The Worthington City Council has a couple of items on the agenda for a special meeting scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at City Hall.
One item pertains to cannabis retail registration. Council members opted in June to retain licensing and regulatory authority of cannabis-related businesses within the City of Worthington, and the next step in the process to establish cannabis ordinances is determining the number of retail registrations/licenses that will be issued.
State law requires that a local government entity must issue at least one retail registration per 12,500 residents. This means the city would need to issue a minimum of two registrations. City staff is anticipating that Worthington will see the first cannabis businesses in the county.
Council members may choose to limit the number of retail registrations to the minimum of two, limit the amount to another specified number or have no limit.
Also on the agenda for Wednesday afternoon is a review of a schematic plan for a new ice arena facility and a total project cost estimate.
Back in February, the council approved retaining the architecture firm of HTG to assist in programming and space needs identifying a rink and arena project to fit the needs of current and future users. HTG’s scope of work included: preparing schematic site and floor designs for both a one-and two-sheet arena; preparing exterior and interior 3D image renderings; preparing a total project cost estimate and identifying the anticipated project schedule from design to bidding through construction. Meetings took place between HTG and a city-established working group comprised of city staff and elected officials, representatives of ISD 518 and the Worthington Hockey Association.

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