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Mitchell City Council member Mike Bathke also suggested women be appointed on the all-male Planning and Zoning Commission in the future.
“This business fits their criteria of the ordinance we have in place. We don’t really have any grounds to deny it,” council member Susan Tjarks said of the Flower Shop dispensary.
“The dispensary issues are uncontrollable, and it brings an element into society that is not conducive, I believe, to what the city is planning to do with Main Street,” Don Dahl said at the meeting.
Traffic concerns, noise and increased dust from vehicles were several concerns that nearby property owners had over the buyer behind the $1.59 million approved offer of the former Kelley home.
Planning and Zoning Commission tables the plat after hearing a nearby business owner's concerns about the drainage issues.