While I expected debate on Article 17 to be heated, I assumed that transparent and consistently applied rules would govern the meeting. What I observed instead was a concerted effort to put the citizens who submitted the petition at the grossest possible disadvantage.
The property is on a state highway and is not in proximity to any homes on Route 23. However, the site is near the intersection with Taconic Lane and Bott Hill Road, both of which are residential in character.
In the cannabis industry, trying to raise capital through traditional borrowing is difficult, in part because most commercial banks avoid lending money for marijuana businesses.
“It preserves historic assets. These are unique town assets. You just don't want them to go by the wayside."
-- Developer Jeffrey Cohen, on acquiring the former New Haven rail station in Lee, Mass.
“It preserves historic assets. These are unique town assets. You just don't want them to go by the wayside."
-- Developer Jeffrey Cohen, on acquiring the former New Haven rail station in Lee, Mass.
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