s medical marijuana cardholders have dispensaries like Oregon Coast Cannabis, Highway 420 in Seaside and two dis- Buck said he has also had inquiries about recreational marijuana. *ov. Kate Brown signed a bill allowing medi- cal dispensaries to start sell- ing recreational marijuana on Oct. 1, which Oregon Coast Cannabis will likely do. “We’ve put a lot into it energy-wise and ¿nancially,” Buck said, adding they want to do things by the book. Oregon Coast Cannabis has a few products on the shelves, but is waiting for more to be tested and ap- proved. The dispensary is develop- ing a menu of Àower, tincture, transdermal patches and edi- bles. “We want to have prod- ucts available for all people, essentially,” Buck said. “Dif- ferent price ranges, different qualities.” He wants the store “to be warm and welcoming,” he said. The shop features a Pa- ci¿c Northwest theme with local recycled materials, and will be using glass packaging to reduce plastic waste. Partner Hannah Hayes said they plan to work with local growers and have been helping some get licensed with the Oregon Liquor Con- trol Commission. “Our emphasis is de¿nite- ly on the local, but we’re also trying to bring in some really cool Portland products that are already more established, that have been doing what they’re doing for awhile,” she said. Oregon Coast Cannabis is working to get its website, orcoastcannabis.com, up and running with a menu and prices. The dispensary, located at the former *reat Northern *ar- lic Co. at 868 Laneda Ave., is open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday and Sat- urday. Campfire and burn barrel ban lifted, with restrictions Recent rains and cooler weather prompted the Clat- sop County Fire Defense Board to lift the ban on camp¿res and burn barrels on Sept. 3. Oregon Department of Forestry or local ¿re de- partment issued permits are required for home camp- ¿res and burn barrels. Burn barrels are only allowed until 10 a.m. daily. No open debris burning is allowed at this time. Regulated Use is in effect. Camp¿res are only allowed PUBLIC MEETINGS ERICK BENGEL PHOTO/CANNON BEACH GAZETTE Runners take off on the beach in front of Tolovana Beach State Park in 2014. Friday, Aug. 28 ‘Race the Wave’ event teaches about emergency preparedness Race the Wave, a 5K and 10K tsunami preparedness fun run and walk, is return- ing to Cannon Beach Sun- day, Sept. 13 at 10 a.m. The run begins along the beach, follows a scenic evacuation route through the city and ends out of the tsunami inundation zone. A post-race preparedness fair will feature grilled hot dogs, games and give- aways, a photo booth and more. Registration includes a race T-shirt, timing, swag bag, and shuttle service between the race start, end and preparedness fair. A one-mile prepared- ness walk/roll along a ful- ly paved evacuation route offers another chance to practice. The free walk/roll is suitable for interested those in walking a shorter distance, as well as people of limited mobility. Evacuation maps are available at OregonTsuna- mi.org as well as at local ¿re stations. Being able to quickly move to high ground is crit- ical. A tsunami caused by a Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake will hit the Or- egon coast in as little as 15 minutes. The earthquake will be the only warning that a tsunami is about to arrive. Race the Wave is sup- ported by the community of Cannon Beach, Cannon Beach Children’s Center, Clatsop County Of¿ce of Emergency Management, Oregon Of¿ce of Emer- gency Management, Ore- gon Of¿ce on Disability Health at Oregon Health Science University, the Federal Emergency Man- agement Agency Region X of¿ce, and DO*AMI. The race begins at Ne- Cus’ Park, 268 Beaver St. Finish line and prepared- ness fair near the tsunami supply cache site on Elk Creek Road. Cost: $35 registration includes timing and a free T-shirt. The one-mile walk/ roll and preparedness fair are open to all and don’t re- quire registration. For more information call 971-673- 0628 with questions about the race, course route or terrain. in designated campgrounds. Campers should use the camp¿re ring and make sure the camp¿re is cool to the touch before leaving the site. Driving in the forest requires a tool and either one gallon of water or a ¿re extinguisher. Call the forest landowner for information regarding ac- cess. Con¿rm that camp¿res are allowed at your location. Industrial Fire Precau- tion Levels are still in effect on industrial forest lands. Currently NW1 and NW2 are at Level I. Cannon Beach Emergency Preparedness Committee, 10 a.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Tuesday, Sept. 1 Cannon Beach City Council, 6 p.m., Cannon Beach City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Tuesday, Sept. 8 Cannon Beach City Council, work session, 6 p.m., Cannon Beach City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Tuesday, Sept. 15 Cannon Beach Public Works Committee, 9 a.m., Cannon Beach City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Thursday, Sept. 17 Cannon Beach Design Re- view Board, 6 p.m., Cannon Beach City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Thursday, Sept. 24 Cannon Beach Planning Commission, 6 p.m., Cannon Beach City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Friday, Sept. 25 Emergency Preparedness Committee, 10 a.m., Cannon Beach City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Tuesday, Oct. 5 Cannon Beach City Council, 6 p.m., Cannon Beach City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Tuesday, Oct. 12 Cannon Beach City Coun- cil, work session, 6 p.m., Can- non Beach City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Thursday, Oct. 15 Parks and Community Ser- vices Committee, 9 a.m., Cannon Beach City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Cannon Beach Design Re- view Board, 6 p.m., Cannon Beach City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Former Cannon Beach city manager Mays takes interim county post Commissioners select former Cannon Beach city manager EO Media Group Rich Mays, the former city manager of Cannon Beach, will serve as interim Clatsop County manager. The county Board of Commissioners unanimously decided at a special meeting Wednesday, Sept. 2, to have Mays steer the county while commissioners search for a permanent replacement for Scott Somers, who resigned to become city manager in College Park, Md. “Mays is experienced in the South County,” County Com- missioner Lianne Thompson said Thursday, Sept. 3. “I am thrilled with his selection. He knows how to work with a board and get the job done. My hope is that he will guide us through until we hire a per- manent county manager.” Mays was the city manag- er in Cannon Beach for more than eight years before retir- ing in July 2014. He was pre- viously the city administrator in Jefferson City, Mo., and the city manager in Collinsville and Sterling, Ill. Hired when Dave Rouse was Cannon Beach’s may- or, Mays of¿cially became the city’s manager on Nov. 1, 2005. After Rouse, Mays worked with mayors John Williams who died in of¿ce, Jay Raskin (an interim may- or and Mike Morgan, who served from November 2008 through 2014. “We worked well togeth- er,” Morgan said of Mays. “A lot of things happened during his tenure.” During Mays’s time as city manager, the skate park and nature trail system were constructed, 800 acres of the 1,040-acre Ecola Creek For- est Reserve and the 55-acre South Wind property were purchased; the inner city trail was created; the Tourism and Arts Fund was established and the latest city park, Ne- Cus,’ was planned. “There were some ups and downs,” Morgan noted, including a number of per- sonnel changes. “But he kept everything together.” At Mays’s retirement “roast” in July 2014, friends and cohorts celebrated him and wife, Rose Mays. They spoke of his contri- butions as city manager and about his involvement in the Cannon Beach Chamber of Commerce, the Cannon Beach Community Church and the Coaster Theatre. Marty Schwab Harris, a member of the budget com- mittee, said she couldn’t “imagine a city manager and his wife who would have taken more of an active interest in the community as opposed to just governing the community.” Before long, the roast turned into a toast to Rich Mays and his service to the town that he and his wife fell in love with during a trip to the North Coast. Morgan said he thinks Mays will do ¿ne as the coun- ty’s manager for a few months. Mays will earn $11,500 a month and has pledged not to seek the top job, a require- ment commissioners had set for the interim position. He will start before Somers leaves on Sept. 18. Somers said he hopes to have an interim human re- sources manager by next week. Mays — or the new county manager — will over- see the search for a permanent human resources manager. ERICK BENGEL/THE DAILY ASTORIAN Rich Mays, shown here at a roast last year when he re- tired as city manager of Can- non Beach, is the interim Clatsop County manager. 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