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Neighborhood Liaison Name: Chulan Huang
Host Neighborhood: Chinatown
Date: 6/29/2023
Time: 6:00 PM
Applicant Name: Dragon Buds
Address: 25-29 Beach St. 02111
License Type: Retail Cannabis Dispensary
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With
regards
to
oh
sorry,
okay
with
regards
to
the
other
issues
about
smoke
and
whatnot.
According
to
many
studies,
that's
been
done,
one
in
fact,
coming
in
from
Tufts
University
in
2019,
a
lot
of
the
injuries
suffered
from
secondhand
smoke
were
not
it's
actually
from
tobacco
and
nicotine
products
not
from
marijuana.
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As
as
Conor
and
and
Chu
said
earlier,
no
decisions
are
being
made.
This
meeting
I
agree
with
that
I'm
here
to
work
with
the
neighborhood
and
get
your
responses
and
needs
and
wants,
and
it's
my
hope
that
we
can
work
together
as
a
community
to
realize
the
goals
that
we
have
in
dragonbots
together.
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Oh
Christine
just
mentioned
to
me
one
thing:
just
one
more
thing:
I'm
sorry,
we
also
have
a
phase
two
plan
where,
if
you
look
at
the
building,
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we're
looking
to
rebuild
and
renovate
and
turn
a
few
of
the
floors
into
middle
class
residential
units,
it's
out
again.
This
is
consistent
with
our
hope
that
the
middle
class
and
Working
Class
People
will
come
back
to
the
to
Boston
Chinatown.
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Related
to
the
notification
process,
another
meeting
will
be
held,
Melanie
will
be
held
by
our
office
office
and
labor
Services.
Those
who
are
interested
in
attending
can
also
contact
our
office
and
I'll
drop
my
email,
and
we
will
notify
residents
and
stakeholders
when
that
meeting
will
be
held
when
a
data
sets.
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So
you're
asking
me
I'm
sorry
yeah,
okay,
so
the
president
is
his
name
is
Billy
Goo.
According
to
the
Articles,
it's
Billy
goo,
he
is
the
current
owner
of
the
little
Q
Restaurant
over
in
Washington
Street
I
would
be
the
treasurer
I
am
an
attorney
in
Massachusetts.
I
live
in
Tremont,
Street
and
I've
been
operating
in
as
a
an
attorney
in
Boston
since
1987.,
okay
and
right
now,
Paul
Eng
is
the
the
secretary
of
the
con
of
the
company
Paul
and
Eng.
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I
will
follow
up
Debbie
that
I
want
I.
Do
not
like
what's
happening.
I
will
admit
that
I
I
remember
the
flourishing
environment
Chinatown
from
before
and
I'm
just
trying
to
help
us
get
to
the
next
rung
and
be
more
of
a
vibrant
neighborhood.
That's
all
I
was
trying
to
say
Debbie,
so
I
apologize
for
my
for
your
misunderstanding.
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And
I
live
in
taitan,
Village,
I'm,
a
long-term
resident,
so
the
location
of
the
marijuana
dispensary
that
the
group
proposed
it's
basically
the
the
the
doorsteps
away
from
our
toy-san
family
Association.
We
always
hang
out
there.
We
have
Converse,
we
sometimes
we
chat
and
have
conversation
there.
So
all
of
the
members
from
that
Family
Association
are
strongly
opposed.
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Cinema
okay
I
would
like
to
I
would
like
the
group
to
reconsider
the
location
of
the
marijuana.
Dispenser
look
store,
so
beech
tree
is
one
of
the
vital
Gateway
of
the
community
there's
so
many
restaurants
located
there
pastry
in
Washington
as
well.
Washington
Street
as
well.
If
you
come
on
the
weekend,
there's
so
many
tourists
that
will
go
to
this
location
go
through
Chinatown
through
Beach
Street.
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You
mentioned
that
the
benefits
to
the
middle
class
families
I
also
find
that
hard
to
believe
I'm,
a
family
of
four
and
I
feel
terrified
about
that
idea
of
opening
a
dispensary
in
Chinatown.
The
first
thing:
if
that
the
decision
is
made
to
approve
the
dispensary
as
soon
as
I,
hear
that
I
will
move
out
of
Chinatown.
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And
you
also
mentioned
about
the
safety
benefits
in
Chinatown.
I
also
find
that
hard
to
believe,
and
how
can
you
police,
with
your
security
guard,
to
prevent
people
smoking
marijuana,
even
the
Boston
police?
Cannot,
you
know,
do
that
and
I
always
smell
people
smoke
marijuana
in
our
community
they're
everywhere.
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So
with
regards
to
that
one
I
want
to
add
one
more
thing:
there
is
no
disrespect
for
the
Chinatown
neighborhood.
There
was
notice
that
was
done
in
accordance
word
for
word
line
by
line
as
given
to
us
from
the
ons
the
flowering
occurred
on
the
18th
and
the
19th.
We
have
photographic
evidence
of
that
as
well
as
time
stamps.
Okay,
the
certified
males.
That's
going
out
to
the
list
that
was
given
to
us
from
ons
that
went
out.
It
was
approximately
150
180
sendings
by
certified
mail.
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Can
you
hear
me?
Yes,
oh
okay,
so
I'm
a
resident
in
the
Boston
area
I've
been
working
at
666,
660,
Washington,
Street
and
Key
Restaurant
for
over
a
decade
now,
I've
seen
a
lot
that
a
dispensary
has
done
to
other
communities
and
how
much
it
has
helped
and
I
know
it's
tough
to
oppose
something
that
we
don't
have
a
lot
of
information
on.
But
if
we
get
educated
on
how
and
why
it
can
help
the
community
I
think
more
people
would
have
an
open
mind
to
it
and
welcome
it
into.
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Hear
you?
Okay,
sorry
about
that.
My
name
is
Lydia
Lowe
I'm
here
on
behalf
of
the
Chinatown
Community
Land
Trust,
we're
a
resident-led
organization,
I'm,
also
part
of
the
Chinatown
master
plan
committee
that
does
planning
in
Chinatown,
so
I'm
I'm
here
to
oppose
this
dispensary
in
the
proposed
location
for
five
reasons:
one
it's,
the
energy.
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And-
and
my
last
point
is
that
you
know
we
appreci
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appreciate
what
Mr
Lee
said
about
the
goals
that
you
know
the
co-owners
have
goals
of
serving
the
community.
I
would
just
say
that
those
goals
we
share
those
goals
of
Economic
Development
security,
serving
youth,
improving
the
stability
and
housing
in
the
community.
Many
of
us
in
Chinatown
organizations
are
working
for
those
goals.
We
just
don't
think
it's
necessary
to
open
a
cannabis
dispensary
in
order
to
work
towards
those
goals.
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My
name
is
Brian
Lee
I
am
actually
speaking
on
behalf
of
a
bunch
of
people
tonight.
They
just
couldn't
come
here
tonight
because
they're
in
the
middle
of
working
and
and
whatnot,
so
they
asked
me
to
basically
speak
on
their
behalf,
so
I'm
just
kind
of
collectively.
If
you
will
speak
on
their
behalf
and
the
main
reason
I'm
just
here
today
is
just
sorry.
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Read
it
because
I
believe
everybody
has
the
right
to
voice
their
opinion
equally,
so
people
from
outside,
let's
just
say
from
from
Chinatown,
have
an
interest
in
visiting
Chinatown
for
the
diversity
and
at
times
it
would
be
nice
to
see
something
other
than
a
restaurant,
perhaps
and
diversity
and
modernization
is
something
that
has
done
well
in
other
neighborhoods
and
again
with
no
just
respect
to
the
Chinatown
community
at
all.
It
is
something
that
would
help
to
diversify.
It
also
has
done
well
in
multiple
other
communities.
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I
sent
a
letter
to
turn
on
earlier
today,
33
letters
actually
from
our
tenants.
100
of
them
are
in
opposition
to
this
project,
including
ones
who
have
young
children.
In
addition
on
the
call
tonight
we
have
representative
of
the
school
that
is
next,
it's
also
in
in
our
building
at
65,
Harrison
Avenue,
we,
it
said,
runs
12
months
a
year
and
it
does
tutoring
and
education
for
for
children.
It's
very
active
facility.
You
mentioned
the
sorry,
okay.
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Thank
you
in
addition,
I
think
the
premise
that
you
make
about
the
business
being
not
good
in
Chinatown.
You
addressed
it
already,
but
the
business
is
good
in
Chinatown.
You
diversity,
the
former
gentleman
previous
gentleman
mentioned
just
restaurants.
Our
building
is
full
of
not
just
restaurants,
including
a
bank.
On
the
first
floor,
real
estate
companies,
doctors,
offices,
travel
agencies,
driving
schools,
not
just
not
just
restaurants
and
business,
is
good.
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You
also
mentioned
residential.
Your
residential
use
of
the
building
would
be
reasonable
residential.
You
don't
mention
a
Metro
list
or
how
it
would
actually
be
reasonable.
Again.
We
we
do
rentals
all
over
and
it
developed
a
lot
of
properties
in
Chinatown.
We
do
have
reasonable
rents.
I
understand
that
you're
going
to
follow
the
law.
That's
a
good
thing!
You
mentioned.
You
know
that
you're
going
to
have
security
and
so
forth,
I,
don't
see
how
you're
going
to
improve
Beach
Street
to
make
the
traffic
less.
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If
the
people
are
going
to
I,
don't
know
where
they're
going
to
park.
I
assume,
maybe
you'll
have
them
in
the
garage
across
the
street.
If
that's
the
case,
there's
no
sidewalk,
there's
no
crosswalk
right
there.
So
there'd
be
a
lot
of
jaywalking.
We
already
have
a
huge
amount
of
traffic
problem
right
there
between
Knapp
Street
and
Harrison
Ave
on
that
section
of
Beach
Street
extremely
congested
in
there.
This
is
and
I
understand
in
real
estate
that
the
highest
the
best
is
the
goal
for
any
property,
invest
in
highest
use.
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May
may
I
respond
yes,
okay,
hi
Alan!
Thank
you
for
your
advice,
I'm,
very
happy
that
your
building
has
survived
and
done
well.
Kudos
to
you
just
shows
Superior
management
there
with
regards
to
the
sketch
I,
don't
pull
I
believe
they
might
have
been
a
misunderstanding:
the
green
on
the
right
side,
the
green
sketch,
the
sketch
of
that
green
canopy
that
wasn't
intended
to
be
our
building.
Our
building
starts
with
this
little
door.
You
see
to
the
look.
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And
I
agree
with
you
the
most
effective
views,
I've
done
to
business
school
as
well
is
the
the
message
like
what
you
suggest,
but
you
can
you
just
put
it
you
hit
the
nail
around
the
head.
That
would
not
be
permissible.
We're
not
the
answer
to
all
the
problems
in
Boston.
You
mentioned
parking,
you
talk
about
effective
use
of
space
or
lack
of
we're.
Not
we
can't
answer
it.
All
I'm
trying
to
do
is
to
point
us
into
the
right
direction
and
Hope
in
the
future.
Everybody
follows
suit
as
a
community.
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No
again
Ellen,
you
know,
like
I,
said:
there's
it's
it's
part
of
a
city.
You're
gonna
have
traffic
problems.
What
we're
trying
to
do
is
not
to
add
to
the
problems.
Okay,
so
we
will
have
programs
in
place
in
the
business
where
we
encourage,
for
example,
Advanced
ordering.
So
the
time
to
come
in
will
be
minimized.
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We
advise
people
to
take
public
transportation
and
we
also
will
work
out
some
hopeful
workout
deals
with
parking
areas
around
the
area
whereby
you
know,
instead
of
double
parking
or
going
there
just
go
park
in
this
in
in
the
parking
lot.
So
we're
trying
I'm,
not
I'm,
not
saying
it's
an
answer
to
all,
but
the
only
thing
I
can
say
is
that
in
an
urban
city
environment,
that's
an
inherent
problem
that
you
know
we're
just
trying
to
get
get
it
not
actual
and
go
to
the
right
direction.
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Yes,
the
reason
being
is
because
I
think
it
will
actually
bring
words
for
traffic,
especially
during
cover
time
and
before
that
I
used
to
be
studying
my
Master's
in
Boston,
too,
and
I
actually
witnessed
back
in
the
years
that
it
has
been
very
busy
busy
streets.
You
know
business
were
good
and
then
now
that
I
actually
win
is
not
a
lot
of
foot
traffic.
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Yes,
there's
traffic
because
of
the
city
areas,
but
but
I
would
think
that
the
Mariner
would
actually
bring
more
business
towards
towards
that,
and
in
fact
the
funniest
thing
is
now
that
I
live
in
Quincy.
I
am
right
next
to
a
participants
around
the
century,
and
that
is
five
steps
away
from
my
home
and
initially
I
thought
it
was
a
bad
idea,
but
now
I've
been
living
here
for
three
years.
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So
pretty
much
I
wanted
to
bring
out
that
I
live
in
Boston
and
now
moved
to
Quincy
and
I
wanted
to
witness
that
I
now
live
in
Quincy
I
literally
lived
left
five
steps
right
next
to
there
are
dispensary
and
the
initial
start
of
the
opening
up.
Your
business
I
had
concerns
too,
but
since
living
here
for
three
years,
and
we
have
lots
of
kids
in
the
unit
that
they
would
go
out
to
the
two
at
our
parking
lot
actually,
which
is
a
shared
parking
lot
with
the
Mariana.
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Hi,
my
name
is
Nancy
Lowe
I
grew
up
in
Chinatown
I,
currently
work
in
the
community
and
I've
been
asked
by
Mr
David
Wong
to
also
speak
on
his
behalf.
Mr
David
Wong
is
the
owner
of
KW
Realty
and
China
Gate
housing.
He
owns
the
next
block
over
he's
a
director
butter.
He
has
15
residential
Apartments.
He
has
about
25
businesses.
He
also
has
the
only
Market
left
in
Chinatown
and
his
businesses
and
residents.
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So
Mr
Wong
is
really
opposed
to
this
application.
My
on
my
behalf,
myself,
I
I,
believe
that
this
business
has
no
benefit
to
Chinatown.
This
is
something
that
is
not
part
of
Chinatown
culture,
they're
only
looking
to
make
money
and
to
bring
people
into
the
community,
that's
only
going
to
deteriorate.
The
quality
of
life
I
disagree
with
Mr
Chung's
assessment
of
the
real
estate
property
I,
don't
know
what
an
economic
indicators
he's
looking
at
go
ahead
with
the
translation.
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U
As
you
know,
the
property
value
in
Chinatown
has
increased
tremendously
the
last
few
years,
and
people
are
concerned
about
gentrification
and
we
have
other
people.
Buying
up
property
and
and
and
gentrification
is
a
concern,
and
so
for
him
to
say
he
wants
to
bring
in
more
middle
class.
That's
only
adding
to
the
gentrification
problem.
We
currently
have.
A
U
So
I
am
also
concerned
that
these
applicants
are
from
outside
the
community.
They
have
no
experience
in
Chinatown
nor
in
the
Cannabis
business
they
saying
that
they
also
have
a
buffer
zone
and
a
zoning
violation
being
next
to
school,
and
he
says
he
wants
to
move
this
in
the
right
direction.
He's
moving
this
in
the
wrong
direction.
U
One
last
thing,
I
also
met
with
Richard
suhu
that
wanted
me
to
his
insurance
agent.
He
also
wanted
me
to
reiterate
that
this
meeting
needs
to
be
in
person
so
that
many
people
who
do
not
have
access
to
zoom,
especially
are
elderly
in
our
immigrant
population,
need
to
have
a
voice,
and
so
you
need
to
have
this
meeting
in
the
community.
He
suggested
that
Quincy
school.
Thank
you.
D
Can
I
just
respond
to
one
a
couple
of
things?
Please,
okay!
Thank
you
too
Nancy.
Thank
you
for
your
comments.
I'm,
not
sure
where
you
get
the
real
estate,
I,
assume
you're,
saying
that
I
said
the
real
estate
is
dropping
or
develop.
I
I
never
said
that.
In
fact,
in
one
of
my
slides
I
said,
Chinatown
has
one
of
the
most
desired
real
estate
markets,
so
I
I
just
want
to
make
a
correction
on
that.
V
V
A
V
So
he,
the
principal,
said
the
principal,
which
is
the
principal
right
now
and
I,
say
that
or
he's
going
to
help
me
to
help
my
son
to
transfer
to
Brockton
High
School,
and
then
they
will
also
provide
all
the
special
education
services
to
help
myself,
because
he
was.
This
has
a
disability
problem.
During
that
time,
he
promised
me
on
the
phone
that
he
will
give
everything
that
they
can
try
to
do
to
help.
My
son.
B
V
So
the
thing
is
like
he:
we
say
that
if
the
principal
said
that
he
was
going
to
do
everything
for
children
for
students,
it
is
not
true,
it
never
came.
True
I
use
my
personal
experience
to
tell
you
guys
that
whatever
he
promised
that
he
will
do
everything
for
students,
it
will
not
come
true.
Mine
is
experience.
He
he
tried.
He
promised
everything
to
my
son
in
terms
of
it
doesn't
work.
B
B
A
A
W
And
I
hear
a
lot
about
the
negative
effects
of
what
is
going
on
in
a
lot
of
history.
Based
on
comparison,
you
know:
I
grew
up
in
Chinatown
as
I'm.
You
know
I'm
in
my
late
30s,
so
I
grew
up
in
Chinatown
when
it
was
still
the
combat
zone.
So
I
understand
the
fear
of
going
back
to
that.
But
people
got
to
realize
that
those
businesses
were
operated
by
the
Italians
and
not
the
Chinese.
This
is
an
opportunity
for
a
Chinese
business
owner
to
bring
more
wealth
into
the
area.
W
If
you
look
at
the
current
dispensaries
that
are
around
they're
in
gentrified
areas,
there
are
Newberry
Street
they're
in
the
North
End.
You
know
the
traffic,
the
gentrification
there's
nothing
that
even
if
it's
not
a
marijuana
business,
it
could
be
a
liquor
store.
It
could
be
a
a
another
Bakery.
It's
not
going
to
change.
What's
going
to
happen,
gentrification
occurs
throughout
the
country
in
major
cities,
there's
nothing!
We
can
do
about
it.
As
the
population
sorry
wealth
increases.
It
just
keeps
going.
A
X
Okay
so
anyway,
I
got
one
comment
and
then
the
question
for
Chong
Li,
okay,
the
40.
The
comment
itself
is
that
I
like
to
expand
on
the
thing
that's
set
by
Lydia
low
regarding
a
buffer.
So
I
did
a
little
bit
of
research
on
my
own
and
then
I
can
tell
you
that,
according
to
the
Boston
cannabis,
Sport
rules
and
regulation,
section
1.05
bubble,
Zone
it
States
versus
basically
that
any
cannabis
acceleration
establishment
shall
be
at
least
half
mile
or
2640
feet
from
other
existing
cannabis
as
disbursement.
X
E
X
Said
very
early
mentioned
something
about
investment,
okay
and
I.
Think
that
there
was
touched
on
by
Debbie
also
is
that
he
said
that
he's
looking
for
investment
outside
and
I
believe
she's,
a
United,
States
and
so
I
would
assume
that
is
somewhere
China
related,
okay,
so
I
may
be
heard.
I
may
hurt
wrong,
but
somehow
that
kind
of
concerns
me
so
that's
a
question
for
Changi
to
respond.
A
A
D
Sure,
thank
you
very
much
for
your
question
with
regards
to
the
investment
again
I'm
a
lawyer,
so
I
have
clients
who,
in
China
now
who
wishes
to
sell
buildings
and
he
contacted
a
buyer
from
out
of
the
country,
I'm
discovered
by
attorney
client
privilege.
I
can't
really
tell
you
where
it's
from
I'm
only
citing
that
not
so
much
that
I'm
being
political
or
anything
like
that.
D
I'm
cited
that
because
of
the
response,
I
got
from
the
foreign
investors,
I
was
quite
Angry
that
they
turned
down
a
deal
because
they
felt
that
our
place,
our
Chinatown
Was
Not
viable.
That's
the
only
reason.
I
even
mentioned
that
and
that's
what
started
me
working
with
the
other
business
owners
to
see.
If
there's
something
we
can
do
to
make
this
a
better
place
now,
I'm
not
professing
that
I
want
outside
Investments
to
come
in
and
take
over
sort
of
like
a
reverse
gentrification.
D
That's
not
what
I'm
professing,
in
fact,
I
think
if
you
listen
to
Mr
the
the
speaker
right
before
this.
The
call
in
it's
this
I
I
view
this
as
an
opportunity
for
our
internal
Chinatown
residents
to
come
up
and
do
this
there's
no
reason
why
you
know
we
cannot
just
stand
up
and
try
to
make
this
a
better
place
for
ourselves.
That's
that's
the
thing!
So
please
don't
misunderstand
me:
I'm
not
trying
to
get
political
and
I
do
not
wish
to
enter
that.
A
A
A
O
A
O
A
O
Y
B
Y
Y
Operation
because
of
the
following
reasons,
it
will
bring
in
diversity
and
you
venue
and
business
to
Chinatown
dispensary
is
highly
regulated,
so
we
shouldn't
bring
any
trouble,
but
it's
actually
a
good
opportunity
for
the
community,
and
we
Chinatown
would
definitely
benefit,
can
benefit
from
this.
Thank
you.