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Description
Liaison Name: Anna White
Host Neighborhood: South Boston
Date: Thursday, July 28, 2022, 6 p.m.
Applicant Name: Haze of South Boston, LLC
Address: 313 Old Colony Ave
License Type: Retail Recreational Cannabis Dispensary
A
A
A
All
right
good
evening,
everyone,
my
name-
is
anna
white,
the
mayor's
liaison
to
south
boston.
Thank
you
for
joining
us
tonight.
Please
note
that
this
meeting
is
being
recorded
tonight.
I
will
be
facilitating
the
statutorially
required
cannabis
community
outreach
meeting.
This
is
an
application
by
hayes,
llc
retail
recreational
store
to
be
operated
at
the
address
of
313
old
colony
avenue.
Please
note
that
no
decisions
are
being
made
tonight.
This
is
just
the
statutory
community
meeting
required
by
the
city
and
state
before
moving
on
to
the
cannabis
board
and
the
zoning
board
of
appeals.
A
The
proposal
then
needs
to
go
through
a
state
process
before
it
will
be
able
to
open
for
business.
There
will
be
time
for
a
q
a
and
comments
at
the
end
of
the
presentation.
Please
wait
until
the
presentation
is
over
before
asking
questions.
There
is
also
an
open
comment
period,
meaning
that
if
you
do
not
get
called
on
tonight
or
you
think
of
questions
that
have
not
been
answered,
you
can
reach
out
to
myself
or
the
project
team
and
we'll
work
to
get
you
that
information.
A
I
ask
that
all
questions
be
directed
toward
the
applicant
and
myself
only
the
applicant
will
answer
all
questions
related
to
their
proposal
to
the
best
of
their
ability,
and
I
will
answer
questions
specific
to
the
city's
process.
If
I
am
unable
or
the
applicants
are
unable
to
answer
a
question
tonight,
we
will
follow
up
with
you
after
this
meeting
to
get
that
information
to
you
with
that.
I
will
turn
it
over
to
the
project
team
for
the
presentation,
and
then
I
will
facilitate
the
q
a
right
afterwards.
C
C
C
There
is
a
there
is
a
disproportionate
disproportionately
low
amount
of
people
of
color
that
are
being
hired
as
employees
in
the
marijuana
industry
across
the
state.
We
feel
that
diverse
ownership
leads
to
diverse
hiring,
and
that
is
one
of
our
core
mantras,
we're
looking
to
pursue
excellence
in
business
operations.
C
Collectively
we
have
well
over
20
20
years
of
retail
experience
between
the
group,
michael
pyres
and
marcus
smith
have
10
years
operating
retail
retail
smoke
shops
in
and
around
boston.
Michael
ortal
has
has
roughly
10
years
operating
retail
retail
stores
in
the
the
california
area.
I've
been
in
the
retail
restaurant
industry
for
five
years.
I've
owned
owned
a
few
small
retail
restaurants.
C
C
Compliance
is,
is
the
core
of
my
skill
set
I've
been
in
the
cannabis
industry.
Here
I
started
in
2016
am
as
part
of
a
company
called
holistic
health
group,
and
so
I've
been
well
versed
in
the
regulatory
world
in
the
massachusetts
industry
here
for
seven
plus
years
now
we
look
to
serve
as
a
valuable
community,
valuable
community
servants.
C
Part
of
this
demonstrate
this
presentation
today
is
to
talk
about
ways
that
we
can
better
serve
the
community
in
and
around
south
boston,
the
founders
and
equity
owners
of
the
group
myself,
colonel
booth.
I
am
the
co-founder
and
former
cultivation
director
of
holistic
health
group
incorporated
that
is
a
vertically
integrated,
massachusetts-based
cannabis
company.
I've
helped
design
and
manage
our
the
34
thousand
square
foot
cannabis
facility,
which
includes
outdoor
cultivation,
greenhouse
cultivation,
hydrocarbon
extraction,
edibles,
manufacturing
and
retail
sales.
C
C
No
longer
are
you
seeing
folks
driving
from
fenway
to
to
you
know
south
end
to
stand
in
line
or
go
to
brookline
to
stand
in
line
at
neta.
Dispensaries
are
more
neighborhood
serving
businesses
at
this
point
and
a
brief
overview
of
the
project.
Again,
it's
a
retail
cannabis
dispensary
at
313,
old
colony
avenue.
C
C
We
currently
hold
a
a
lease,
a
lice,
what
we
call
a
licensing
lease.
Essentially
I
have
we've
secured
a
lease
that
allows
us
to
apply
for
the
license
and
pursue
the
license,
and
if
we
are
successful,
then
we
will
be
negotiating
a
long-term
lease.
We
will
be
negotiating
a
five-year
lease
with
two
five-year
extensions.
C
Our
group
is
consistent.
It
consists
of
economic,
empowerment
and
social
equity
designees.
Our
group,
you
know
again
we're
completely
minority
owned
this.
These
designations
mean
that
we
have.
Our
group
has
been
directly
impacted
negatively
by
the
war
on
drugs,
anticipate
opening
the
store
roughly
sometime
early
2023..
C
C
The
floor
plan
this
gives
you
this
is
a
high
level
overview
of
the
design
of
the
space.
We
have
roughly
3
000
square
feet
and
the
few
points
here
that
we
want
to
know
based
on
our
discussions
with
the
andrew
square,
civic
association.
Previously
we
do
have
a
security
area
here,
which
is
a
first
first
access
first
and
only
access
point
into
the
property.
C
There
is
a
security
vestibule
which
would
require
a
security
officer
to
check
an
id
of
a
customer
and
then
buzz
them
in
to
allow
them
to
walk
into
the
dispensary.
Customers
are
not
allowed
to
walk
directly
into
the
sales
floor.
We
also
will
be
having
a
security
officer
that
is
outside
which
will
be
regulating
the
flow
of
traffic
from
our
customers,
driving
to
the
property
and
customers
walking
in
and
around
the
exterior
of
the
building.
C
We
want
to
make
sure
that
you
know
none
of
our
customers
are
double
parking
right
there
at
the
light
on
old
colony
right
at
the
rotary.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
none
of
our
customers
are
using
cannabis
on
around
the
exterior
of
the
building,
throwing
trash
down
loitering.
Any
of
those
things
that
are
all
of
those
things
that
are
essentially
happening
now
on
this
block
we
will,
we
will
make
sure
that
we
have
somebody
outside.
That
is
that
is
making
sure
that
that
does
not
continue.
C
We
also
have
you
know,
self-service
kiosks.
The
way
that
the
store
is
designed
is
to
make
sure
that
customers
flow
into
the
store
quickly.
They
can.
They
can
do
self-service
if
they're
comfortable
with
them
ordering
online
or
they
can.
They
can
check
in
with
a
butt
tender
and
learn
about
the
different
products
that
we
have
to
offer
and
they
can
exit
through
the
curved
area
of
the
building,
we'll
be
adding
a
door
on
the
front.
C
We
will
now
be
doing
pickups
and
deliveries.
I'm
sorry
deliveries
of
product
through
this
way
and
pickup
of
cash
proceeds
through
this
fenced-in
secure
off
off
street
area,
and
this
is
the
the
park.
The
current
parking
lot
all
right.
The
300
foot
radius
of
the
property
shows
that
there
are
no
other
dispensaries
in
the
area.
There
are
no
schools
kindergarten
through
12th
12th
grade.
There
are
no
potential
issues
that
would
prevent
us
from
being
able
to
apply
for
this
license.
C
C
We
are
developing
our
building
plans,
we
have
a
preliminary
floor
plan
and
we
are
going
to
be
developing
flushing
that
out
a
little
bit
more
to
make
some
changes
based
on
the
pickup
and
delivery
component
product
development.
Simplicity
will
also
be
owning
a
manufacturing
facility
in
grafton
massachusetts.
C
The
value
to
that
is
a
lot
of
the
product
packaging,
so
breaking
down
large
products
into
smaller
packaging
will
be
done
outside
of
south
south
boston.
It
will
be
done
in
grafton
that
allows
us
to
to
just
have
a
smaller
quantity
of
product
on
hand
to
help
speed
up
the
flow
of
the
business
as
well
as
to
make
sure
that
we
don't
have
too
much
valuable
inventory
inside
the
building
retail
experience.
You
know
the
founders
collectively
we
have
four
retail
locations
that
we
have
equity
interest
in.
We
have
four
dispensaries.
C
C
Timeline
of
activities,
so
we
essentially
estimate
that
you
know
we
have
the
outreach
meeting
today
on
the
28th
we
have
to.
We
have
to
be
awarded
a
host
community
agreement.
We
would
then
submit
an
application
to
the
cannabis
control
commission
and
they
would
review
the
application,
submit
some
requests
for
more
information
once
we
can
get
through
that
process.
We're
then
in
the
we
then
are
what's
called
provisionally
licensed,
which
will
allow
us
to
raise
our
funding
and
then
execute
the
construction
build
out.
C
C
Community
concerns,
so,
as
I
mentioned,
we've
had
discussions
with
the
anderson
civic
association.
We've
met
with
folks
that
live
in
the
community
and
we
know
that
there
are.
There
are
always
concerns
whenever
it
comes
to
a
marijuana,
dispensary
opening
in
any
municipality
or
any
area,
and
we
want
to
address
those
concerns
up
front.
C
So
there
are
some
major
myths
that
you
know,
folks
think
will
happen
if
they
open
it.
If
we
are
opening
able
to
open
a
dispensary,
the
myth
number
one
is
that
cannabis
is
a
gateway
drug,
essentially
that
if
we
sell
cannabis
to
folks
in
the
community
that
it
will
lead
to
them
using
harder
drugs
such
as
heroin
and
or
or
other
various
things,
that
is
a
that
is
a
fallacy.
That
is,
that
is
not
anything
that
is
factual.
C
Cannabis
actually
leads
to
a
reduction
in
overall
hard
drug
usage.
Myth
two
would
be
that
cannabis,
cannabis
dispensary
would
lead
to
more
adolescence
usage.
A
15-year
study
analyzed
over
1
million
responses
to
the
cdc's
youth
risk
behavior
survey
and
found
that
overall,
there
was
a
27
reduction
in
teenagers
ability
to
procure
cannabis.
27
overall
27,
overall
reduction
in
a
proportion
of
adolescents
reporting
to
reporting
would
be
very
easy
for
them
to
obtain
marijuana.
C
C
There
have
been
very
minimal
crime
or
violent
activity
inside
any
of
these
dispensaries,
and
also
given
the
fact
that
we
have
to
provide
security
cameras
inside
the
prop
inside
the
dispensary,
as
well
as
outside
of
the
building.
If
that,
having
security
cameras,
alarm
systems,
redundancies
on
alarm
systems,
key
card
access
to
all
the
doors
that
leads
to
a
drop
off
in
crime
in
and
around
the
dispensary.
C
We
will
have
staffed
on-site
security
now
we'll
make
sure
that
we
have
a
security
officer
inside
the
building
that
would
be
flowing
floating
inside
and
outside
of
the
property.
During
all
business
hours,
building
security
we
will
have
24-hour
indoor
and
outdoor
video
surveillance
systems
and
carded
entry
for
each
facility
door,
product
security.
C
All
the
product
will
be
dropped
off
during
off
hours,
essentially
hours
where
there
is
low
traffic
in
the
community.
The
very
early
morning,
hours
typically
is
when
we
usually
would
coordinate
deliveries,
youth
diversion,
so
no
persons
under
the
age
of
21
will
be
allowed
entry.
We
do
have
the
security
officer
that
will
be
at
the
front
entrance
checking
ids
prior
to
two
customers
entering
the
building
and
the
bud
tenders
will
be
checking
ids
prior
to
customers,
checking
out
at
the
register
and
general
community
safety.
C
C
C
We
can
be
the
voice
to
to
local
non-profits.
We
can
help
address
the
situations
and
the
safety
concerns
that
are
currently
happening
in
the
neighborhood
access
to
public
transit,
so
mbta
bus
route
16
is
available
at
the
intersection
of
crumble
street.
It's
about
a
10
minute,
walk
to
the
andrew
square,
mbta
strain
our
on-site
loading
area.
C
The
state
mandates
that
all
of
the
carriers
that
are
moving
product
in
and
out
of
marijuana
dispensaries
are
in
unmarked
vehicles
and
are
you
know
tracked
with
gps
and
security
cameras
and
transport
of
monies
will
be
coordinated
with
companies
similar
to
brinks,
where
we
will
be
doing
it
again
during
off
hours
with
security
in
the
fenced-in
area.
In
the
side
of
the
parking
lot,
overall,
parking
is
a
concern
in
all
neighborhoods
boston.
However,
the
city
has
no
parking
restrictions
for
retail
cannabis.
C
We
also
provide
free
training,
educational
seminars
to
individuals
to
meet
the
criteria,
local
hiring
and
recruitment.
We
plan
to
have
a
minimum
of
50
percent
of
our
employees
will
be
boston
residents,
fifty
percent
will
be
women
and
seventy
five
percent
of
our
employees
will
be
minor,
will
represent
minorities,
veterans,
peoples
with
disabilities
and
people
that
fall
under
the
lg
lbgt
community.
C
We
plan
on
hosting
two
career
fairs
per
year
and
we
will
be
working
with
mass
higher,
greater
greater
career
center
to
help
promote
our
job
openings.
So
we
don't
want
to
just
open
a
business
in
the
neighborhood.
We
want
to
hire
directly
from
the
neighborhood.
In
my
experience,
it's
beneficial
to
have
local
employees
it's
easier
for
them
to
get
to
the
facility
during
especially
during
the
inclement
weather
season,
such
as
wintertime,
and
they
also
have
a
more
of
a
commitment
to
the
business
if
we
hire
them
in.
C
C
So
essentially
it
will
be
somebody
that
will
be
standing
outside
of
the
facility
during
the
busy
traffic
busy
hours
of
the
space
and
we'll
make
sure
that
you
know
again.
None
of
our
customers
are
parking
illegally
in
front
of
the
building
parking
illegal,
double
parking
that
you
know.
There
are
no
lines
queuing
down
the
street.
We
will
we
plan
on
managing
the
internal
and
external
traffic
flow
to
make
sure
that
we're
not
negatively
impacting
any
of
the
other
other
local
businesses
in
the
area
with
it.
C
C
Our
positive
community
impact
so
we're
looking
to
we're
going
to
be
raising
roughly
1.3
million
dollars,
which
would
be
used
to
build
out
the
the
retail
space
we're
going
to
be
doing
interior
upgrades
as
well
as
upgrades
to
the
exterior
facade
of
the
building.
As
you
know,
the
building
is
in
tough
condition
from
an
exterior
standpoint.
C
C
I
will
be
offering
solid
benefits
good
starting
starting
salaries,
as
well
as
career
paths
and
opportunity
in
in
the
marijuana
industry.
Our
community
gig
give
back
we're
committed
to
working
with
community
leaders
to
best
determine
how
our
staff,
our
resources
and
our
presence
can
be
a
positive
presence
in
the
community.
Essentially
what
that
means
is
we
want
to
work
directly
with
the
andrew
square,
civic
association.
We
want
to
work
with
other
nonprofits
and
local
churches
in
the
area
to
come
up
with
ways
that
we
can
give
back
to
the
community.
C
C
C
So
again,
we
do
want
to
work
directly
with
the
industrial,
civic
association
and
other
associations
and
residents
in
the
neighborhood
to
try
to
address
some
of
the
problems
we've
identified.
Some
of
the
major
problems
are
folks
that
are
hanging
out
outside
the
building,
throwing
alcohol
bottles
and
trash
on
the
ground
outside
the
building.
C
C
I've
also
begun
dialogue
with
the
the
property
owner
to
to
have
them
step
up
their
their
efforts
to
make
sure
that
people
are
not
consuming
alcohol
outside
the
building
and
also
that
the
building
you
know
itself
is.
Is
you
know
from
a
trash
removal
standpoint
that
the
property
is
kept
in
a
in
a
respectable
fashion?
C
C
We
want
to
establish
a
direct
line
of
communication
with
the
andrew
square,
civic
association,
which
would
entail
one
of
our
members
attending
their
regular
meetings.
We
want
to
be
the
heir
to
listen
to
their
problems
and
be
the
voice
that
communicates
to
the
property
owner,
and
we
also
want
to
develop
an
exterior
plan
for
renovating
the
exterior
of
the
building
with
the
landlord.
C
The
landlord
stated
that
they
are
planning
to
do
some
up
exterior
upgrades.
They
did
submit
a
building
permit
well
about
a
year
ago,
they
said,
and
so
they
haven't
really
looked
into
it
in
a
while
and
from
my
discussions
with
them
this
week,
they're
going
to
be
circling
back
and
checking
on
the
status
of
that
building.
Permit
their
plan
right
now
is
to
put
up
some
vinyl
siding
across
the
building.
C
I've
had
some
folks
already
reaching
out
to
me.
Looking
for
information,
I
I'm
readily
available
our
team.
You
know
some
of
our
members
are
residents
of
the
of
the
greater
boston
area.
One
of
our
business
partners
routinely
is
out
there
doing
doing
working
for
lyft,
constantly
picking
up
residents
talking
to
residents
learning
about
the
positives
and
the
negatives
of
the
community,
and
we
want
to
contin.
We
want
to
continue
that
dialogue.
Ultimately,
our
goal
is
to
open
a
dispensary
and
be
a
part
of
the
community
and
impact
the
community
in
a
positive
way.
C
We
also
have
some
data
and
links
to
some
research
research
studies
that
that
kind
of
confirm
some
of
the
statements
I've
made
in
regards
to
reduction
in
crime
decline,
declining
usage
of
of
drugs
amongst
teens
once
a
dispensary
opens
in
an
area
and
the
gateway
drug
theory.
That's
in
you
know,
regards
to
cannabis,
leading
to
harder
drugs,
and
so
that's
that's
my
time
again.
My
name
is
colonel
booth
from
simplicity,
dispensary,
and
I
thank
you
for
this
opportunity.
A
Thank
you,
colonel
for
that
presentation.
We'll
now
begin
the
q
a
comment
period
to
raise
your
hand,
please
go
to
the
bottom
of
the
screen
to
the
reaction,
button
and
click
on
the
hand.
If
you're
calling
in
by
telephone
and
have
a
question
pl,
please
press
star,
nine.
I
will
call
on
people
by
the
order
in
which
they
raise
their
hands.
If
you
have
spoken
once
and
then
have
a
question
after
you
speak,
I
will
call
on
you
after
everyone
that
has
not
spoken
yet
has
had
a
chance
to
ask
a
question.
A
I
will
also
monitor
the
chat
for
questions,
but
I
ask
that,
if
possible,
you
raise
your
hand
to
ask
a
question
due
to
the
volume
of
the
people
on
this
call.
Please
state
your
name
and
address
before
asking
a
question
or
giving
a
comment,
and
that
goes
to
the
chat
too.
If
you
could
put
your
name
and
address
in
there,
that'd
be
great.
You
can
also
send
me
your
questions
or
comments
to
anna
dot
white
at
boston.gov
and
that's
also
in
the
chat.
A
I
also
ask
that
questions
and
comments
be
limited
to
two
minutes,
so
everyone
has
a
chance
to
speak
I'll.
Let
you
know
when
the
two
minutes
are
up.
I
also
want
to
acknowledge
that
there
are
representatives
from
many
of
our
elected
officials,
I'm
here
tonight,
including
anna
from
council
president
flynn's
office,
mary
from
counselor
flaherty's
office
trip
from
counselor
murphy's
office,
amanda
from
counselor
baker's
office
and
haley
dylan
from
senator
nick
collins's
office.
A
D
A
E
A
F
C
C
F
I
see
like
I,
I
think
you
make
good
points
whatever
I
see
the
pros
and
cons
of
participatorys
in
general,
and
I
think
the
area
could
use
one.
It
wouldn't
be
bad.
The
only
thing
I
would
comment
about
that
area
and
I
think
you
touched
it
like
people
really
aren't
worried
about
people,
smoking,
marijuana,
the
streets,
people,
smoking
like
way,
worse,
stuff
and
trashing
the
place
and
hanging
out
where
they
shouldn't
be
hanging
out.
So
I
do
think
that
it's
plus
to
bring
something
different
in
the
area.
F
C
So
one
of
the
things
to
note,
and
and
thank
you
for
your
your
comment
and
support-
is
so
dispensaries
aren't
really
as
busy
as
they
once
were.
You
know
a
few
years
back,
you
know
you
can
walk
into
any
dispensary
now
you
may
see
you
know
four
to
five
customers
in
there
at
a
time,
gone
are
the
days
where
there's
a
line
out
the
door.
You
know-
and
you
know
so
in
regards
to
impacting
pedestrians,
it
will
be
very
minimal.
You
know
I.
C
What
I
think
will
happen
ultimately
is
a
lot
of
the
customers
that
were
normally
going
into
the
liquor
store
will
come
to
us
instead,
so
we
we
won't
really
anticipate
too
much
of
a
net
increase
in
in
traffic,
foot
traffic
or
driving
traffic.
You
know
our
hope
is
that
a
lot
of
the
customers
choose
cannabis
as
opposed
to
alcohol.
F
F
So
I
think
just
that
corner
itself
is
unique
in
the
whole
transportation
realm
so
and
that
that
crosswalk
at
benton
street,
like
maybe
the
city,
could
do
something
or
the
crosswalk
right
at
preble
street
you
mean
some
type
of
additions
and
infrastructure
improvements,
because
it's
you
can't
see
people
crossing
the
street
sometimes
and
before
we
start
building
something
new
or
adding
something
like
maybe
kind
of
fix
up.
What's
around
there
first
and.
C
C
We
have
to
pay
about
a
three
percent
tax
on
all
sales.
That
goes
right
to
the
the
city
of
boston
and
we
hope
that
we
can
direct
some
of
that
that
that
impact
fee
money.
I
hope
we
can
direct
it
back
to
the
area.
You
know
to
directly
benefit
that
community
and-
and
these
points
that
you
bring
up
just
like,
like
the
rotary
and
the
crosswalk.
These
are
things
that
we
want
to
know.
We
want
to
learn
about
this
so
that
we
can
collectively
go
to
someone
and
say
hey.
C
This
is
what
is
happening
and
what
can
we
do
to
help?
You
know
if
we
gotta
pester
people
or
send
emails
or
call
you
know
that
those
are
the
things
that
that
we
were
comfortable
doing.
You
know
we
want
to
be
a
voice.
You
know
we
I'd
love
to
be
a
voice
for
you
and
your
concerns
and
everybody
else.
You
know
and
that's
one
of
the
things
we
can
do,
because
we
are
generating
a
pretty
large
tax
revenue
for
the
city.
We
hope
that
our
voice
will
be
heard.
B
B
G
G
H
Thank
you
for
having
me
and
thank
you
anna
for
welcoming
me
on
again.
My
name
is
tripp,
graham
I'm
from
councillor
murphy's
office
and
councilor
murphy
would
like
to
go
on
record
being
opposed
to
this
project,
and
I
very
much
summed
it
up
clearly
for
councillor
same
reasons
about
location
of
it
from
the
park
and
in
proximity
to
the
cert
in
the
neighborhood.
I
J
Good
evening
guys,
my
name
is
dave
de
corsi,
I'm
the
director
of
the
divine
recovery
center
at
70,
divine
way
in
south
boston,
representing
the
gavin
foundation,
a
substance
abuse
and
mental
health
treatment
provider
in
south
boston.
Our
building
is
located
about
500
feet
from
the
proposed
location.
J
We
have
four
residential
programs
that
frequent
the
building.
Last
year
alone,
we
we
belong
to
a
program
called
access
to
recovery
services,
which
is
considered.
We
call
it
atr,
we
service,
2413
people,
we
see
1200
people
coming
from
our
residential
programs
and
another
8
000
that
did
come
in
from
the
street.
J
We
also
have
a
recovery
high
school
in
boston
between
70
divine
way.
Fourth
presbyterian
church
in
saint
monica's
church
and
the
ali
school.
There
is
about
30
aana
self-help
meetings
directly
in
vision
of
your
of
your
building,
and
our
mental
health
services
are
on
210
old
colony,
ave
in
south
boston,
and
they
would
actually
have
to
walk
by
your
building
to
get
to
the
to
get
to
the
to
their
appointments
from
our
building.
J
I
know
that
that
not
everyone
that
uses
marijuana
becomes
a
drug
addict,
but
there's
a
an
extremely
high
concentration
in
this
area
of
the
people
that
do
smoke,
marijuana
and
grow
to
become
addicted.
To
worse
things,
I
don't
think
it's
helping
the
the
area
at
all.
I
don't
think
it
ben
the
pros.
Don't
outweigh
the
cons
in
this.
In
this
situation
I
mean
saint
monica's.
Church
holds
12
self-help
meetings
a
week
and
it's
their
side
door
is
within.
You
know,
50
feet
of
your
building
traffic
concerns.
I
mean
it's.
J
J
You
know
we
are.
We
are
adamantly
opposed
in
one
second
guys
so
yeah
we
have
a
very
vulnerable
population
both
visiting
and
living
directly
near
the
proposed
site,
parking
concerns,
children
and
adolescents
and
in
proximity
to
the
housing
developments
the
daycare
at
the
ali
school
and
the
kids
playing
at
moakley
park.
The
parts
are
would
negatively
affect
some
of
the
thousands
of
people
the
gavin
foundation
supports
annually.
J
K
L
There
is
a
daycare
center
right
on
the
other
side
of
the
rotary,
and
actually
my
big
question
is
we
have
longwood
police
to
control
our
development
and
all
their
powers
have
been
taken
away
from
them.
They're
talking
about
security,
what
is
your
security
gonna
be
capable
of
when
the
only
ones
that
have
power
are
the
boston,
police
and
state
police?
So
what
kind
of
security
are
you
going
to
have
if
power
is
taken
away
from
even
the
longwood
police
to
control?
My
neighborhood.
C
Well,
in
regards
to
security,
I
mean
we're
limited
on
what
we
can
do.
We
can
simply
we
have
duress
alarms.
We
have
glass
break
alarms.
We
have
cameras,
backup,
cameras,
backup
notifications.
The
goal
for
us
is
to
be
able
to
call
the
police
and
and
get
them
get
the
boston
police
on
site.
If
there
are
any
issues
arise,
that's
really
deep.
L
By
the
time
they
get
the
other
same
thing,
we
have
shootings
that
go
on
over
here,
too
many
element
comic
has
shootings
that
go
on
every
other
day.
This
isn't
a
secure
area,
even
with
private
police.
On
my
development
and
old
colony,
their
power
is
taken
away
from
them.
The
only
ones
that
have
power
are
the
boston,
police
and
stapley.
C
M
Beth
bernier
boston
street.
I
also
oppose
this
project
based
on
everything
that
everyone
has
already
said.
I
have
two
questions.
One
you
said
you
were
renting:
do
you
have
an
option
to
buy
the
property?
That's
my
first
question
and
my
second
question
is:
have
you
looked
at
other
locations
in
south
boston
that
might
be
a
better
fit
for
your
business.
C
So
you
know
we
have
looked
around
this.
This
was
one
of
the
best
spots
that
we
found.
I
found
the
spot
about
10
months
ago.
We've
had
this
spot
for
roughly
around
that
time.
This
spot
is
one
of
the
few
with
any
parking.
You
know.
The
majority
of
the
spots
in
around
south
boston
have
zero
zero
parking.
C
M
N
Yeah
I
would
like
to
and
it's
a
statement
not
a
a
question:
I'm
not
opposed
to
cannabis,
but
it's
not
the
site
for
it.
At
this
location.
This
should
be
a
safe
zone
for
our
children
who
walk
to
school
at
the
ali
tani
head
start
our
perkins
enjoy
after
school
programs
and
summer
camp
at
the
first
presbyterian
church
sports
activities
at
moakley
park
and
swimming
at
carson
beach.
It
should
be
a
safe
zone
for
our
families
and
residents
to
cross
the
street
to
attend
mass
volunteer
or
visit.
N
Holding
these
meetings,
saint
monica's
in
the
fourth
presbyterian
church,
have
picked
up
the
torch
to
make
all
our
neighbors
dealing
with
substance,
use
disorder,
stay
on
the
right
track,
gavin
foundation
and
the
need
foundation
as
well,
and
a
safe
zone
for
as
linda
zablocki
calls
them
are
people
that
have
recently
called
the
streets
to
be
under
square
their
home
and
are
struggling
with
homelessness
and
addiction.
If
that's,
if
the
site
were
approved
for
a
cannabis
shop,
that
would
negatively
impact
our
neighborhood.
N
For
all
of
these
reasons
and
more,
these
storefronts
were
built
many
years
ago
to
serve
the
families
of
the
neighborhood.
It's
unconscionable
that
we
do
not
have
better
and
healthier
resources
there
and
it's
the
gateway
to
moakley
park
and
carson
beach.
We
need
family
friendly
business,
not
a
cannabis
shop.
Thank
you.
C
N
C
Yes,
I
mean
in
regards
to
currently
you
know
what
we
see
happening
outside
that
space.
Now
is
not
the
definition
of
safe.
It
is
not
an
area
that
I
would
let
my
children
be
walking
by,
with,
with
the
level
of
the
of
the
drinking
and
and
and
the
things
that
are
happening
outside
that
space
right
now,
I
don't
think
leaving
letting
the
current
business
that's
in
there
and
leaving
things.
The
way
they
are
now
is
best
for
the
future
of
south
boston.
N
C
K
Is
very
emotional,
it
really
is
emotional.
We
have
put
I'm
probably
going
to
say
15
years
of
work
or
more
into
this
area,
and
I'm
going
to
do.
I
have
a
couple
of
comments
and
then
I
have
a
couple
of
questions
for
you
sure
my
comments.
Are
you
constantly
mention
that
you're
putting
cameras
in
and
outside
isn't
that
the
law
that
you
have
to
have
them,
so
that
is
mandatory?
Is
that
not
correct.
C
K
Okay,
so
that's
a
few
more
cameras,
but
you
have
to
put
cameras
on
the
outside
as
my
question,
and
I'm
glad
that
you
have
mentioned
today
that,
because
in
the
last
meeting
you
were
making
it
as
21
and
older
would
not
enter
the
store
and
as
I
made
it
very
perfectly
clear,
of
course,
that's
against
the
law,
they
would
shut
you
down.
So
it
wasn't
something
if
you
all
accord
doing
that.
My
question
is,
I
have
three
or
four
possibly:
what
are
your
four
retail
businesses
that
you
are
all
in
on?
K
Oh,
the
other
comment
that
I
have
is
10
spots
for
cars
down
there.
That
would
make
it
very
tight,
especially
if
you're
talking
having
that
opening
for
your
for
your.
You
know
your
your
stuff
coming
in,
and
this
is
a
question
you
talked
about
a
building
permit
being
pulled.
Is
it
just
for
the
repair
of
the
building?
That
is
there,
as
is,
do
you
know,
and
you
had
mentioned
something
about
how
you
would
work
very
hard
for
pedestrian
safety,
and
I
just
want
to
make
if
david
weber
is
still
on.
K
I
think
it
was
david
or
dale.
One
of
them,
daniel
daniel,
we
have
been
working
for
probably
10
to
12
years,
with
walk
boston
with
department
of
transportation.
We
have
been
made
promises
three
years
in
a
row
at
least
three
years
in
a
row
to
get
this
intersection
over.
Here
we
were
having
a
meeting
one
day
we
walked
outside,
and
the
police
cruiser
was
put
up
in
the
air
by
an
accident.
K
In
there
and
you
wanted
to
step
up
to
the
plate,
we
have
contacted
everybody
and
everybody
and
their
mothers,
and
we
still
have
nothing
happening.
The
city
is
moving
very
slow.
I
don't
know
if
it's
financial,
we
were
told
the
financial
money
is
here,
but
I
want
to
make
it
perfectly
clear
to
everybody
on
this
call.
K
We
have
been
working
endlessly
with
this
community
to
get
this
pedestrian
safety
and
it's
one
of
the
main
things
of
city
council
president
flynn
is
to
have
pedestrian
safety.
We
have
been
working
endlessly
on
this
and
we
do
feel
that
this
business
down
there
is
just
not
a
good
fit
we're
not
against
the
business.
I
voted
for
this.
I
voted
for
this.
It
just
has
to
be
in
the
right
area.
This
is
not
the
right
area,
so
I'm
waiting
for
what
are
the
four
retail
businesses
and
the
building
permit.
C
C
O
C
K
C
C
C
C
He
stated
that
he's
going
to
be
revisiting
that
that
permit
situation
to
get
some
updates
as
far
as
what's
going
on
he
is,
they
are
going
to
put
up
the
vinyl
siding
around
the
entire
building.
So
it
was
his
intention,
I'm
not
sure
why
it
hasn't
been
done.
I'm
not
sure
what
has
happened,
but
I
know
that
at
minimum
I've
spoken
to
him
this
week
after
speaking
to
to
you
guys
and
that
he
said
he's
going
to
look
into
that
permit
situation.
K
P
C
A
Q
L
Q
But
I'm
in
full
agreement
with
my
neighbors,
let
me
first
say
I'm
a
jenkins
street
director,
but
a
small
business
owner
myself
registered
with
the
city
of
boston
and
I'm
in
opposition
of
the
location,
so
I'm
in
opposition
of
this
application
for
licensure
again
not
to
be
the
dead
horse,
but
for
all
the
reasons
given
already
by
my
neighbors
and
board
members
of
asca,
I
stand
on
those
grounds.
Thank
you.
R
R
C
So
we
have
a
series,
it
was
actually
the
last
slide.
We
have
a
series
of
links
with
with
with
data
that
backs
up
the
statements
that
we've
made
in
regards
to
these
myths
associated
with
marijuana
use.
Like
I
stated
earlier,
there
are
already
numerous
dispensaries
open
in
boston,
their
dispensaries
open
all
over
the
state.
C
It
wasn't
doom
and
gloom
as
some
people
predicted.
These
dispensaries
are
highly
secure.
Highly
successful
businesses
currently
they're
the
business
in
this
unit.
That
is
not
successful.
The
building
is
struggling.
That
businesses
are
struggling.
Marijuana
is
a
recession-proof
industry
and
a
lot
of
these
things
that
we
have
stated
we've
lived
through.
It
we've
seen
it,
and
we
have
these
these
studies
to
to
further
reiterate
that
what
I
can
do
is
I'll
put
my
email
address
in
the
chat,
and
I
can
I
can.
R
R
C
We've
we've
posted
some
of
the
links
here
in
the
chat
from
routers.com
washington.edu
the
boston
globe.
There's
there's
a
lot
of
them:
the
boston,
drugpolicy.org
cdc.org.
You
can
kind
of
go
through
there.
We've
posted
a
bunch
of
them
in
the
chat.
You
can
kind
of
look
through
those.
I
I
don't
misstate
state
facts.
You
know
I
like
this
is
an
issue
that
comes
up
often.
C
You
know
I've
been
trying
to
open
dispensaries
all
over
and
do
marrow
on
businesses,
and
this
is
a
common
theme
that
comes
up
and,
as
time
goes
on
we're
getting
more
data.
You
know
as
more
dispensaries
open
it's
leading
to
more
data
and
in
reality
prohibition
doesn't
stop
marijuana
usage.
Marijuana
usage
is
already
happening
in
every
single
community
at
large.
C
This
is
just
a
legal,
regulated
industry.
This
is
to
get
rid
of
the
street
dealers
that
lead
to
people
buying
other
drugs.
The
way
that
marijuana
or
the
way
that
marijuana
is
handled
now
is
you
buy
from
someone
in
an
unregulated
environment
that
person
may
also
be
selling
other
unregulated
drugs,
which
is
how
people
get
their
hands
on
things
of
that
nature.
We
want
to
create
a
regulated
business
with
state-tested
product
state-secured
product
everything
under
under
television,
I'm
sorry
under
camera.
C
R
P
Oh
yeah,
thank
you.
Yeah
just
bill
bailey
from
city
point
neighborhood
association.
I
just
want
to
thank
the
andrew
square,
civic
association
for
keeping
the
moral
compass
going
for
that
area
and
cleaning
the
area
up
colonel.
I
think
you
should
really
take
note
of
what
they're
saying
some
of
the
comments
that
that
you
did
make
and
some
of
the
claims
that
you
make.
I
did
some
research
before
the
meeting.
P
So
I
think
you're
off
on
that,
and
I
can
also
back
that
up
with
the
new
england
journal
of
medicine
and
the
cdc
as
well,
so
people
should
realize
that
they
say
it's
not
a
gateway
drug,
but
what
they're
finding
is
that
there
is
additional
usage
in
our
high
schools
that
are
going
on,
especially
down
in
the
like
the
economically
challenged
neighborhood.
They
seem
like
you're,
really
focusing
in
on
that
where
they're
in.
P
I
think
we
all
know
that,
like
I
said
there
are
challenges
going
on,
there's
two
housing
projects
on
either
side
of
you
and
it's.
I
find
it
very
strange
that
that's
where
you
are
targeting
your
business,
that's
to
go
on
in
there
also-
and
we
you
know
this
as
well.
I'm
sure
when
you
did
your
study
and
I'll
probably
follow
up
I'll,
be
looking
for
an
answer
for
this.
When
you
did
your
research
study
for
the
location,
you
must
have
found
out
that
the
math
on
cass
and
everybody
knows
about
this.
P
Okay,
you
heard
the
the
representative
from
the
gavin
house,
as
well
as
they're
out
there
doing
heroic
work,
trying
to
keep
people
alive
and
straight
out
there
so
you're
bringing
in
a
cannabis
shop
into
an
area
where
people
are
already
mentally
compromised,
they're,
economically
compromised,
they're,
very
susceptible
to
going
down
different
paths
that
cannabis
could
lead
to,
and
the
more
journals
that
I
look.
Medical
journals
that
I
look
up
and
studies
that
I
look
up.
P
My
biggest
question
to
you
is:
how
can
you
actually
stay
state
that
this
is
going
to
be
a
benefit
when
not
only
down
in
andrews
square
but
everywhere
else
because
of
the
the
usage
down
there,
the
drug
usage
down
there
it
overflows
to
every
neighborhood.
We
have
it
down
here,
because
we
get
marijuana
deliveries
down
here
on
our
beaches
and
on
our
streets,
and
we
deal
with
people
passing
out
urinating
and
everything
else
every
single
night,
so
it
is
widespread.
P
S
S
The
applicant
met
with
some
members
of
the
andrews
square,
civic
association,
and
we
told
him
that
this
is
the
wrong
location
for
a
cannabis
shop,
for
lots
of
reasons
and
maybe
most
important,
because
there
are
so
many
kids
who
walk
by
this
location
may
have
a
500
foot
buffer
from
a
k-12
school
and
meet
the
letter
of
the
law
in
terms
of
cannabis
regulation.
But
it
fails
to
meet
the
spirit
of
the
regulation
because
there
is
absolutely
no
buffer
from
the
kids
themselves
and
aren't
the
kids.
S
S
Anyway,
a
cannabis
shop
isn't
a
better
situation
for
kids,
because
for
one
they
can't
shop
there.
That
storefront
is
a
premier
location
and
we've
been
waiting
a
long
time
for
a
new
business
to
go
in
there.
That
will
lift
the
sad
spirit
of
our
neighborhood.
We
don't
need
a
business
that
has
a
secretive
and
highly
securitized
feel
to
it.
We
live
with
secretive,
behavior
and
high
security
all
the
time
because
of
drugs
and
homelessness.
S
You
know
what
we
need
in
that
location,
something
fun,
an
ice
cream
shop,
how
about
an
ice
cream
shop
or
a
coffee
shop,
our
kids
and
our
families.
We
deserve
a
business
in
that
location,
that's
open
and
inviting
and
welcoming
and
fun
for
the
whole
community,
including
the
kids,
and
I
can't
believe
I
can't
find
my
kids
photo.
I
have
a
great
picture
of
kids,
we
have
lots
of
them
in
our
community
and
we
want
to
look
out
for
the
kids.
Thank
you.
S
S
I
Hi,
yes,
this
is
dr
zahidi
and
I'm
a
physician
also
a
condo
owner
on
45,
vinton
street
and
also
a
resident
here.
So
as
a
physician
as
well
as
as
a
private
citizen,
I
want
to
give
a
different
perspective
on
what's
been
expressed
so
far,
I
would
say
that
I
appreciate
the
counselors
and
senators
representatives
expressing
their
stance
against
the
proposal
due
to
its
location.
I
A
T
T
U
U
U
Secondly,
I'm
I'm
not
convinced
that
you
know
cannabis
is
a
risk
like
impacted
by
a
recession
that
type
of
product,
previously
coffee,
liquor
and
previously
cigarettes.
Those
tend
to
be
a
little
bit
more
hardy
in
terms
of
recessions
and
inflation
and
so
forth.
I'm
going
to
go
ahead
and
personally
put
cannabis
in
that
category.
U
C
Thank
you
lydia,
so
essentially
based
off
of
some
projections,
we're
we're
anticipating
around
15
customers
per
hour
on
you
know.
On
average
that
varies.
You
know
it's
really
an
estimate
based
on
the
population,
the
surrounding
population
15
customers.
Over
a
given
hour,
customers
that
spend
15
to
20
for
lucky
25
squares,
an
hour
that
these
customers
are
in
and
out
in
in,
say,
15
minutes.
It
is
not
people
that
are
going
to
be
sitting
there
for
a
half
hour.
C
C
We
would
be
serving
the
the
greater
the
neighborhood
that
we're
in
and
the
folks
that
do
already
currently
drive
by
no
one
is
driving
across
the
city
to
go
to
any
specific
dispensary,
because
dispensaries
are
located
spread
out
throughout
the
entire
boston
area.
This
is
going
to
be
a
local
neighborhood
dispensary,
essentially.
A
Thank
you.
I
think
many
things
in
the
chat
have
been
people
have
spoken,
but
I'll
read
one
statement
before
we
get
to
the
next
question:
it's
from
jc,
I'm
all
for
social
equity
applicants
opening
in
the
city,
but
this
location,
just
isn't
it
many
of
the
representatives
that
spoke
against
this
location
have
supported
social
equity
applicants
in
other
locations.
This
is
really
just
a
tough
location.
There's
a
reason.
The
current
business
is
in
tough
shape,
it's
the
location.
A
E
Sure
can
you
hear
me?
Yes,
perfectly.
Okay,
great
colonel
a
couple
of
things,
I'm
listening
to
you
talk
throughout
the
entire
presentation,
and
it's
coming
back
to
me
that
a
you
don't
know
this
area
of
south
boston
very
well
and
that
you're
making
general
statements
regarding
cannabis
versus
statements
that
pertain
directly
to
our
community.
E
So
that
concerns
me
when
we
talk
about
security,
you
kind
of
had
to
backpedal
your
statement
because
you
came
out
saying:
you'll
have
cameras,
you
won't
allow
people
to
double
park.
You
won't
allow
people
to
loiter
and
in
reality
you
don't
have
any
control
over
that,
because
the
only
people
that
have
arresting
powers
are,
in
fact,
like
phyllis,
said
the
state,
police
and
the
boston
police.
And
if
you
know
this
area,
and
particularly
and
or
the
city
of
austin
they're
short
staffed,
so
they
have
to
prioritize
their
calls.
E
The
calls
coming
from
your
dispensary
would
be
very
low
on
the
priority
list
of
gang
bangers,
shootings,
buzz
bikes
and
other
quality
of
life
issues
that
are
happening
in
both
of
those
low-income
homes
on
both
sides.
So
that
really
concerns
me.
The
other
thing
is,
as
people
have
said,
the
all
the
preschool
is
directly
across
the
street,
and
then
you
have
food
pantries
out
of
saint
monica's
church.
E
E
Your
square
has
in
fact
been
working
diligently
to
clean
up
this
area
and
for
this
type
of
an
establishment
to
come
into
that
area
would
do
nothing
but
deter
all
of
the
work
that
they've
done.
So
I'm
I'm
against
it.
I'm
the
president
of
the
city
point
neighborhood
association,
and
we
stand
with
our
sister
association.
C
Thank
you
luanne,
I
mean,
I
would
say
you
know
we
wouldn't
be
anything
that
would
negatively
impact
the
work
that
angie
square
has
made
or
has
done.
I've
said
time,
and
time
again
is
that
we
want
to
work
with
andrew
square.
We
want
to
try
at
minimum
to
help
clean
up
that
block
and-
and
like
I
stated
in
our
previous
meetings,
it
starts
with
one
block.
C
If
we
can
successfully
clean
up
our
little
piece
of
of
cement,
then
you
know
it'll
push
you
know
we'll
have,
and
hopefully
the
neighbors
will
want
to
do
the
same
things
and
and
and
help
extend
that
you
know
we
can't,
like
you
said
we
can't
police
the
neighborhood,
we're
not
law
enforcement,
but
we
can
call
just
like
you
guys
call.
You
know
we.
We
can
at
least
make
an
attempt,
because
right
now
you
know
in
regards
to
what's
happening
with
the
businesses
inside
that
space
they're
they're.
C
They
seem
to
be
open
and
okay
with
with
business
as
usual,
with
people
hanging
out
outside
of
the
outside
of
the
space
laying
drinking.
All
of
that,
it
seems
that
it's
acceptable
and
loud
with
the
current
business
owners
in
that
space.
So
for
us
to
come
in
as
a
new
business
owner.
Those
are
things
that
you
know
we'll
be
out
there
constantly
talking
to
the
people
out
there
we're
going
to
have
cameras
right
there,
a
lot
of
people
aren't
going
to
want
to
be
doing
drugs
or
drinking
and
right
in
front
of
a
camera.
C
You
know-
and
you
know
we
like,
so
we
have
90
days
of
security-
footage
on
that
camera.
If
there's
ever
any
incidents
out
there,
that
camera
footage
gets
sent
right
to
the
boston
police
department.
Some
of
these
things
that
we
can
do
legally
are
going
to
be
a
benefit.
You
know,
and-
and
I
I
completely
disagree
with
the
fact
that
we
would
be
a
negative,
adding
security
at
a
minimum
is
a
positive
I
have
to.
We
all
have
security
on
our
homes.
We
have
cameras
in
our
homes.
C
E
A
I'm
gonna
read
two
questions
or
statements
from
the
chat
and
then
we'll
go
back
to
the
andrew
square.
Civic
association
on
the
first
is
from
maria.
I
live
on
preble
street
and
highly
opposed
the
opening
of
this
dispensary.
How
can
a
dispensary
open
right
in
front
of
st
monica's,
where
critical
substance
abuse
programs
are
being
offered
as
a
vital
lifeline
service
for
our
community
members,
not
in
our
neighborhood
and
then
the
second
is
from
agnes
I'm
not
able
to
speak
up
as
she's
in
a
bad
internet
location
she'd
like
to
voice
her
opposition.
A
I
live
on
ward
street
and
oppose
any
additional
drug
activities
in
my
neighborhood.
We
have
enough
heroin
addicts
coming
by
already,
and
neither
the
mayor
or
police
are
doing
anything
to
improve
this,
so
I
do
not
want
any
additional
drug
related
activities
thanks.
The
proposed
location
is
next
door
to
a
church
and
to
a
park
where
there
are
lots
of
kids.
Thank
you.
Q
C
Sure
so,
first
off
the
llc
was
formed.
This
was
formed
a
while
back
prior
to
me,
bringing
in
the
entire
group
the
ownership
of
any
llc
is
ratified
through
an
operating
agreement
or
corporate
bylaws.
That
is
what
defines
who
owns
a
company
just
being
a
manager
on
an
llc,
doesn't
give
you
ownership
from
a
legal
standpoint.
C
So
internally
we
have
our
own
operating
agreements
that
we're
working
through
that
will
ratify
my
business
partners,
equity
in
the
business
here
and
the
in
regards
to
the
address.
We
have
a
lease
on
the
space
I
have.
I
have
a
the
right
to
register
the
business
at
that
address.
Due
to
the
the
lease
we
have
and
the
monthly
rent
that
I'm
paying.
K
A
Thank
you.
I
will.
Let
me
look
through
the
chat
again.
I
see
all
the
links
that
was
posted
haley
from
senator
collins's
office
also
posted
her
statement
there,
because
her
internet
connection
was
shaky.
Dan
is
saying
we
need
any
security,
they
can
offer
us
because
the
city
hasn't
done.
Anything
luann
is
saying
a
colonel
people
who
are
fighting
addiction,
don't
care
if
they're
on
camp
camera-
and
I
think
that
might
be
all
the
statements
in
the
chat
or
the
questions
right
now.
I'm
scrolling
through
right
now.
A
There's
a
comment
from
ellen
ellen:
if
you
could
leave
your
address,
that
would
be
great.
I'm
sure
the
current
owners
wouldn't
agree,
they're,
okay,
with
the
status
quo.
They
are
not
the
problem.
This
location
is
the
problem.
It
just
is
what
it
is.
Please
respect
all
the
work
being
done
to
improve
that
the
area
improve.
L
A
A
A
If
you
have,
if
you
think
of
any
additional
questions
or
comments,
please
send
them
to
me,
but
if
that
is
all
which
I
think
it
is
I'm
not
seeing
anything
else,
I
see
the
colonel
has
put
his
email
address
in
the
chat
I'm
putting
mine
in
right
now.
But
thank
you
all
so
much
for
taking
time
tonight
and
joining
us
have
a
great
night.
My
email
address,
I
think,
is
going
in
right
now.
Yes,
anna.white
at
boston.gov,
sheila.