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Marijuana cultivator seeks OK to open in Belchertown
A marijuana leaf AP PHOTO
By CHRIS GOUDREAU
BELCHERTOWN The town may soon be home to a marijuana cultivation facility if the Select Board signs off on a community host agreement with an eastern Massachusetts company for a site off Route 181.
Representatives for Minuteman Farm, based in Ashby, are seeking permission to grow marijuana at 401 Mill Valley Road in the south end of town, the same site where plans for another marijuana cultivation business fell through earlier this year.
At a virtual Select Board meeting on Monday, Belchertown attorney Richard Maynard, who is representing Minuteman Farm, said the project requires the town to approve a special permit as well as the community host agreement.
Marijuana cultivator to host virtual outreach meeting in Belchertown
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Modified: 12/15/2020 4:10:14 PM
BELCHERTOWN Ashby-based marijuana cultivator Minuteman Farm will be moving ahead with a virtual host community outreach meeting on Friday at 6 p.m. for its proposed 3,000-square foot cannabis cultivation operation at 401 Mill Valley Rd., off Route 181.
On Dec. 7, representatives of Minuteman Farm came before the Select Board about seeking approval for the cultivation of marijuana at the location. The board previously signed a community host agreement with another cultivation company, High Peaks at the same property.
A week later, on Dec. 14, Belchertown Town Administrator Gary Brougham had received confirmation that High Peaks “has surrendered all future interest in this property” with the company’s lease also having expired.
Marijuana cultivator seeks OK to open in Belchertown
A marijuana leaf AP PHOTO
Modified: 12/10/2020 11:15:54 AM
BELCHERTOWN The town may soon be home to a marijuana cultivation facility if the Select Board signs off on a community host agreement with an eastern Massachusetts company for a site off Route 181.
Representatives for Minuteman Farm, based in Ashby, are seeking permission to grow marijuana at 401 Mill Valley Road in the south end of town, the same site where plans for another marijuana cultivation business fell through earlier this year.
At a virtual Select Board meeting on Monday, Belchertown attorney Richard Maynard, who is representing Minuteman Farm, said the project requires the town to approve a special permit as well as the community host agreement. He said the draft proposal before the board is similar to past host agreements that the town has utilized for marijuana cultivation and retail businesses.
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