The City Council is ready to ban recreational marijuana businesses from operating here.
An ordinance to prohibit the operation of any class of cannabis business was introduced last month. The ordinance comes up for a public hearing and adoption at 7 p.m. July 14 at the City Council meeting in City Hall, 260 High St.
The public will be able to join the meeting through a Zoom online conference. The Meeting ID is 856 7405 9889 and the Passcode is 951248.
If approved Perth Amboy would join most other Middlesex County communities that have banned recreational marijuana.
According to the ordinance, the mayor and City Council have determined at this time “it is necessary and appropriate and in the best interests of the health, safety and welfare of Perth Amboy residents and members of the public who visit, travel or conduct business in the city to amend the city's zoning regulations to prohibit all manner of cannabis-related land use and development within the city's boundaries.”