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WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
N VOLUME 63 ISSUE 45
NOW SERVING EVERGREEN, CONIFER, BAILEY AND PINE
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Morrison wants to allow a pot shop on townowned property BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Joanie Henson watches as small cups are filled with chili to hand out at the Evergreen Fire/Rescue booth during the Big Chili Cook-Off PHOTOS BY SARA HERTWIG in Evergreen Saturday.
Evergreen’s Big Chili a big hit Chilly temperatures don’t mar the mood of 21st annual chili event BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Saturday was the perfect chilly day to eat chili. There was plenty of chili to be tasted at the 21st Big Chili Cook-off on Sept. 10, as the hardy braved
temperatures in the mid-40s and a drizzle of rain to sample 69 chilis. Many wore winter coats, hats, and gloves as they walked among the booths. Lora Knowlton, Big Chili’s event director, said in her nine years working for Big Chili, she couldn’t remember weather on the cool, wet side. She hoped this was the one year for the change, and the weather would return to its normal warm SEE BIG CHILI, P4
Megan Mitchell greets people and hands out chili at Cactus Jack’s booth.
Morrison officials want to offer up a one-acre parcel it owns next to the wastewater treatment plant for a retail marijuana store. Trustees discussed at their Sept. 6 meeting that having a shop on townowned property would allow the town to have more control over the building and the way the business operated. Trustees directed the town manager and town attorney to work on a request for quotes from potential business owners. “I can’t imagine a better way to control a marijuana business in the town,” trustee Paul Sutton said. “It’s not a massive change, doesn’t change the size of the town, and it’s a revenue stream.” Trustees agreed that if they want to go this route, they needed to do it as soon as possible. Jefferson County is putting a measure on the November ballot asking voters whether retail marijuana stores should be allowed in unincorporated parts of the county, and if it passes, other sites near Morrison could become marijuana shops. “If we don’t get up and moving now, there is no advantage to having SEE POT SHOP, P3
INSIDE THIS ISSUE Fire briefs Life
5 Patriots Day 12 Education
6 Opinion 15 Legislative BBQ
8 Sports 18 Sheriff’s calls
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