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Subject: FW: Letter to Board of Supervisors
From: Lesley Beadle [inniillca..11sllrllllca.caocairn]
Sent:Wednesday, February 15, 2017 5:36 PM
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Subject: Letter to Board of Supervisors
Open Letter to Butte County Board of Supervisors and Chico City Council:
The City of Shasta Lake, population 10,350, is located within the boundaries of Shasta County,
population 177,000. Currently Shasta Lake has 3 medical marijuana dispensaries, with their business
tax at 10%. The previous fiscal year generated $365,000 in revenue for the city. This year the City
expects revenues to rise to $450,000 in the next fiscal year.*
While population demographics change from county to county, I believe it is safe to surmise that the
licensing of three marijuana dispensaries in Chico would generate over $500,000 based on the
extrapolation of the aforementioned figures to the base population of Chico and Butte County. Based
on the continued revenue and budget shortfalls experienced by The City of Chico, the additional
revenues could go a long way in relieving the budget constraints facing additional funding for
firefighters and police.
Medical marijuana has been legal for years and this past November 53% of Butte County voters
voted in favor of prop 64, which legalized the recreational use of marijuana.
Doesn't it make fiscal sense to allow properly regulated and licensed dispensaries to operate in the
City and County?
Thank you.
Lesley Beadle, 1344 Marian Avenue, Chico, CA 95928530-899-3784
*Source: Record Searchlight,
City of Shasta Lake
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