A local boat-maker is looking to get into the marijuana business.
City Council last week approved a resolution authorizing the preparation of a redevelopment plan for the Egg Harbor City Boat Co. building at Philadelphia Ave. and Duerer Street.
Council voted 7-1 to approve the resolution, with Councilwoman Carol Kienzle casting the lone negative vote.
The 50,000-square-foot building would be renovated and retrofitted to create a grow facility for the cultivation and processing of medical marijuana, as well as recreational marijuana if the state legalizes it for recreational use, according to city officials and boat company owner Dr. Ira Trocki.