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6 | July 18, 2019 | The highland park landmark news
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Highland Park City Council
Conversations about recreational
marijuana in HP on the horizon
Eric Bradach
Freelance Reporter
Highland Park government
meetings at City Hall
will soon be discussing
how the city will implement
recreational cannabis
when it becomes legal next
year.
Mayor Nancy Rotering
and City Council unanimously
approved a resolution
to commence the
zoning, regulation and
licensing amendment process
of recreational marijuana
at its July 8 meeting.
Illinois Governor J.B.
Pritzker signed the Cannabis
Regulation and Tax Act
in June, making Illinois the
11th state to legalize recreational
maraijuana, which
will begin Jan. 1, 2020.
“This is simply a starting
point under the recently
passed state law for
us to have a more comprehensive
conversation
around the subject matter,”
Rotering said. “We’ll be
looking forward to input
from the public, which
will come at a later date.”
Current city zoning
laws only allow for medical
cannabis cultivation
centers and dispensing
organizations; therefore
Round it up
Action taken by the City Council at the July 8
meeting
• Mayor Nancy Rotering thanked the community for
their involvement in the City’s 4th of July festivities,
including a parade, Fourth Fest, the Bitter Jester
Music Festival and a fireworks display.
• Rotering announced the winners of the HP150
History Competition.
• Rotering recognized Stuart Senescu for his effort
in organizing the HP150 Historic Architecture Bike
Tour.
it prohibits recreational
cannabis businesses. The
resolution directs the city’s
Plan and Design Commission
to evaluate and recommend
a zoning amendment
and a definition of
recreational cannabis businesses.
It will also recommend
whether any, some,
or all types of recreational
marijuana consumption be
allowed on cannabis businesses’
premises.
The Cannabis Regulation
and Tax Act also permits
municipalities to impose
a tax up to 3 percent
of the retail purchase price
for the sale of recreational
marijuana. The Plan and
Design Commission is
also directed under the
resolution to recommend
whether the city should
impose that tax.
Highland Park currently
has just one medical marijana
dispensary, Elevele.
Marijana remains illegal
at the federal level but
the state law marks a considerable
shift in the war
on drugs in Illinois. It allows
anyone over the age
of 21 to buy, possess and
consume marijuana in Illinois
and effectively wipes
clean past convictions for
minor marijuana offences.
Rotering emphasized
that approving the resolution
is only the beginning
of the conversation about
the legalization of marijuana
and its impact on
Highland Park.
“We will keep the public
posted as to when these
further conversations will
be occurring,” Rotering
said.
police reports
Several cars damaged throughout city
Three cars were reported
as damaged to the
Highland Park police over
a span of four days. On
July 2, a complainant in
the 400 block of Broadview
Avenue reported that
a car window was smashed
by unknown subjects. It is
unknown when the damage
occurred. Two cars
were reported damaged on
July 5. A complainant in
the 2700 block of Lauretta
Place reported than an unknown
subject slashed the
rear tires on his vehicle.
Later that day, a complainant
in the 100 block
of Skokie Valley Road
reported that an unknown
subject keyed her car.
In other police news:
July 2
• A complainant in the
1200 block of St. John’s
Avenue reported the theft
of miscellaneous items
from an unlocked vehicle
during the overnight hours.
• A complainant in the 900
block of Marion Avenue
reported the theft of headphones
from an unlocked
vehicle during the overnight
hours.
• A complainant in the 400
block of Broadview Avenue
reported that a car
window was smashed by
unknown subjects. It is unknown
when the damage
occurred.
July 3
• Michael Armstead, 52, of
Chicago, was arrested and
charged with retail theft
with a value under $300
when police responded to
the 2100 block of Green
Bay Road for a complaint
of a person removing ice
from an exterior ice container
without paying for
it.
July 4
• A complainant in the
2000 block of Skokie Valley
Road reported the theft
of 18 cans of Enfamil, valued
at $358, by unknown
subject(s).
July 5
• Jessica Becerra, 24, of
the 1500 block of Park Avenue,
Highland Park, was
arrested and charged with
driving under the influence
of alcohol and improper
lane usage when police
conducted a traffic stop at
the intersection of Skokie
Valley Road and Half Day
Road.
July 6
• Alvarez Ray, 18, of
Grayslake, was arrested
and charged with driving
under the influence of alcohol,
with a blood alcohol
content of more than
.08, speeding construction
zone of 35 miles per hour
over, disobeyed traffic
control device and improper
lane usage when police
conducted a traffic stop at
the intersection of Edens
Expressway and County
Line Road.
• A complainant in the
1500 block of Old Skokie
Road reported that an unknown
subject unlawfully
removed miscellaneous
landscaping equipment
during the period of July 3
to July 5, 2019. Forced entry
was discovered on the
trailer housing the equipment,
and no subjects are
identified at this time.
July 7
• A complainant in the 700
block of Orleans Drive reported
the theft of a package
valued at $403 from
his front porch. No subjects
are identified at this
time.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The
Highland Park Landmark’s
Police Reports are compiled
from official reports emailed
from the Highland Park
Police Department headquarters
in Highland Park
and the Highwood Police
Department headquarters
in Highwood. Individuals
named in these reports are
considered innocent of all
charges until proven guilty in
a court of law.
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