Public Hearing with Baker County Commissioners and City of Unity announced
By Shannon Weidemann (McKone) on Wednesday, July 13th, 2022 in More Top Stories Northeastern Oregon News
UNITY – A Public Hearing with Baker County Commissions and City of Unity has been announced and is in reference to an Ordinance Declaring a Ban on Psilocybin Product Manufacturers and Psilocybin Service Center Operators within Unincorporated Baker County.
According to the ordinance, “City Council for the City of Unity believes that prohibiting the establishment of psilocybin product manufacturing and psilocybin service centers within the city’s jurisdictional boundaries is in the best interest of the health, safety and welfare of the people of the City of Unity.”
You can read the ordinance online at https://www.bakercounty.org/commissioners/pdfs/City_of_Unity_Ordinance_2022-02-Prohibiting_Psilocybin.pdf
Public release on the meeting is as follows:
The Baker County Board of Commissioners/City of Unity City Council will be meeting for Commission Session on July 20, 2022 and August 3, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. in the Commission Chambers of the Courthouse at 1995 Third Street, Baker City, Oregon. There will be a public hearing to receive testimony on the proposed County Ordinance No. 2022-04: An Ordinance Declaring a Ban on
Psilocybin Product Manufacturers and Psilocybin Service Center Operators within Unincorporated Baker County; Referral to Electors.
The Commissioners, siting as the City Council for the City of Unity will also receive testimony on the proposed City of Unity Ordinance No. 2022-02 An Ordinance Declaring a Ban on Psilocybin Product Manufacturers and Psilocybin Service Center Operators within the City of Unity; Referral to
Electors
A copy of the proposed ordinances can be found online at www.bakercounty.org or by contacting the Commissioners’ Office at 541-523-8200. Members of the public can join the meeting in person or by
using the link provided on the County’s website, https://www.bakercounty.org/online/meetings.html. A complete agenda will be posted on the County’s website. Baker County operates under an EEO policy and complies with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Assistance is available for
individuals with disabilities by calling 541-523-8200 (TTY: 523-9538).
