Tobacco ordinance will create level playing field
9-11-14 news
The Mayors Task Force on Youth Alcohol and drug use presented their findings of a possible tobacco and drug paraphernalia ordinance to the Northfield City Council. Right now Downtown Tobacco has different criteria for operating their business than Tobacco Field on Hwy 3 does. Police Chief Monte Nelson said Downtown Tobacco asked for their special conditions, of which there are 10, to be dropped. Task Force rep Kathy Cooper said first there needs to be a distinction between a tobacco “shop” and a tobacco” retailer”. A retailer would be a gas station or grocery store while a shop strictly deals with tobacco products. Their recommendation for the shops is to weave conditions 1 – 9 into ordinance. This would create a level playing field for both shops. Mayor Pro tem Zweifel said council is interested in rolling them into an ordinance. The 10th condition specifically speaks to drug paraphernalia. During the discussions with the Task Force it was determined that tobacco and paraphernalia ordinances should be separate. The conditions are listed on the City’s website under City Council agenda for Sept. 9th. This will come back to council after City Attorney Chris Hood puts the finishing touches on the tobacco ordinance. Tobacco licenses are renewed each November.
Northfield man going to rehab after guns for meth trade
A Northfield man was sentenced yesterday in connection with a guns for meth trade. 20 year old Kalvin Allen Burwell was charged last April with theft, possession of a gun by a felon and possession of methamphetamine. All felonies. He pled guilty to the gun charge in August, the other 2 charges were dismissed. Burwell will spend 13 months at the in-patient treatment facility Minnesota Adult/Teen Challenge. Judge Neuville also gave him 60 months in prison stayed up to 5 years on the condition he complete the rehab program and stay clean. Burwell was stealing guns from an apartment in Greenvale, where he lived and trading them for meth.
Former Mpls Mayor to speak at Carleton
Former Minneapolis mayor R.T. Rybak will be the featured speaker at Carleton College’s annual all-college assembly celebrating the beginning of the 2014-15 academic year. Opening Convocation will be held Monday, September 15 at 3 p.m. in the Skinner Memorial Chapel. This event is free and open to the public. Convocation will also be streamed live and can be viewed online at go.carleton.edu/convo/.
Library open house
Library staff invites the community to take a peek at the plans for the Library improvement project on Monday night at 7 o’clock. You’ll have an opportunity to talk with the architects and see their design for “building tomorrow’s library”.
KYMN’s Jeff Johnson honored
Congratulations to KYMN’s Jeff Johnson. He was honored by the Region 1AA State High School League for his decades of media support for the program. The annual meeting was held at the Hubble House in Mantorville where several others were honored including 2002 Northfield HIgh School graduate Mark Setterstrom who went on to start for the Gophers and then play for the St. Louis Rams until he was injured. He was given the alumni award. 
Pictured Tom Graupmann on the left
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