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Mt Toaker · 08-12-2011, 09:33 PM

OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP — Medical marijuana caregivers growing plants for others' use in Oshtemo Township will pay $225 to $325 for annual registration, inspection and licensing of caregiving facilities.

Township Attorney James Porter said the inspection fees — $50 each for mandatory building and fire department inspections and an additional $50 each for electrical and plumbing inspections if the building official determines those are necessary — are comparable to inspections of other facilities.

Applicants will also be charged a $125 administrative fee for the attorney's time in processing, handling and maintaining applications and all related paperwork. The paperwork will all be handled by Porter and will be kept in separate locked cabinets in a locked office.

"We want to make sure we're maintaining the integrity of the system, that this is private information not accessible to the public and not subject to FOIA (Freedom of Information Act)," Porter said.

The Oshtemo Township Board of Trustees unanimously approved the fees at the board's Tuesday meeting. Initially, the township will charge each applicant $225. If the additional electrical or plumbing inspections are required, the applicant will then be charged the additional fees.

The registration and inspection only applies to medical marijuana caregivers. Patients growing only for themselves are exempt from the requirement.

Porter said he has received one call inquiring about applications, but no one has come to the office yet.

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Mt Toaker Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 680	Oshtemo Township sets rates for medical marijuana facility inspections OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP — Medical marijuana caregivers growing plants for others' use in Oshtemo Township will pay $225 to $325 for annual registration, inspection and licensing of caregiving facilities. Township Attorney James Porter said the inspection fees — $50 each for mandatory building and fire department inspections and an additional $50 each for electrical and plumbing inspections if the building official determines those are necessary — are comparable to inspections of other facilities. Applicants will also be charged a $125 administrative fee for the attorney's time in processing, handling and maintaining applications and all related paperwork. The paperwork will all be handled by Porter and will be kept in separate locked cabinets in a locked office. "We want to make sure we're maintaining the integrity of the system, that this is private information not accessible to the public and not subject to FOIA (Freedom of Information Act)," Porter said. The Oshtemo Township Board of Trustees unanimously approved the fees at the board's Tuesday meeting. Initially, the township will charge each applicant $225. If the additional electrical or plumbing inspections are required, the applicant will then be charged the additional fees. The registration and inspection only applies to medical marijuana caregivers. Patients growing only for themselves are exempt from the requirement. Porter said he has received one call inquiring about applications, but no one has come to the office yet. Link to article.
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