Former Blue Mountain Community College President and current Pendleton Mayor John Turner said that he is an advocate of the Fire Station bond that will be on the ballot in May 2017 according to a statement made at the Jan. 5 meeting of the Pendleton Planning Commission. Turner said that the fire station at 911 […]
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On January 5, 2017 the Pendleton Planning Commission voted to approve conditional use permits for two recreational marijuana dispensaries. Pendleton Cannabis LLC hopes to open a dispensary at 816 Southgate, and Kind Leaf LLC hopes to open a dispensary at 1733 SW Court Ave. The conditional use permit is the final step of the local […]
The overturn of the ban on recreational and medical marijuana dispensaries in Pendleton forced city officials to adopt regulations that govern marijuana business in the city. Pendleton Cannabis LLC and Kind Leaf LLC have applied for conditional use permits that will allow them to operate within the city-limits. The Pendletonian Times interviewed Shawn Pace of […]
In 18 degree weather and two inches of snow, Jose Quezada is working in the old Pendleton City Hall the day after the Pendleton City Council found that the property at 34 SE Dorion Ave constituted a nuisance and voted to pursue code enforcement. “They’re pushing us too hard,” said Quezada. “We just need to […]
At the City Council meeting on January 3rd the gavel was passed from Phillip Houk to John Turner. Houk, who had been Mayor since 2005, chose not to seek reelection, prompting John Turner to run unopposed in the 2015 election. During a short speech after he was sworn in, Mayor Turner instructed Pendletonians to pitch […]