THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2022
MARYVILLE, MISSOURI
NWMISSOURINEWS.COM
VOL. 111, NO. 15
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Council approves contract for road fixtures HANNAH CLAYWELL News Reporter | @Hannah_9504
Following a tour of the new Water Pilot Treatment Plant, City Council discussed and approved multiple contracts for improvements around town. During the meeting, the Council discussed a contract with Applied Pavement Technology, Inc., a contract with SK Design Group, Inc. and a contract with Schindler Elevator Corporation to replace the elevator jack at the Mozingo Lake Recreation Park Event Center. Council also discussed executing Amendment 1 to come to an agreement with HDR Engineering, Inc. Council discussed a contract with Applied Pavement Technology, Inc. to make a citywide pavement assessment and management plan. This contract is supposed to help assess and improve the streets in Maryville. Public Works Director Matthew Smith explained the details to the Council. “The city owns and maintains approximately 250 miles of roadway,” Smith said. There were four proposals received and analyzed by a committee then June 16 there was a letter of intent issued to Applied Pavement Technology, Inc. The cost is around $166,500. There will be a car with the necessary equipment to access the roads. There will be a collection of data then there will be an analysis to find the priority roads for improvement. Mayor Tye Parsons said he supported the contract and thought this was a good plan to improve the roads in Maryville. City Manager Greg McDanel said he also thought this was a good plan. In the spirit of talking about improvements being made to Maryville, McDanel gave an update on South Main Street construction.
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Sunrise Dispensary talks future recreational sales JAKOB PRATER News Editor | @JakobLPrater
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issouri will become the 21st state to legalize recreational marijuana after voters passed the proposed Amendment 3 on election night Nov. 8. Amendment 3 not only legalizes recreational cannabis to adults over 21, but it also expands medicinal marijuana patient’s rights. There are currently over 200 marijuana dispensaries in Missouri, and Maryville has one that may be the most lucrative. According to Isaiah Weathers, a patient consultant at Sunrise Dispensary in Maryville, Sunrise expects its Maryville location may be the busiest dispensary in the state of Missouri. Weathers said this could be a combination of the culture of Maryville and the University, as well as its proximity to the borders of Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas. “We already have pretty good medical marijuana based out here in Maryville, so we have a pretty
good marijuana culture here in Maryville for the most part,” Weathers said. Sunrise Dispensaries has locations across Missouri, including Kansas City, St. Louis, Macon, Clinton and Maryville — which opened up last February. It offers a wide variety of cannabis products, including buds, pens, wax, edibles and even lotion. Weathers said Sunrise is ‘playing it by ear’ when it comes to legalization but will plan on selling cannabis products recreationally. Amendment 3 does not go into effect until Dec. 8, and it will be a little longer than that before dispensaries can begin recreational sale of cannabis products. Dispensaries can get their recreational licenses after Dec. 8 and at the earliest will be able to sell to citizens by Feb. 6. Weathers said Sunrise has planned for this and expects to open its doors to Maryville on that date.
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Vito Palmietto co-leads a tour for council members around the Water Pilot Treatment Plant located on the outskirts of Maryville. The tour explained how the operation works and let council members see the plant.
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