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AUGUST 11 — SEPTEMBER 11, 2023 RiverviewRegister.com
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Riverview residents approve retail marijuana sales; Swift vs. Norton for mayor; six seek council seats
Riverview’s residents have spoken and what they said was, “We want marijuana.” Earlier this year, by a 4-3 vote, the Riverview City Council approved an ordinance to allow the sale of marijuana and marijuana products within the city limits. Residents upset about the ordinance and about the large number of marijuana shops it would allow, circulated a petition and got enough votes to put the issue on the ballot. That ballot proposal went down to defeat on election night 1,758-1,599, meaning marijuana sales will remain legal in Riverview and shops may open as soon as the licensing and paperwork are complete. One shop -- Kinship Provisioning. in the old Slip Mahoney’s bar -- has undergone dramatic remodeling and appears to be close to opening. Also on the primary ballot were candidates running for Mayor and City Council. In the Mayoral race, incumbent Andrew Swift topped the voting with 1,770
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votes. Councilman Chuck Norton drew 1,339 votes and resident Edmond Maas recorded 158 votes. Swift and Norton will meet in the general election with the winner becoming mayor. In the council race, 10 people ran and the top six will appear on the general ballot in November. The top six council vote-getters were incumbent Suzanne O’Neil with 1,334 votes, former councilman Elmer Trombley (1,012), Brian Webb (945), David Pray (872), Nicole Clark (848) and Heather Smiley (770). Ironically, Trombley was the face of the marijuana petition and a vocal opponent of Riverview having pot shops. The proposal he championed failed but Trombley received the second most votes of any council candidate, 322 votes behind frontrunner O’Neil and 67 votes ahead of third-place Webb. Failing to advance to the general election were council candidates John David Eckman (597 votes), Brett Chittum (583) and former councilman Billy Towle (541).
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