Council considers 1,000-foot school buffer for smoke shops

From left, Place 3 Councilman Zachary Morris and Mayor Herb Pearce look on during Monday's regular meeting. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD
From left, Place 3 Councilman Zachary Morris and Mayor Herb Pearce look on during Monday's regular meeting. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

Once again, smoke shop discussions dominated the Lampasas City Council workshop session. The council is weighing a change to an ordinance that would require these businesses to be at least 1,000 feet from a school campus.

Also during Monday’s meeting, members signed off on a small increase to the city’s proposed 20262027 tax rate and agreed to switch the city’s phone services from landline to VoIP …