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good morning

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me in the pledge i appreciate it

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i pledge allegiance to the side

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of the united states of america and to

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the republic

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for which it stands one nation under god

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indivisible with liberty and justice

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for all thank you so much for your

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patience

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uh everybody i'm hoping can hear me

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uh somebody treat their home

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i've been dying to do that all morning

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thank you

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uh first off uh i'd like to

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uh for a moment here uh i'd like to call

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for a moment of silence

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in honor of uh bill graham who was china

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the board of selection and passed away

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unexpectedly

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on uh on the 28th

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so if you're joining in on the

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assignments i'd appreciate it

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thank you i'd also like to offer myself

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sympathies to mary beth bishop

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contribution to this town uh was amazing

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and he was always very positive and he

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offered a lot

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of himself for it so again uh

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thank you um now if we could um

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get the uh i should probably recognize a

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few people

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i don't know if you notice that there's

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a lot of people running around here

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first i'd like to thank the

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administrator andrew for putting this

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all together

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along with the following list of people

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of course

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uh we have also uh uh

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in yellow vests uh and yellow jacket

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steve females

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and kelly flanders i never anticipated

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having

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about 150 plus people here at this hour

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thank you so much for your patience uh

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as we allowed everybody that we can to

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come in uh when it comes time to go or

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when you have a question

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you of course will raise a paddle uh a

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yellow paddle for a question

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and the yellow jackets i'll be walking

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away from the microphone

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to uh scholar these individuals to see

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who

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meets my attention and who wants to come

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and speak to this

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uh next i'd like to thank uh

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also as well as the congress the

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registrar's

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uh captain priest anne escherman and

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shannon petro for checking you in

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they were here early this morning

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freezing

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mike martin chaotic from the rit

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department

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for the town of capital dave uh his crew

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from the emergency management

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agency the temporal communication media

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they please richard potts and tom and

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jerry cooper

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the highway department for uh quartering

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everything off

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a lot of people think a lot went into

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this

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several virtual meetings uh when this

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fails which is why we're all here to see

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exactly when it fails

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uh i'll take the hill so uh from here

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uh green would you like to read the

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return to want

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and posted on february the 25th 2021 by

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constable quadroche and four public

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places

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pepper police station pepper post office

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miles barbershop and purple family

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pharmacy

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as well as the tested copies online we

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inhabited town of couple whom

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are qualified to vote in elections and

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child affairs are convening here today

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at mississippi middle school

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on the 13th day of march 2021 to act on

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the following

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article as initiated by a citizen's

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petition

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due to the quoted 19 pandemic there was

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a concern that there would not be

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a plan to go forward with today's

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meeting the people select were voted at

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their daily notice february the 22nd

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2021 meeting to reduce the special time

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meeting forum requirement

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is established in the code of assigned a

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couple from 75 voters to 30

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as allowed in the act of 2020 relative

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to municipal

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governance thank you

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i guess at this particular uh uh point

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in time we can

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uh call for the question

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somebody have a motion

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uses the minimum statutory refinement

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and effectively restricts the number of

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retail marijuana shocks that may be

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this amendment increases the allowed

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number of retail marijuana shops

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which exceeds the required

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now to ask a question

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or to speak to it

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at any time use a yellow placket to be

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recognized by any of the

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individuals in the yellow vessel jackets

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when they come time to vote or to cast a

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vote let me get to that point

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uh green placket is i or yes

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uh the red or orange placket is uh

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or no so do you want to speak to the

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uh explanation presentation

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yeah i'm sorry i didn't know that

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all right so i call for questions at

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this particular point in time

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oh i'm sorry yeah good point uh the

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cleaning board report

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there's a planning board

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this report and recommend recommendation

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to trial meeting

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is required by state sony law in order

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to comply with provisions of

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massachusetts general law

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chapter 40a section 5. the local

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planning board conducted

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conducting a properly noticed public

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hearing uh

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to amend section 6600 of the zoni bylaw

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adult use recreational marijuana the

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hearing was opened and closed on monday

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march 8

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2021. in 2019

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at the toughest springtime two-thirds of

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the attendance

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voted in favor of article 16 to amend

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couple zoning bylaw to

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allow for adult abuse recreational

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establishment within certain zoning

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districts

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and students to receipt of a planning

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board special permit

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sub-section 6640.5

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of the regulations states that the

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number of marijuana establishments

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shall not exceed 20 the number

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of the number of alcohol license

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procedure from gl

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of alcohol not to be drunk on the

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premise operator

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figure to be rounded to the whole number

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following the adoption of this bylaw

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there is some confusion as to whether

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this reference in the by-law refers to

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the number of operating workers slash

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pocket stores

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in the town of couple three will refer

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to the number of

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liquor licenses that could just the

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childhood issue based on its population

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eight to clarify this section of the

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bylaw

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training board held a public hearing

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review

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and voted to recommend the article for

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approval of the 2024 con meeting

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at the fall meeting no action was taken

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on the article

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giving concerns to federal council

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during the october 19th pandemic

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by extending the length of the meeting

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on february 4th

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2021 a citizens petitioned to call a

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special count meeting

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to take up the dialogue amendment was

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circulated and received

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sufficient signatures to trigger a

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special child meeting

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the proposed changes to the language and

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resolving bylaw is the same that was

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previously recommended by the planning

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board by the public hearing

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to review the proposed amendment of the

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by-law

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for the citizens suspicion on march 8

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the amendment will delete the subsection

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consistent with mass gl c

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the problem natural number of marijuana

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establishment when the time of petrol

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shall be related as follows

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the number of marijuana retailers shall

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of the number of alcohol license issued

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pursuant to nglc

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remarkable

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not to be drunk on the premises john

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pepper say 20

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figure to be rounded to the next whole

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number and replace it with the following

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the number of marijuana retailers shall

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not exceed two

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the application required means the first

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sentence will be revised

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to delete in the amount up to not

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exceeding 20

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of the number of licenses issued by the

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account pursuant to mgl

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of alcohol baggage not to be drunk on

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premises only place with two

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that the existing wording is confusing

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and the timing the number of marijuana

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retail establishments to the number of

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liquor licenses

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is arbitrary and leaves the number of

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marijuana retailers

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open-ended since the number of liquor

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license can be increased

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replacing this sentence with the number

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two fixes the number of native 100

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to a set number two which can only be

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verified through through tile meeting

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approval

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the planning board deliberated on the

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proposed valor amendment on march 8

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2021 honey board meeting with a

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nomination of

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joe london and seconded by jennifer

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gingras the planning board recommends

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approval of article 1 as proposed

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thank you chad now uh

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finance committee has a report on this

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clinton cutler 43 bacon street the

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finance committee met on march 3rd

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2001 to discuss the proposed amendment

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uh the finance committee voted for

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nothing

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and four to zero to approve the

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amendment

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thank you

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meeting held on february 26th 22nd 2021

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uh the time to be recognized

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there's a bit of a delay where there

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will be a bit of a delay

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i have to walk away from the microphone

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and recognize

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every ladies and gentlemen in yellow so

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if now is the time uh this is

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more of a question or

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point to make so let's go over that now

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um so one thing about this this

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article is that it would increase the

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number of licenses we currently have

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from one to two

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um let's kind of look at some recent

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studies for massachusetts news

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one uh dispensary for over a hundred

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thousand people

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and the place in the state really is

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around one probably six thousand people

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so

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this article would go and increase the

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number of licenses and people to one of

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the highest

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densities in the state and you know i

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know there's a lot of business people in

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the audience so you're thinking

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how can we go and sustain that sort of

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business

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and the answer is really simple it's

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right over the border you know so

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thousand hundred um people so right

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there here the number of people who will

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be coming across

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and will be your your uh market for

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these additional license

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so um you know one thing you really need

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to think about when you're according to

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this question is where are these people

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going to come from to go into spain two

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little

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two marijuana licenses in this town so

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if we want people coming across from new

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hampshire

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to come and buy here and then they know

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it's illegal to go and take the box and

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potentially taking up the time to our

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police officers to go and support

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the top habits of people from new

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hampshire

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thank you

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um

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i have somebody right here that's uh

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going first thank you

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um

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i'm not sure about the statistics that

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we just heard about to um

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uh

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um

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initially thank you

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um

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anyone else

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it's great to see all these people out

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here today

335
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come to us

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everyone has done a lot less damage

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thank you next week

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okay

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um

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to know

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very similar minutes on the marijuana

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business

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because from um research it looks to me

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like

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when the public was asked what type of

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um

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there was no mention of more retail

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market

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um

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my question is simply this

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i'm confused i think a lot of other

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people are confused

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or whether or not we're voting on one

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or two i think a lot of people feel

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true is not is too much but it's very

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confusing

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that's very funny i think if someone

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could try to

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explain that to it to me

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do you want to speak to that

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question no okay

362
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my question is how do you vote

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if you want to just if you've already

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approved

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one in a time and you

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how do you vote yes or no that's why i

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think i'm confused a lot of other people

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are confused

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once we open the door here what this

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gentleman is asking

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correct

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that yes your question all right george

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uh i believe that

374
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yeah you should come to the mic okay

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if if you are opposed to increasing the

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number of

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establishments to true you would vote no

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thank you very much that was my whole

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question

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thank you

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marijuana establishments as part of the

382
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economic development chapter

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the master plan for the town took over

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two and a half years to develop

385
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many topics were discussed economic

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development land use

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housing uh transportation

388
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the massive thing has written has a lot

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of different recommendations in it

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and are referenced in other sections

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while the

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minister plan committee did call out

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certain establishments

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it was not

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economic development uh specifically in

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the uh

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downtown area is needed uh in this this

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type of establishment would also benefit

399
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the vacancies in that section of the

400
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town

401
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uh

402
00:27:32,960 --> 00:27:46,830
we've got a couple so whoever comes

403
00:27:46,840 --> 00:27:57,350
first

404
00:27:57,360 --> 00:28:02,399
where's the closest one

405
00:28:02,399 --> 00:28:04,640
while we wait for the question to come

406
00:28:04,640 --> 00:28:05,440
to the mic

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00:28:05,440 --> 00:28:08,799
uh everybody take a moment and pray that

408
00:28:08,799 --> 00:28:11,120
we don't have to do this

409
00:28:11,120 --> 00:28:28,830
i can't imagine it for 25 questions

410
00:28:28,840 --> 00:28:43,110
um

411
00:28:43,120 --> 00:28:45,520
have done a lot um research on this and

412
00:28:45,520 --> 00:28:46,559
i've

413
00:28:46,559 --> 00:28:48,799
gone to a lot of facilities throughout

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the states

415
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and cannabis right

416
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dispensaries they're run very

417
00:28:55,600 --> 00:28:57,840
professionally

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00:28:57,840 --> 00:29:00,960
done by importance only

419
00:29:00,960 --> 00:29:03,840
there's not a lot of traffic involved in

420
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it

421
00:29:04,799 --> 00:29:08,320
um these dispensaries are very very

422
00:29:08,320 --> 00:29:10,240
professional

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there's not to

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people need to understand that

425
00:29:22,240 --> 00:29:24,399
a lot of people come from medicinal

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00:29:24,399 --> 00:29:25,679
purposes

427
00:29:25,679 --> 00:29:29,679
we do not have enough medicinal cannabis

428
00:29:29,679 --> 00:29:32,080
uh places around in new england right

429
00:29:32,080 --> 00:29:32,960
now

430
00:29:32,960 --> 00:29:35,919
it should when we opened up cannabis

431
00:29:35,919 --> 00:29:37,039
places

432
00:29:37,039 --> 00:29:39,120
originally they were supposed to be for

433
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medicinal purpose only

434
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adult shops have opened up

435
00:29:46,000 --> 00:29:49,520
all over new england we've got hundreds

436
00:29:49,520 --> 00:29:54,240
of adult use service places all over

437
00:29:54,240 --> 00:29:58,080
uh they're popped up everywhere um

438
00:29:58,080 --> 00:30:01,279
basically for revenue and uh

439
00:30:01,279 --> 00:30:04,559
the town's needed and the couple needs

440
00:30:04,559 --> 00:30:05,600
it

441
00:30:05,600 --> 00:30:09,120
and we need the revenue the two

442
00:30:09,120 --> 00:30:12,480
uh voting on the two

443
00:30:12,480 --> 00:30:15,679
um canvas places is going to be a big

444
00:30:15,679 --> 00:30:18,080
shot in the end for purple

445
00:30:18,080 --> 00:30:21,120
i think we all need to relax a little

446
00:30:21,120 --> 00:30:22,240
bit

447
00:30:22,240 --> 00:30:24,720
and understand that these places are

448
00:30:24,720 --> 00:30:26,720
very professional

449
00:30:26,720 --> 00:30:30,000
and that's my opinion and

450
00:30:30,000 --> 00:30:31,840
i just wanted to share that with you

451
00:30:31,840 --> 00:30:36,559
because i have spent five years

452
00:30:36,559 --> 00:30:40,080
all of this uh in our nature uh because

453
00:30:40,080 --> 00:30:42,159
my grandchildren live there

454
00:30:42,159 --> 00:30:45,840
and that's why in the future

455
00:30:45,840 --> 00:30:49,190
after i've

456
00:30:49,200 --> 00:30:50,799
taking care of all the bills in new

457
00:30:50,799 --> 00:30:52,720
hampshire to make sure that they're all

458
00:30:52,720 --> 00:30:53,200
safe

459
00:30:53,200 --> 00:30:56,480
and the bills are in place uh

460
00:30:56,480 --> 00:30:59,600
they're not going to help massachusetts

461
00:30:59,600 --> 00:31:02,799
but um i think that this is

462
00:31:02,799 --> 00:31:06,000
good for purple and i just wanted you

463
00:31:06,000 --> 00:31:07,360
all to know

464
00:31:07,360 --> 00:31:12,470
the benefits of the experience thank you

465
00:31:12,480 --> 00:31:30,830
not sure

466
00:31:30,840 --> 00:31:33,120
um again i would just ask the two of my

467
00:31:33,120 --> 00:31:34,960
fellow towns people to

468
00:31:34,960 --> 00:31:38,320
allow our one permitted

469
00:31:38,320 --> 00:31:42,240
retail marijuana adult use shop to open

470
00:31:42,240 --> 00:31:45,120
and please let's take a look at what the

471
00:31:45,120 --> 00:31:46,720
impact if any

472
00:31:46,720 --> 00:31:49,600
is on our town our infrastructure on our

473
00:31:49,600 --> 00:31:50,559
police force

474
00:31:50,559 --> 00:31:53,840
on our emergency services maybe it's

475
00:31:53,840 --> 00:31:54,880
nothing

476
00:31:54,880 --> 00:31:57,279
then we can come back and revisit this

477
00:31:57,279 --> 00:31:59,120
at another time meeting

478
00:31:59,120 --> 00:32:02,320
the law is flexible that we're not

479
00:32:02,320 --> 00:32:03,519
closing the door

480
00:32:03,519 --> 00:32:06,080
by limiting it to one we're simply

481
00:32:06,080 --> 00:32:08,880
taking a less

482
00:32:08,880 --> 00:32:12,000
a slower approach to planning

483
00:32:12,000 --> 00:32:15,519
and commercial development in our town

484
00:32:15,519 --> 00:32:19,919
and my question for the master plan um

485
00:32:19,919 --> 00:32:23,039
basically is the reason for the master

486
00:32:23,039 --> 00:32:23,600
plan

487
00:32:23,600 --> 00:32:26,799
is to gather what the community wants

488
00:32:26,799 --> 00:32:29,909
gather

489
00:32:29,919 --> 00:32:33,279
and the people did not ask for retail

490
00:32:33,279 --> 00:32:34,399
marijuana

491
00:32:34,399 --> 00:32:37,360
they asked for other types of businesses

492
00:32:37,360 --> 00:32:39,600
and my final thought is

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00:32:39,600 --> 00:32:42,559
aside from retail marijuana business

494
00:32:42,559 --> 00:32:43,279
there are

495
00:32:43,279 --> 00:32:46,559
other options um there is cultivation

496
00:32:46,559 --> 00:32:49,519
which i believe is more in line with

497
00:32:49,519 --> 00:32:50,559
agricultural

498
00:32:50,559 --> 00:32:53,919
history so there are options for that

499
00:32:53,919 --> 00:32:57,200
there are options for um testing jobs

500
00:32:57,200 --> 00:32:59,919
there are multiple options for marijuana

501
00:32:59,919 --> 00:33:01,760
businesses retail

502
00:33:01,760 --> 00:33:04,559
the big one and that's why we're here

503
00:33:04,559 --> 00:33:05,360
please

504
00:33:05,360 --> 00:33:22,830
tell us explore thank you

505
00:33:22,840 --> 00:33:27,909
um

506
00:33:27,919 --> 00:33:29,840
the difference between one and two is

507
00:33:29,840 --> 00:33:31,279
not really going to make much of a

508
00:33:31,279 --> 00:33:32,960
difference in terms of your

509
00:33:32,960 --> 00:33:35,279
envisioning stoners roaming the streets

510
00:33:35,279 --> 00:33:36,559
i don't think that's what's going to

511
00:33:36,559 --> 00:33:37,519
happen

512
00:33:37,519 --> 00:33:40,000
i think the important aspect to focus on

513
00:33:40,000 --> 00:33:41,679
is the revenue that it will bring into

514
00:33:41,679 --> 00:33:42,320
the town

515
00:33:42,320 --> 00:33:45,039
and a lot of people are worried about

516
00:33:45,039 --> 00:33:46,720
what new facilities we need for the

517
00:33:46,720 --> 00:33:48,480
emergency management services and the

518
00:33:48,480 --> 00:33:49,120
police

519
00:33:49,120 --> 00:33:50,480
those are all things that are going to

520
00:33:50,480 --> 00:33:52,720
bring in money yes we'd like other types

521
00:33:52,720 --> 00:33:53,360
of businesses

522
00:33:53,360 --> 00:33:55,120
sure bring those on too but right now

523
00:33:55,120 --> 00:33:57,039
the proposal is for another business

524
00:33:57,039 --> 00:33:58,559
that could bring in

525
00:33:58,559 --> 00:34:01,279
money that would help this town rise us

526
00:34:01,279 --> 00:34:01,600
up

527
00:34:01,600 --> 00:34:03,440
i don't think the concerns about people

528
00:34:03,440 --> 00:34:05,519
from flocking over the borders are

529
00:34:05,519 --> 00:34:06,720
really valid if you

530
00:34:06,720 --> 00:34:09,200
read the marijuana website you have to

531
00:34:09,200 --> 00:34:10,240
present an id

532
00:34:10,240 --> 00:34:12,639
you can't just wander into a pot shop

533
00:34:12,639 --> 00:34:14,639
and brown bag a bottle of whiskey like

534
00:34:14,639 --> 00:34:16,159
you do at a liquor store and then just

535
00:34:16,159 --> 00:34:18,159
go on the street smoking pot that's not

536
00:34:18,159 --> 00:34:19,679
what's gonna happen

537
00:34:19,679 --> 00:34:21,599
i don't smoke it i personally don't care

538
00:34:21,599 --> 00:34:23,440
but i certainly want money for this town

539
00:34:23,440 --> 00:34:25,359
and i think as other people do too

540
00:34:25,359 --> 00:34:27,119
you have to put your personal feelings

541
00:34:27,119 --> 00:34:29,760
aside about what it

542
00:34:29,760 --> 00:34:31,919
basically represents to you and picture

543
00:34:31,919 --> 00:34:33,359
what it's for what it's going to bring

544
00:34:33,359 --> 00:34:34,560
to the town

545
00:34:34,560 --> 00:34:36,000
so it's not it's not going to be a

546
00:34:36,000 --> 00:34:37,839
dangerous thing i have a child too it's

547
00:34:37,839 --> 00:34:39,679
not going to be some crazy thing that we

548
00:34:39,679 --> 00:34:40,960
have to worry about because

549
00:34:40,960 --> 00:34:42,399
10 years 20 years down the road we'll

550
00:34:42,399 --> 00:34:44,960
realize it was a good thing after all

551
00:34:44,960 --> 00:34:46,399
so i'm just trying to get everybody to

552
00:34:46,399 --> 00:34:48,000
see the bigger picture

553
00:34:48,000 --> 00:34:49,520
don't worry about people flocking from

554
00:34:49,520 --> 00:34:51,119
out of state kingsborough does it just

555
00:34:51,119 --> 00:34:52,800
fine i lived in kingsborough before here

556
00:34:52,800 --> 00:34:54,639
that shop is beautiful i've never gone

557
00:34:54,639 --> 00:34:55,280
in it

558
00:34:55,280 --> 00:34:57,200
but i don't see traffic i don't see

559
00:34:57,200 --> 00:34:59,520
problems i do see money for downtown

560
00:34:59,520 --> 00:35:01,200
and i'd like some of that for us thank

561
00:35:01,200 --> 00:35:03,040
you

562
00:35:03,040 --> 00:35:08,550
next

563
00:35:08,560 --> 00:35:14,829
name and street mark lost 53 seattle

564
00:35:14,839 --> 00:35:16,000
street

565
00:35:16,000 --> 00:35:18,560
make a motion to amend the petition as

566
00:35:18,560 --> 00:35:20,160
follows

567
00:35:20,160 --> 00:35:22,000
the maximum number of marijuana

568
00:35:22,000 --> 00:35:23,359
establishments

569
00:35:23,359 --> 00:35:25,760
in the town of pepper shall be limited

570
00:35:25,760 --> 00:35:28,079
as follows

571
00:35:28,079 --> 00:35:30,720
the number of marijuana retailers shall

572
00:35:30,720 --> 00:35:33,280
not achieve one

573
00:35:33,280 --> 00:35:36,480
and section six six five

574
00:35:36,480 --> 00:35:39,520
zero provides the third sentence

575
00:35:39,520 --> 00:35:42,240
to read as follows with pollution thrown

576
00:35:42,240 --> 00:35:44,320
by strikethrough

577
00:35:44,320 --> 00:35:46,800
while the special granting authority is

578
00:35:46,800 --> 00:35:48,800
authorized to approve special permits

579
00:35:48,800 --> 00:35:50,800
for marijuana resellers

580
00:35:50,800 --> 00:35:54,160
and amount up to but not exceeding

581
00:35:54,160 --> 00:35:57,440
one the zoning bylaws shall not be

582
00:35:57,440 --> 00:35:59,200
construed to obligate

583
00:35:59,200 --> 00:36:02,079
spga to approve any particular

584
00:36:02,079 --> 00:36:03,359
application

585
00:36:03,359 --> 00:36:06,079
for a special permit just because the

586
00:36:06,079 --> 00:36:07,440
national number

587
00:36:07,440 --> 00:36:24,829
of special permits has not been approved

588
00:36:24,839 --> 00:36:38,829
oh

589
00:36:38,839 --> 00:36:43,109
so

590
00:36:43,119 --> 00:36:46,720
okay we have a motion uh to amend

591
00:36:46,720 --> 00:36:50,960
the main motion uh

592
00:36:50,960 --> 00:37:06,550
as it's being

593
00:37:06,560 --> 00:37:09,920
i see a hand all right discussion on

594
00:37:09,920 --> 00:37:12,880
just this amendment before we get back

595
00:37:12,880 --> 00:37:15,520
to the main motion

596
00:37:15,520 --> 00:37:19,990
uh yeah

597
00:37:20,000 --> 00:37:26,310
i just i wanted to

598
00:37:26,320 --> 00:37:30,320
that the standard was arbitrary um

599
00:37:30,320 --> 00:37:33,040
and this amendment no longer makes it

600
00:37:33,040 --> 00:37:34,320
arbitrary

601
00:37:34,320 --> 00:37:38,000
and it also excuse me

602
00:37:38,000 --> 00:37:41,119
uh does not make a major change

603
00:37:41,119 --> 00:37:44,480
to the existing current conditions um

604
00:37:44,480 --> 00:37:51,520
in this odd circumstance

605
00:37:51,520 --> 00:37:53,680
town meeting where everybody has a

606
00:37:53,680 --> 00:38:30,710
chance to have a site

607
00:38:30,720 --> 00:38:34,870
oh yeah i think you should stay

608
00:38:34,880 --> 00:38:37,200
uh clinton caller 43 business street i

609
00:38:37,200 --> 00:38:39,119
believe this verse is unnecessary

610
00:38:39,119 --> 00:38:41,119
if the citizens choose to keep the

611
00:38:41,119 --> 00:38:42,720
number of

612
00:38:42,720 --> 00:38:58,790
marijuana establishments to one

613
00:38:58,800 --> 00:39:12,950
i'll

614
00:39:12,960 --> 00:39:16,400
the motion to amend uh start at one

615
00:39:16,400 --> 00:39:17,280
that's what we've got

616
00:39:17,280 --> 00:39:20,800
now um let's when the establishment

617
00:39:20,800 --> 00:39:21,359
comes in

618
00:39:21,359 --> 00:39:24,079
get set up we'll see how it works out

619
00:39:24,079 --> 00:39:25,359
and if it works out well

620
00:39:25,359 --> 00:39:39,829
we can always go back and raise it

621
00:39:39,839 --> 00:39:41,760
did i see somebody else that wanted to

622
00:39:41,760 --> 00:39:46,550
speak to this

623
00:39:46,560 --> 00:39:48,720
i just wanted to address the comment of

624
00:39:48,720 --> 00:39:50,240
a novo

625
00:39:50,240 --> 00:39:53,599
um in the

626
00:39:53,599 --> 00:39:57,440
original um petitioning

627
00:39:57,440 --> 00:40:00,800
as being the same as for one dispute

628
00:40:00,800 --> 00:40:01,440
that's not

629
00:40:01,440 --> 00:40:05,119
true because no vote on that

630
00:40:05,119 --> 00:40:07,440
to the extent that we added more looking

631
00:40:07,440 --> 00:40:08,720
licenses

632
00:40:08,720 --> 00:40:22,829
we would

633
00:40:22,839 --> 00:40:27,670
yep

634
00:40:27,680 --> 00:40:30,640
oh yeah yeah just don't leave that area

635
00:40:30,640 --> 00:40:33,270
yeah

636
00:40:33,280 --> 00:40:37,040
hi 18 prospect street

637
00:40:37,040 --> 00:40:38,880
former member of the master planning

638
00:40:38,880 --> 00:40:40,560
committee um

639
00:40:40,560 --> 00:40:44,240
i i request that you vote no

640
00:40:44,240 --> 00:40:48,000
on this um this amended motion

641
00:40:48,000 --> 00:40:51,040
um we have um

642
00:40:51,040 --> 00:40:54,319
the reason that the planning board

643
00:40:54,319 --> 00:40:56,960
um and the um finance committee and this

644
00:40:56,960 --> 00:40:57,680
reform

645
00:40:57,680 --> 00:41:01,599
approve having two is because

646
00:41:01,599 --> 00:41:04,720
if we stay tied to the percentage of

647
00:41:04,720 --> 00:41:06,000
liquor licenses

648
00:41:06,000 --> 00:41:09,520
we could have an unlimited amount of

649
00:41:09,520 --> 00:41:13,520
marijuana businesses coming to town

650
00:41:13,520 --> 00:41:16,240
and want to get a profit for them so we

651
00:41:16,240 --> 00:41:18,160
want to limit it to true

652
00:41:18,160 --> 00:41:21,200
and i would say don't uh vote

653
00:41:21,200 --> 00:41:23,280
for this amended motion limiting it to

654
00:41:23,280 --> 00:41:25,280
one because

655
00:41:25,280 --> 00:41:27,440
um again these two businesses are going

656
00:41:27,440 --> 00:41:29,040
to contribute to our

657
00:41:29,040 --> 00:41:32,319
local economy um there's a very

658
00:41:32,319 --> 00:41:35,760
generous percentage of the gross

659
00:41:35,760 --> 00:41:37,839
proceeds for both of these businesses

660
00:41:37,839 --> 00:41:39,440
that will cover

661
00:41:39,440 --> 00:41:44,079
any um aspect of public safety

662
00:41:44,079 --> 00:41:48,630
traffic anything like that that's what

663
00:41:48,640 --> 00:41:51,760
is supposed to be useful so um

664
00:41:51,760 --> 00:41:53,520
i urge you to vote now in the amended

665
00:41:53,520 --> 00:41:56,079
motion get back to the original motion

666
00:41:56,079 --> 00:42:10,870
and vote yes or no please thank you

667
00:42:10,880 --> 00:42:13,839
good morning my name is chris esimone

668
00:42:13,839 --> 00:42:24,069
five wheeler

669
00:42:24,079 --> 00:42:25,680
and i'm not opposed to the use of

670
00:42:25,680 --> 00:42:28,400
marijuana in fact they voted for the

671
00:42:28,400 --> 00:42:30,560
legalization of marijuana in the state

672
00:42:30,560 --> 00:42:32,240
of massachusetts

673
00:42:32,240 --> 00:42:34,400
but i strongly believe that one is

674
00:42:34,400 --> 00:42:35,280
enough

675
00:42:35,280 --> 00:42:37,280
if we have people in this town who need

676
00:42:37,280 --> 00:42:39,119
it for medicinal purposes

677
00:42:39,119 --> 00:42:41,680
certainly one is enough and certainly

678
00:42:41,680 --> 00:42:45,119
one is enough for local users

679
00:42:45,119 --> 00:42:49,119
look we're a very rural community

680
00:42:49,119 --> 00:42:53,040
state with a major city within 10 miles

681
00:42:53,040 --> 00:42:57,589
any additional revenue we may

682
00:42:57,599 --> 00:42:59,680
through realize stores is going to go

683
00:42:59,680 --> 00:43:01,440
for additional traffic control do you

684
00:43:01,440 --> 00:43:03,200
know what the traffic will be like

685
00:43:03,200 --> 00:43:05,280
for people pouring in from manchester

686
00:43:05,280 --> 00:43:06,400
and groton and

687
00:43:06,400 --> 00:43:08,960
other towns around us we're gonna need

688
00:43:08,960 --> 00:43:10,400
more policemen

689
00:43:10,400 --> 00:43:13,040
the roadways are going to take a beating

690
00:43:13,040 --> 00:43:14,160
we're not going to

691
00:43:14,160 --> 00:43:17,599
make money on this so please vote for

692
00:43:17,599 --> 00:43:18,480
the amendment

693
00:43:18,480 --> 00:43:38,710
and against the main motion thank you

694
00:43:38,720 --> 00:43:52,829
on street

695
00:43:52,839 --> 00:43:56,000
dispensary and i don't think the finance

696
00:43:56,000 --> 00:43:56,720
committee

697
00:43:56,720 --> 00:43:59,040
has actually done a thorough job in

698
00:43:59,040 --> 00:44:00,960
proving to the council

699
00:44:00,960 --> 00:44:03,520
that that it is going to bring more of

700
00:44:03,520 --> 00:44:04,240
you

701
00:44:04,240 --> 00:44:07,359
i believe it's going to actually create

702
00:44:07,359 --> 00:44:32,390
more expensive

703
00:44:32,400 --> 00:44:37,990
okay margarita

704
00:44:38,000 --> 00:44:41,359
okay so i don't

705
00:44:41,359 --> 00:44:44,720
have a history or great knowledge of

706
00:44:44,720 --> 00:44:46,160
really good business for

707
00:44:46,160 --> 00:44:47,920
non-prescription now

708
00:44:47,920 --> 00:44:50,480
but my question is either one whether

709
00:44:50,480 --> 00:44:51,440
it's

710
00:44:51,440 --> 00:44:54,720
the amendment or the original

711
00:44:54,720 --> 00:44:58,920
what exactly happens at a

712
00:44:58,920 --> 00:45:01,680
recreational place recreational

713
00:45:01,680 --> 00:45:03,040
marijuana use

714
00:45:03,040 --> 00:45:07,119
establishment what is that for

715
00:45:07,119 --> 00:45:10,640
is it to just get your marijuana

716
00:45:10,640 --> 00:45:15,119
legal legally prescription or not

717
00:45:15,119 --> 00:45:27,750
or is it a place because

718
00:45:27,760 --> 00:45:44,550
i can honestly tell you i don't know

719
00:45:44,560 --> 00:45:57,030
you can buy

720
00:45:57,040 --> 00:46:13,349
big countryside road

721
00:46:13,359 --> 00:46:17,200
back in uh 2018 uh we always envisioned

722
00:46:17,200 --> 00:46:18,400
the calculation

723
00:46:18,400 --> 00:46:21,680
and we had a cylinder wrongfully assumed

724
00:46:21,680 --> 00:46:23,599
that the calculation would result in an

725
00:46:23,599 --> 00:46:25,839
accounting of two

726
00:46:25,839 --> 00:46:28,960
establishments being authorized whether

727
00:46:28,960 --> 00:46:30,400
it's one or two the planning board will

728
00:46:30,400 --> 00:46:32,079
still have to

729
00:46:32,079 --> 00:46:34,960
issue a special permit and other things

730
00:46:34,960 --> 00:46:35,599
would have to

731
00:46:35,599 --> 00:46:37,280
take place after that but i would

732
00:46:37,280 --> 00:46:40,000
recommend that

733
00:46:40,000 --> 00:46:46,870
this amendment

734
00:46:46,880 --> 00:47:08,829
thank you

735
00:47:08,839 --> 00:47:23,030
uh

736
00:47:23,040 --> 00:47:26,559
new um and we should move the question

737
00:47:26,559 --> 00:47:50,829
and let's get voted

738
00:47:50,839 --> 00:48:05,349
okay

739
00:48:05,359 --> 00:48:08,640
the amendment which would uh

740
00:48:08,640 --> 00:48:11,680
as it's been presented and as it uh

741
00:48:11,680 --> 00:48:15,119
has been explained and debated uh raise

742
00:48:15,119 --> 00:48:16,880
your

743
00:48:16,880 --> 00:48:26,950
green power now

744
00:48:26,960 --> 00:48:28,720
scott in some confusion people are

745
00:48:28,720 --> 00:48:30,240
confused as to what we're voting on

746
00:48:30,240 --> 00:48:46,829
right now

747
00:48:46,839 --> 00:48:56,630
is

748
00:48:56,640 --> 00:49:00,829
maximum number of marijuana

749
00:49:00,839 --> 00:49:03,200
establishments

750
00:49:03,200 --> 00:49:05,119
the maximum number of marijuana

751
00:49:05,119 --> 00:49:08,400
retailers shall be limited to one

752
00:49:08,400 --> 00:49:12,400
section section six six five zero

753
00:49:12,400 --> 00:49:16,480
third sentence amended as follows but

754
00:49:16,480 --> 00:49:22,150
not to exceed wrong

755
00:49:22,160 --> 00:49:25,520
okay the main motion which we're not

756
00:49:25,520 --> 00:49:26,400
voting on

757
00:49:26,400 --> 00:49:29,119
uh address two this one is limiting it

758
00:49:29,119 --> 00:49:29,440
to

759
00:49:29,440 --> 00:49:32,559
one so i hope that can like explain this

760
00:49:32,559 --> 00:49:33,760
exactly

761
00:49:33,760 --> 00:50:08,069
not to exceed one right

762
00:50:08,079 --> 00:50:24,829
at the moment

763
00:50:24,839 --> 00:53:04,710
yes

764
00:53:04,720 --> 00:53:08,400
okay are all opposed please pull out

765
00:53:08,400 --> 00:53:26,829
your package

766
00:53:26,839 --> 00:54:08,829
okay

767
00:54:08,839 --> 00:56:14,829
so

768
00:56:14,839 --> 00:56:42,829
uh

769
00:56:42,839 --> 00:57:00,150
so

770
00:57:00,160 --> 00:57:02,559
all right sorry for the delay um the

771
00:57:02,559 --> 00:57:03,200
emotion

772
00:57:03,200 --> 00:57:08,349
goes as far the emotions

773
00:57:08,359 --> 00:57:12,319
108 no the motion does not carry back to

774
00:57:12,319 --> 00:57:12,880
the main

775
00:57:12,880 --> 00:57:15,920
question are there any more comments or

776
00:57:15,920 --> 00:57:24,829
questions on the main motion

777
00:57:24,839 --> 00:57:29,510
here

778
00:57:29,520 --> 00:57:31,359
during the break i was asked a question

779
00:57:31,359 --> 00:57:32,640
about um

780
00:57:32,640 --> 00:57:34,319
the difference between one and two and

781
00:57:34,319 --> 00:57:36,799
how it came about

782
00:57:36,799 --> 00:57:38,880
well the original bylaw was being

783
00:57:38,880 --> 00:57:41,839
written by the planning board

784
00:57:41,839 --> 00:57:45,680
the number of what could be authorized

785
00:57:45,680 --> 00:57:46,960
with the license in the count of

786
00:57:46,960 --> 00:57:49,520
pepperoni was eight

787
00:57:49,520 --> 00:57:52,319
so if you do the b uh you take 20

788
00:57:52,319 --> 00:57:53,520
percent of eight

789
00:57:53,520 --> 00:57:57,920
gives you two uh after the uh was passed

790
00:57:57,920 --> 00:57:58,559
when we

791
00:57:58,559 --> 00:58:01,680
got more into the details uh it was

792
00:58:01,680 --> 00:58:04,559
determined uh that it was a number of

793
00:58:04,559 --> 00:58:06,559
liquor licenses that were issued by the

794
00:58:06,559 --> 00:58:08,799
county couple which was three

795
00:58:08,799 --> 00:58:12,079
which would then limit it to to one so

796
00:58:12,079 --> 00:58:14,240
it all depends on how uh you know when

797
00:58:14,240 --> 00:58:15,440
the cleaning board was originally

798
00:58:15,440 --> 00:58:16,240
looking at this

799
00:58:16,240 --> 00:58:17,599
we're always envisioned that the

800
00:58:17,599 --> 00:58:19,680
calculation would be true

801
00:58:19,680 --> 00:58:35,430
this amendment is

802
00:58:35,440 --> 00:58:37,599
a further process will still have to go

803
00:58:37,599 --> 00:58:38,559
take place

804
00:58:38,559 --> 00:58:41,200
uh all of the restrictions or all of the

805
00:58:41,200 --> 00:58:42,319
uh requirements

806
00:58:42,319 --> 00:58:46,319
of uh will have to be

807
00:58:46,319 --> 00:58:48,319
put in place traffic studies will have

808
00:58:48,319 --> 00:58:50,160
to be done uh

809
00:58:50,160 --> 00:58:52,720
parking lots will have to be reviewed

810
00:58:52,720 --> 00:58:54,160
there's still a lot of work to do and

811
00:58:54,160 --> 00:58:55,839
there's no guarantee that the final

812
00:58:55,839 --> 00:58:57,520
couple would have two

813
00:58:57,520 --> 00:59:00,160
that will be defiled by a special permit

814
00:59:00,160 --> 00:59:01,520
which would be issued by the planning

815
00:59:01,520 --> 00:59:02,400
board

816
00:59:02,400 --> 00:59:10,069
again the whole

817
00:59:10,079 --> 00:59:12,160
establishments issued was eight

818
00:59:12,160 --> 00:59:14,319
multiplied by the percentage of

819
00:59:14,319 --> 00:59:16,319
twenty percent which would give you two

820
00:59:16,319 --> 00:59:31,190
and that's that's

821
00:59:31,200 --> 00:59:53,510
comments or questions now

822
00:59:53,520 --> 01:00:11,910
i got somebody right here

823
01:00:11,920 --> 01:00:25,190
uh now

824
01:00:25,200 --> 01:00:37,829
while we're doing this

825
01:00:37,839 --> 01:00:40,839
don't use recreational marijuana

826
01:00:40,839 --> 01:00:43,799
establishments in sub-section

827
01:00:43,799 --> 01:00:46,240
6640.5

828
01:00:46,240 --> 01:00:50,470
the guys clause

829
01:00:50,480 --> 01:00:52,799
3ds with deletions shown by

830
01:00:52,799 --> 01:00:54,640
strikethrough and additions from the

831
01:00:54,640 --> 01:01:11,910
underlying

832
01:01:11,920 --> 01:01:15,920
mgl section 138 subsection 15

833
01:01:15,920 --> 01:01:18,319
for retail sale in alcohol not to be

834
01:01:18,319 --> 01:01:21,599
drunk on the premises in the tiny people

835
01:01:21,599 --> 01:01:24,559
save 20 rounded up to the next whole

836
01:01:24,559 --> 01:01:25,839
number

837
01:01:25,839 --> 01:01:27,359
replace that with the number of

838
01:01:27,359 --> 01:01:29,280
marijuana retailers shall not

839
01:01:29,280 --> 01:01:33,510
exceed two

840
01:01:33,520 --> 01:01:43,829
in section 66 30 56

841
01:01:43,839 --> 01:01:51,920
authority is authorized to approve

842
01:01:51,920 --> 01:01:52,559
special

843
01:01:52,559 --> 01:01:54,000
permit preventing authority is

844
01:01:54,000 --> 01:01:55,680
authorized to approve special permits

845
01:01:55,680 --> 01:01:57,680
for marijuana retailers in an amount up

846
01:01:57,680 --> 01:01:59,280
to but not exceeding

847
01:01:59,280 --> 01:02:01,599
20 of the number of licenses issued

848
01:02:01,599 --> 01:02:02,880
within the town

849
01:02:02,880 --> 01:02:18,829
pursuant to mgl section 138

850
01:02:18,839 --> 01:02:28,150
is

851
01:02:28,160 --> 01:02:30,000
just because the maximum number of

852
01:02:30,000 --> 01:02:31,280
special permits

853
01:02:31,280 --> 01:03:14,829
has not yet been issued

854
01:03:14,839 --> 01:03:42,829
mr

855
01:03:42,839 --> 01:03:52,630
please

856
01:03:52,640 --> 01:03:56,079
this requires two-thirds

857
01:03:56,079 --> 01:05:49,750
vote majority for passages

858
01:05:49,760 --> 01:06:09,270
this

859
01:06:09,280 --> 01:06:44,829
what's up

860
01:06:44,839 --> 01:07:54,829
so

861
01:07:54,839 --> 01:08:07,029
right

862
01:08:07,039 --> 01:08:11,520
all the right is as follows

863
01:08:11,520 --> 01:08:15,520
112 in favor 62 against

864
01:08:15,520 --> 01:08:18,159
again as i stated earlier this requires

865
01:08:18,159 --> 01:08:19,679
a two-thirds vote

866
01:08:19,679 --> 01:08:22,960
uh and we did not out instead of

867
01:08:22,960 --> 01:08:25,199
the 66

868
01:08:25,199 --> 01:08:28,080
uh percent we get 55 so the motion does

869
01:08:28,080 --> 01:08:30,159
not carry the main motion

870
01:08:30,159 --> 01:08:35,040
so uh a motion to adjourn

871
01:08:35,040 --> 01:08:38,080
uh no seconded

872
01:08:38,080 --> 01:08:40,319
all those in favor aye thank you so much

873
01:08:40,319 --> 01:08:41,839
for your patience

874
01:08:41,839 --> 01:08:45,199
and understanding and hopefully we don't

875
01:08:45,199 --> 01:08:48,480
do it this way in the spring

876
01:08:48,480 --> 01:08:53,910
thank you

877
01:08:53,920 --> 01:09:15,199
[Music]

878
01:09:15,199 --> 01:09:17,279
you