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Sheldon
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opened in November. '¢¢e're kind of
operating out here without bumper
pads. We're trying our best and we're
walking the line, but we're not sure
anyone else is."
Kent and her husband and business
partner Robert Wood approached the
Port Orchard City Council February 15
to open a second store in Kitsap Coun-
ty, while another businessman, Dave
Norton, former Owner of Green Health
in Tacoma and Key Center, had already
made plans to lease a space in the city
for a new dispensary, Bella Oha.
The Port Orchard City Council sti-
fled both attempts when it passed its
own "emergency" moratorium on med-
ical marijuana dispensaries last week,
effective for six months.
"While we were knocking politely,
another two companies did it discreet-
ly, so the [council] did an emergency
moratorium," said Kent, who attended
the Port Orchard council meeting. "I
think cities and counties might try to
control [medical marijuana dispensa-
ries] from a licensing or zoning per-
spective. Just as a city, you want to
control your infrastructure naturally.
But not with a moratorium, that's dic-
tatorship."
Commissioner Lynda Ring Erick-
son said she did not second Sheldon's
motion because she is the commission
chair, but she also felt there was a
lack of information brought forward to
make a decision.
"A citizen vote was taken in 1998,
and we've gone through our whole
zoning process a couple of times since
then, and nobody has brought this up
before," she said. "It doesn't mean that
it's not an emerging problem, but I
wanted to be a little bit more thorough
... rather than act hastily."
Todd Nelson, owner of the Patient
2 Patient co-op in Potlatch, said he
would welcome a moratorium on fu-
ture dispensaries because not every-
one in the business is open and trans-
parent.
'lere are some unscrupulous peo-
ple out there," he said, noting that he
spoke with county, sheriff and city of
Shelton officials before opening his
business' doors. "What we're trying
to do is offer the cheapest medication
around, not make a quick buck."
Owners of the House of Bella Don-
na in Belfair would not disclose their
names or comment for this story.
Sheldon may re-introduce the mo-
tion for a moratorium again in the fu-
ture.
"We don't have any guidance," he
said. "What a moratorium does is
freezes us for this moment in time.
It doesn't make the dispensaries at
this time go away, but it allows the
county officials to take a deep breath
... I think what's happening in these
dispensaries is people are using the
[law's] vagueness to potentially make
a lot of money."
Miles
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Sunday morning and that
"the caller suspected the
driver was DUI."
A deputy and units from
Fire District 16 arrived on
the scene and discovered a
gold Oldsmobile over the
embankment on the north
side of the roadway.
Miles admitted to driving
the vehicle and said that he
had no injuries, according to
police.
"I observed skid marks
leading from the eastbound
lane, crossing the west-
bound lane and ending at
the Oldsmobile," noted Dep-
uty Danielle Rickards in her
report. "There was snow on
the roadway that allowed
me to clearly see the tire
skid marks. (Miles) admit-
ted to driving the Oldsmo-
bile and said the vehicle be-
longed to his roommate."
The police report said
that Miles, whose legal
name is Jackie Miles Strick-
land Jr., estimated that he
was travelling about 30 mph
in the marked 45 mph zone.
Miles told Deputy Rick-
ard that he "is insulin-de-
pendent, but was current
with his insulin today."
Deputy Rickards noted
that Miles was chewing
gum but that she "could
still smell the odor of intox-
icants emanating from his
person."
"(Miles) was slightly
unsteady on his feet, but
I was unable to determine
if it was due to intoxicants
or walking in snow on the
slight grade of the shoul-
der," Rickards added.
Miles then agreed to a
voluntary field sobriety
test. The report said Miles
was unable to stay balanced
on one leg; missed a heel-to-
toe step and briefly stepped
out of line during a walk-
and-turn test; and failed a
horizontal gaze nystagmus
test. Deputy Rickards also
noted in her report that
Miles displayed a coopera-
tive attitude, fair coordina-
tion, orderly clothes, blood-
shot eyes, a flushed face,
had a medium odor of in-
toxicants on his breath and
had good speech.
The police report says
that Miles agreed to a por-
table/preliminary breath
test (PBT) at the scene
which showed that he had
a blood-alcohol level of.184,
more than double the legal
limit of .08. Miles was then
advised of his rights, taken
into custody and trans-
ported to the Mason County
Jail. The Oldsmobile was
impounded at the scene.
"The vehicle did not have
reportable damage so no
collision memo report was
made," the police report
noted.
Miles was read his rights
once again at the jail and left
a phone message with an at-
torney at 3:38 a.m. About
twenty minutes later, Miles
agreed to provide samples
on a BAC Machine where he
showed a blood-alcohol con-
tent of.ll0 at 4:32 a.m. and
.108 at 4:35 a.m.
Miles was then adminis-
tratively booked into the jail
and eventually given a cour-
tesy transport home.
In her report, Deputy
Rickards noted that, "Miles
was calm and cooperative
during the entire encoun-
ter."
Miles said he made his
first appearance in Ma-
son County District Court
on Monday, Feb. 28, and
pled not guilty to the DUI
charge. His next appearance
isn't slated until the end of
this month.
Tax
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Also, if the county collected less
than the .30 percent maximum, the
city could also collect their own sepa-
rate tax, but that would make the pro-
cess very complicated, O'Leary said.
O'Leary said that the first option,
of the city collecting a public safety
sales tax alone, would only be enough
to keep the police department at the
status quo.
"Essentially that's kind of how it
lays out ... $177,000 will kind of keep
us whole in the police department," he
said.
O'Leary said that working with the
county would be a much better option.
"If the County jumps in however, it
opens up many more possibilites," he
said.
Commissioner Mike Byrne agreed.
"If we're going to pursue this, the
logical option I think is the coun-
ty option - if we go it alone, the
"! d,o,n't
want to
see another
... tax
II
Increase
but it is a
county is going to get $31,000 whi'ch is
like 15 cents to them ... and $177,000
is just going to status quo us," he said.
Tarrant said that while taxes are
not the popular answer, a dedicated
tax for public safety might be a good
solution.
"It's a resource that we have avail-
able to us both county and city to help
take care of that loss and also create a
more stable source of revenue," he said
"I don't want to see another ... tax in-
crease but it is a tool."
The commissioners took no action,
but decided to discuss the idea further
with the Mason County commission-
ers.
"I think it's a discussion point that
properly put together, (we could) go to
our county officials with and say this
is an opportunity that could help us
both out," he said.
If either the city or county decided
to pursue a public safety sales tax, the
commission said that it would take
only a 50 percent simple majority to
pass the tax increase.
Tarrant said that if the city or coun-
ty decided to pursue the tax, it would
not only affect city or county residents.
"We have others thankfully that
come and shop and recreate in Mason
County, why not ask others to help us
pay for it," he said.
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