Phillipston: Hearings on cannabis retailers, dirt bike restrictions set for Jan. 25
Phillipston Town Hall in Phillipston. Staff file photoPaul Franz
Published: 1/12/2021 2:57:42 PM
Modified: 1/12/2021 2:57:39 PM
PHILLIPSTON A pair of public hearings one relative to a proposed retail marijuana business, the other to a town-wide restriction on dirt bikes – have been set for Jan. 25. The Planning Board confirmed the hearing schedule at its meeting this week.
The first hearing will address the board’s site plan review of a plan by entrepreneur Damon Schmidt to establish a retail cannabis operation at 420 State Road/Route 2A.
Schmidt plans to construct a 4,000-square-feet structure at the corner of State Road and Baldwin Hill Road. His project has been in the works for about two years, with his original proposal calling for a combination retail/cultivation operation. It was determined, however, that the plan was not feasible due to restrictions imposed by the town’s zoni