City Planning Commission has dialogue on optimal number of dispensaries

Opposition to a nearby medical marijuana dispensary application by Larry Stansbury of Linden Street Christian Church spurred a discussion over the ideal number of dispensaries in Sapulpa at Tuesday evening’s Planning Commission meeting. 

Applicant Salvador Avila of Broken Arrow requested a Specific Use Permit to open Purple Moon dispensary at 821 East Dewey Avenue, in the middle space of the unoccupied brick building just east of Senor Pablo’s Mexican Restaurant and west of Guts Church, on the northwest corner of Linden and Dewey. Avila cited increased sales tax revenues and the elimination of a vacant commercial space as potential benefits to the City.