By a 2-1 vote, Selectboard refused to issue a letter of nonopposition to build and operate a medical marijuana cultivation facility on 26 acres off Yokum Pond Road. Still, 76 percent of Becket voters endorsed medical marijuana during a statewide referendum -- the second highest percentage in the state.
“We have a 150-year history of finding ways to improve service to the community, even if it means branching out from our standard scope of work.”
-- Fire Chief Charles Burger