Girard Council Overrides Mayor’s Pot Veto

Girard council overrides mayor’s pot veto

GIRARD — City council by a 5-2 vote at their meeting Monday passed a motion to override Mayor Mark Zuppo’s veto of placing a moratorium on the number of adult-use cannabis dispensaries in the city. The override means that only one marijuana dispensary is allowed in the city. Safety-Service Director Mark Ragozine said that location is set to open in August at a former video store at the intersection of U.S. Route 422 and Churchill Road. Councilma…

Hammond council overturns mayor's veto

Hammond City Council decided to overturn one of the five line-item vetoes that Mayor Pete Panepinto proposed on the city's budget at a previous council meeting.