[Neighbors] Retail Cannabis Stores in Nob Hill at 3636 Monte Vista Blvd NE and 629 Amherst Dr. NE

[Mary H Smith]

On December 8, KANW 89.1 radio presented a candidate conversation (forum) with the two city council District 6 candidates in the runoff election last month. I had submitted a question about the saturation of cannabis and liquor retailers in Nob Hill. Neighbors particularly interested in this cannabis issue may want to listen to the forum recording to hear our current councilor’s response to my question.

I searched “district 6” on KANW’s homepage: https://www.kanw.com/new-mexico-news/2023-12-08/albuquerque-city-council-district-6-candidate-conversation


From: Neighbors_nobhill-nm <neighbors_nobhill-nm-bounces at mailman.swcp.com> On Behalf Of OBC via Neighbors_nobhill-nm
Sent: January 10, 2024 2:08 PM
To: Jean Bernstein <JBernstein at flyingstarcafe.com>
Cc: neighbors at nobhill-nm.com; Gary Eyster <meyster1 at me.com>
Subject: Re: [Neighbors] Retail Cannabis Stores in Nob Hill at 3636 Monte Vista Blvd NE and 629 Amherst Dr. NE

Seems having a city councilor whose works for the cannabis industry has its drawbacks.

On Tue, Jan 9, 2024 at 7:07 PM Jean Bernstein via Neighbors_nobhill-nm <neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com<mailto:neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com>> wrote:
Gary, all,
Thank you for your vigilance regarding the takeover of our neighborhood by more cannabis operations.

Although some of the operations are better than others, the continuing disregard of the IDO by this administration is beyond concerning. A balanced business mix is imperative for a healthy district. Approving any all cannabis operations shows a disregard for the futureand current value  of Nob Hill. Take a look at North 4th between Menaul and Candelaria for an example of too many cannabis shops.
Recently, several of our neighborhood  businesses spoke up about the City allowing 3 cannabis operations being approved on one  block on Central. Improper application procedures were brought to light, permits for two denied. Neighborhood resident and business participation is the only way the keep our district a desirable place to live and shop!

Jean Bernstein

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On Jan 9, 2024, at 5:56 PM, Gary Eyster via Neighbors_nobhill-nm <neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com<mailto:neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com>> wrote:

Friends and Neighbors, Your leadership sent the following to Tim Keller today.

Subj: Retail Cannabis Stores in Nob Hill at 3636 Monte Vista Blvd NE and 629 Amherst Dr. NE

Dear Mayor Keller,
Several residents have asked us to reach out to verify that the cannabis retail stores above are in compliance with the IDO.

3636 Monte Vista Blvd NE was submitted to Planning by the Verdes Foundation on  11/12/2022 and approved.

629 Amherst Dr. NE was submitted to Planning by Lemon Cannabis Co on 5/16/2023.

The stores look to be closer than 600 ft. apart which would require conditional use approval under IDO 4-3(D)(35)(c).
One or both may be within 300 ft. of a child day care facility at 613 Amherst Dr. which would violate IDO 4-3(D)(35)(d).

Thank you for looking into these questions.

Kind regards,
Gary Eyster, President of the Board
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