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LHIA President’s Message continued

The LHIA board voted in support of the dispensary location. free ride. Electric buses will lower emissions to help the
However, the Board is concerned about the potential of City reach its 2020 goal. The downtown link runs the
dispensing “recreational” marijuana in the future and its impact same path as the defunct WAVE streetcar. Which is 17th
on traffic for our neighborhood. In a recent meeting, I learned Street to Sistrunk by way of Andrews Avenue and Third
that the City has capacity limits for the shopping center and Avenue. Visit www.suntrolley.com
should adding recreational marijuana exceed this capacity they
would be limited by conditional use and it will be addressed at Lauderdale Yacht Club
that time. While the need for a prescription will likely not add Demolition at the LYC has been pushed back until after
more than 50 cars per day to the shopping center, there will Labor Day. Shortly after demo, construction will begin on
also be a delivery component. The dispensary will also be the new 2-story, world-class yacht club. A temporary VIP-
selling CBD and THC products. Hours of operation are type tent is currently being erected to keep the restaurant
proposed for 9:00 am - 7:00 pm. The average age of the open during construction.
client using medical marijuana is 52 years old. If you would Welcome to those new homeowners moving into
like to find out more about the medical marijuana dispensary,
Harbordale Civic Association has invited Lauderdale Harbors Lauderdale Harbors this past month! The past couple of
homes sales are bringing more young families into the
to attend a joint meeting on September 4th at Embassy Suites
neighborhood as well as the newly retired. RV
at 7.00 pm where the dispensary will make a presentation.
Electric Bus Testing
Barbara Magill
Sun trolley began testing an electric bus along the President
downtown route. Just wave it down and hop aboard for a Lauderdale Harbors Improvement Association

2020.

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