Residents in a small Polk County community are trying to snuff out a proposed business. Paperwork has been filed for a cannabis grow operation near one of the region's most popular lakes during the summer.
The proposed cannabis growing facility would be located along County 12 just outside the city limits of Mentor and about half mile from Maple Lake.
"Do we really need it right here at the lake?" said Cindy Tyler, who has owned the Oak Cove Resort along Maple Lake for the past 40 years.
Tyler has gathered more than 100 signatures on a petition against the project. Water usage and smell are two of the biggest issues. "Stink like dead skunks. And since we had such a wonderful summer with having all the smoke coming from Canada and that's over 100 miles away," Tyler said.
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