LIVE: Redding City Council talks commercial pot, police station sale
Redding's City Council on Tuesday will decide how the city approaches commercial pot businesses.The council will also weigh whether to sell the former downtown Redding police headquarters.
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LIVE: Redding City Council talks commercial pot, police station sale to McConnell
Redding Record SearchlightThe council could provide guidance ahead of the state's Jan. 1 move to start licensing retail marijuana stores and taxing sales and commercial grows. -
.@jennyespino_RS tweeted my normal intro for me twitter.com/jennyespino_RS…by Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 12:58:03 AM
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In contrast with several recent meetings, the room is quite packed tonight. Not every single seat is full but it's getting closeby Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 12:58:51 AM
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First up tonight is Dr. Sean Dugan, who's speaking about child abuse in Shasta Countyby Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 1:05:35 AM
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He's speaking about the Children's Legacy Center, which I wrote about earlier this year redding.com/story/news/loc…by Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 1:07:07 AM
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In 2016, 468 cases of child abuse in Shasta County. Nearly 500 a year earlier, Dugan saysby Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 1:08:11 AM
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“This is a process that in other counties hasn’t happened in 30 years.” https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DMYenfnUEAAEf_e.jpg
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Dugan: kids subjected to up 11 different interviews if they report abuseby Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 1:11:15 AM
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"We cannot do this to our families, we cannot do this to our children. This is unacceptable," Dugan saysby Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 1:11:48 AM
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Legacy center would combine all those interviews into a single interview and all medical services will be offered, Dugan saysby Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 1:12:17 AM
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Idea behind center is put all of the various services into one place so kids will only have to talk about abuse once and get med exams thenby Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 1:14:03 AM
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Dugan is very impassioned abou creating this center. He says they need donations, though, to get things goingby Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 1:17:49 AM
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Dugan gets wide applause, standing ovation from many in audience at the end of his presentationby Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 1:18:26 AM
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Haedrich is repping @OSPshasta in accepting the proclamation. He's on the nonprofit's boardby Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 1:21:15 AM
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8,460 visit to @OSPshasta 's Sierra Center last year, Haedrich saysby Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 1:21:38 AM
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Now onto sale of former police station to McConnell Foundation. Weaver recuses himself because he owns building next doorby Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 1:30:03 AM
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City Manager Barry Tippin presenting the item. This has been months in the works after council directed the sale to McConnellby Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 1:31:35 AM
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Some old desks and shelves are still in the old police station but McConnell will deal with those, Tippin saysby Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 1:32:44 AM
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Also, having a center at jail wouldn't save Redding cops time and city has major budget challengesby Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 1:33:40 AM
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Tippin wants council to either put money to the side and/or use proceeds to pay bond debt on new police stationby Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 1:34:08 AM
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Jon Mancasola and Rachel Hatch both speaking now. They're with McConnellby Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 1:34:57 AM
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"Our plan is not to let the property sit idly," Mancasola saysby Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 1:36:20 AM
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"This builds on some momentum created in the neighborhood around the former police station," Hatch says, referencing Redding Cultural Dist.by Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 1:38:02 AM
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Hatch: Foundation wants to salvage brick from police station and demolish the building. The warehouses and parking lot could see useby Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 1:39:10 AM
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Focus could be space for art, proving ground for ideas that people have for downtownby Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 1:40:50 AM
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Hatch shows concept for pop-up farmers market https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DMYl4u8UQAIKMOs.jpg
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Farmer's market, art installations, entrepreneur meetup all possibilitiesby Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 1:42:16 AM
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Movie screenings, nightlife all more possibilities, Hatch says
"Ultimately the goal is to understand what do people want to build downtown?"by Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 1:44:58 AM -
It sounds like the idea is to open up space for different ideas and let them fail or succeed based on what people want to supportby Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 1:45:56 AM
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Project has potential to bring more people to positive area, more eyes on the street to help prevent crimeby Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 1:48:08 AM
