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Timestamp: 6:06:05
Liaison Name: George Huynh
Host Neighborhood: East Boston
Date: Saturday, September 30, 2021, 6 p.m
Applicant Name: Berkshire Roots
Address: 253 Meridian Street
License Type: Extended Hours of Operation, Sale of Medical Cannabis, and Delivery
A
A
I
want
to
make
it
clear
that
no
decisions
are
being
made
tonight
and
at
no
time
will
it
be
acceptable
to
be
disrespectful
to
anyone
during
the
meeting.
Everyone
is
entitled
to
their
opinion.
There
is
no
right
or
wrong
opinion.
We
are
here
tonight
to
try
to
collect
as
many
comments
and
questions
for
this
proposal.
A
I
am
not
here
to
facilitate
debates
amongst
neighbors
or
relitigate
state
legislation.
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.
A
A
A
The
applicant
will
go
through
the
presentation
in
a
timely
manner
and
the
rest
of
the
time
will
be
for
orderly
question
and
answer,
and
thank
you
again
for
taking
the
time
to
participate
in
tonight's
meeting.
I
will
now
hand
it
over
to
the
applicants
for
the
presentation,
so
james
and
your
team,
you
can
take
it
away.
B
Thank
you,
george.
I
appreciate
everybody
attending
in
the
time
tonight
to
go
over
the
three
operational
changes
we're
requesting
to
the
boston
cannabis
board.
I
am
james
winiker,
the
ceo
of
berkshire
roots,
I
am
joined
by
lee
juan
toma,
who
is
our
community
outreach,
diversity,
equity
and
inclusion
manager?
B
We
also
have
our
corporate
attorneys
principal,
andrea,
nusaforo
and
ashley
dick,
and
I'm
also
joined
by
gabe
biara
from
zip
run
in
case.
There
are
questions
I
cannot
answer.
I
may
call
on
any
of
them
to
help
me
so
tonight.
I
want
to
present
a
quick
overview
of
what
the
summary
level
of
the
requests
are.
I
will
go
through
each
one
in
detail.
B
B
There
are
three
requests
that
we'll
go
through
one
at
a
time,
but
just
to
give
you
the
overview,
we're
going
to
start
with
the
request
for
expanding
our
store
hours.
Virtual
roots
currently
operates
at
253
meridian
street.
We
were
in
our
host
community
agreement
given
certain
hours
to
operate.
We
want
to
talk
about
how
we'd
like
to
expand
those
so
we're
on
parity
with
the
other
dispensaries
that
have
opened
subsequently
to
our
opening.
Last
july.
B
B
We
think
that
will
help
reduce
the
number
of
people
coming
to
the
dispensary
either
on
foot
or
by
car.
So
those
are
three
major
requests
and
I'll
go
through
them.
One
at
a
time
before
I
do
that,
let's
just
talk
a
little
about
berkshire
route,
so
anyone
on
the
call
is
not
familiar
with
us
can
understand
our
background.
B
We
were
in
early
entry
into
the
massachusetts
cannabis
market
in
2017.
We
are
massachusetts
based
and
we
only
operate
massachusetts.
So
these
are
a
group
of
local
people
who
decided
early
that
they
wanted
to
enter
the
cannabis
market
and
it's
primarily
the
same
ownership.
Today
we
are
licensed
by
massachusetts,
cannabis
control,
commission
and
the
city's
boston
cannabis
board.
So
there
are
two
sets
of
parameters
there:
the
larger
state
regulations
we
have
to
abide
by
as
well
as
city
regulations.
B
B
By
expanding
our
hours
and
adding
medical,
we
will
need
an
additional
four
to
five
people
and
when
we
do
our
staffing,
we
are
looking
for
people
who
are
local
and
we
have
quite
a
number
of
our
current
staff
in
east
boston
from
that
neighborhood.
So
we're
excited
to
be
able
to
add
more
jobs
to
the
market.
B
In
addition,
our
dispensary
was
open
in
pittsfield
in
april
2018
as
medical.
Only
a
real
core
of
our
business,
adult
use
was
added
in
pittsfield
in
april
2019
and,
as
I
mentioned,
east
boston,
we
open
in
july
2020
as
adult
use
only
we
are
part
of
a
system
in
this
cannabis
community.
That
really
does
want
to
give
back.
I
mentioned
lee
juan,
is
on
the
call
through
the
cannabis
control
commission
and
our
own
efforts.
B
We
are
very
aware
of
our
ability
to
help
the
community
in
various
ways,
whether
it's
through
volunteerism
or
donations,
and
we
have
a
specific
program
that
we
submit
to
the
cannabis
control
commission
that
we
are
responsible
for
executing
on
every
year
and
that
is
assessed
at
renewal
time.
So
we
want
to
be
great
neighbors.
We
have
been
great
neighbors
in
pittsfield
and
continued
that
in
east
boston.
B
We
get
a
good
amount
of
attention
for
that
participation,
things
that
we've
done
that
are
unique
to
us.
We
created
and
collaborated
with
berkshire
community
college.
They
have
an
accredited
program
for
cannabis.
Education
we've
been
able
to
bring
people
from
that
program
as
interns
into
our
pittsfield
facility
and
actually
create
jobs
through
the
combination
of
education
and
on
job
training.
B
If
you're
not
familiar
with
our
location,
the
picture
on
the
left,
you
see
meridian
street
and
princeton
street,
we're
basically
on
the
corner
of
those
two
circled
on
the
bottom
is
our
exact
location
at
253,
first
floor
storefront
and
then
off
of
princeton
street
you'll
see
a
driveway.
We
have
deeded
access
for
our
business
and
the
businesses
on
the
ground
floor
next
to
us
to
access
the
rear
side
of
our
store.
B
The
picture
on
the
right
is
looking
down
meridian
street
towards
central
square.
That
is
our
dispensary
on
the
left
and
you
can
see
the
retail
neighbors
around
us.
So
a
good
small
business
community,
we've
gotten
to
know
a
number
of
the
business
owners
and
feel
really
part
of
the
community.
Already.
B
If
you've
never
been
in
a
dispensary
or
our
dispensary
in
particular,
just
wanted
to
make
sure
you
saw
you
know,
we
are
very
proud
of
the
manner
in
which
we
keep
our
store.
How
clean
and
professional
it
is.
This
is
not
intended
to
be
anything
other
than
a
normal
retail
experience,
and
we
think
our
community
we've
gotten
to
know
so.
Many
people
around
the
east
boston
neighborhood
really
appreciate
the
manner
which
we
conduct
ourselves
in
the
presentation
of
our
store.
B
So,
let's
start
with
the
requests:
number
one
is
expanding.
Our
store
hours
on
the
top
left
you'll
see
our
current
store
hours
again,
part
of
what's
called
the
host
community
agreement.
This
was
part
of
getting
our
boston.
Cannabis
board
approval,
so
we
are
open
monday
through
saturday
9
a.m
to
7
p.m.
Sundays,
11
a.m,
to
6
p.m.
I
will
show
you
on
a
subsequent
slide,
the
other
cannabis
stores
in
boston
in
the
hours
that
they're
open
our
proposed
store
hours
mirror
those
other
stores
in
our
area.
B
So
we
are
asking
for
mostly
an
extension
of
the
evening
hours
so
extending
from
7
pm
to
9
pm
in
sunday
earlier
open
at
10
a.m,
but
still
closing
at
6
p.m.
So
we're
mostly
adding
two
additional
hours.
At
the
end
of
the
day,
it
does
match
what
other
boston
stores
are
doing,
including
in
east
boston,
and
actually
we
are
sensitive
to
our
customers.
We
get
google
reviews
for
just
about
anything.
We
do,
and
certainly
there
are
people
who
wish
we
were
open
later
demonstrated
by
the
google
review
at
the
bottom.
B
We
certainly
prefer
four
and
five
star
reviews
so
to
see
a
two-star
review
simply
because
we
can't
be
open
later
is
not
servicing
the
the
community
the
way
we'd
like
to
so
those
are
the
reasons
we're
asking.
What
we're
asking
for
this
slide
gives
you
all
the
boston
area,
dispensaries
pure
oasis,
on
the
middle
left,
was
the
first
one
open
in
boston.
We
were
the
second.
B
B
The
two
at
the
bottom
patriot
care,
mayflower
are
medical.
Only
they
likely
have
a
smaller
pool
to
draw
from
so
those
hours
probably
work
for
them,
but
for
those
four
upper
dispensaries
really,
what
we're
asking
for
is
parity
with
those
that
are
around
us
service.
Our
customers
in
our
neighborhood,
the
same
way
they're
able
to.
B
So
that
is
the
store
hours
again,
if
you
have
any
questions
about
that,
want
to
take
a
second
to
jot
them
down
when
we
get
to
the
end
happy
to
answer
questions
on
store
hours
now.
The
second
request
is
to
add
medical
sales,
as
I
mentioned
virtual
roots
is
a
strong
medical,
cannabis
history,
that's
how
we
started
in
the
industry.
B
Most
of
our
agents
really
do
appreciate
the
benefits
of
cannabis,
get
to
know
it
really.
Well,
we
have
a
a
very
good
education
program
within
berkshire
roots.
We
actually
discussed
this
at
the
original
post-community
agreement.
Public
forum,
that
that
was
our
foundation
and
the
expectation
from
the
city
of
boston
was
that
we
would
someday
add
medical,
so
we
could
service
medical
patients
in
the
neighborhood,
we're
already
very
well
trusted
in
pittsfield,
as
a
medical
provider,
we'd
like
to
continue
that
reputation
in
boston,
I
actually
serve
on
a
national
board
of
the
association
of
cannabinoid
professionals.
B
They
may
then
want
to
get
their
medical
card
because
we're
there
or
if
they
already
do
have
a
medical
card
we'd
be
available
to
get
a
medical
card.
You
have
to
go
through
a
process
of
getting
a
doctor's
recommendation.
There
are
certain
ailments
and
conditions.
The
state
allows
someone
to
get
a
recommendation,
for
you,
then
have
to
apply
to
the
cannabis
control
commission
to
get
a
medical
cannabis
card,
and
only
then
can
you
enter
a
facility
with
your
approved
medical
card.
B
B
B
That's
a
very
accepted
way
for
people
now
to
shop.
In
that
primarily-
and
you
know
you
can
probably
guess-
would
reduce
the
number
of
people
coming
to
the
store
if
it
was
a
supermarket
fewer
people
coming
to
the
store,
because
now
they're
getting
delivery.
That's
our
expectation
with
adding
home
delivery
as
a
service
in
august
2020,
the
zip
run
company
that
I
mentioned
actually
went
through
this
process
that
we're
doing
now
had
a
public
forum
and
was
approved
by
the
boston
cannabis
board
to
deliver
in
the
city
limits.
So
that's
already
been
approved.
B
They
are
social
equity
applicant.
They
are
in
their
final
stages
of
the
cannabis
commission
approval
their
delivery
service
will
go
through
a
process
in
order
to
get
that
final
license,
so
they
have
to
follow
all
kinds
of
rules
in
order
to
be
in
the
delivery
business
and
they
will
begin
with
what
I
mentioned
as
a
courier
model
coming
to
our
facility.
B
B
B
I
have
been
actually
working
with
zip
run
for
a
long
time,
even
before
I
started
with
berkshire
roots
a
relationship
I've
developed
with
gabe.
I
thought
this
is
a
great
idea.
I'd
like
to
help
you
navigate
cannabis,
control,
commission,
cannabis
rules
in
general,
being
a
long-term
business
entrepreneur
wanted
to
offer
advice,
so
we've
had
a
long-term
relationship.
B
Eventually,
the
service
will
transition
to
what
is
known
as
a
warehouse
model.
So,
instead
of
the
courier
model
at
some
point,
delivery
companies,
like
zip
run,
will
be
able
to
buy
goods
at
wholesale
from
companies
like
berkshire
roots,
store
them
in
their
own
warehouse
and
then
be
able
to
pick
from
their
warehouse
just
like
amazon
and
go
out
to
home
delivery,
so
that
application
process
is
new.
We
don't
really
know
when
that
will
happen.
I'm
guesstimating
on
the
slide,
maybe
in
a
year
from
now
they'll
be
able
to
perform
that
service.
B
So,
in
fact,
there
will
be
a
transition
from
this
courier
model
to
the
warehouse
model
and
it
came
up
in
an
earlier
public
meeting
in
august
2020
when
zip
run
was
applying
for
the
boston
cannabis
board
approval
people
are
curious
about
the
relationship
between
berkshire
roots
and
zip
run.
It's
really
a
business
relationship,
it's
good
for
us,
it's
good
for
them.
The
company
has
no
particular
financial
stake
in
zip
run.
I
have
no
personal
stake
in
zip,
run
we're
just
good
business
partners.
They
are
social
equity
company.
B
B
Those
orders
will
be
prepaid
online,
so
there
is
a
system
that
will
allow
some
to
place
an
order
and
prepay
zip
run
will
come
to
that
area
of
our
dispensary
behind
it.
It
will
take
a
group
of
orders
and
go
out
to
delivery,
so
there
is
no
interruption
to
any
kind
of
pedestrian
or
vehicle
traffic
in
that
neighborhood
zip
run
will
not
have
to
return
to
the
dispensary,
because
it's
prepaid
there
is
no
requirement
in
the
regulations.
B
There's
no
reason
for
them
to
return
after
they
do
their
group
of
deliveries
except
to
pick
up
more
deliveries,
but
other
than
that,
it's
really
outbound,
and
when
it
goes
outbound
we
can
imagine
most
likely
it's
away
from
the
neighborhood,
because
people
who
are
in
the
neighborhood
who
could
walk
to
us
are
likely
not
going
to
ask
for
delivery.
You
know
there's
no
reason
to
pay
a
delivery
fee
when
you
can
walk
to
the
store,
so
the
primary
deliveries
will
be
outside
of
the
east.
B
A
A
A
So
again
I
want
to
make
it
clear
that
no
decisions
are
being
made
tonight
and
at
no
time
will
it
be
acceptable
to
be
disrespectful
to
anyone
during
the
meeting.
Everyone
is
entitled
to
their
opinion.
There
is
no
right
or
wrong
opinion
again.
We
are
here
tonight
to
try
to
collect
as
many
comments
and
questions
for
this
proposal,
and
I
understand
there
are
pretty
much
a
collection
of
three
proposals
and
I
ask
that
all
questions
be
directed
toward
the
applicant
and
myself.
A
C
All
right,
I
know
you
don't
want
to
talk
about
previous
decisions,
but
I
just
will
say
that
going
back
to
getting
their
host
community
agreement.
Part
of
the
reason
they
got
their
host
community
agreement
was
promises
that
were
made
to
the
community,
including
their
limited
hours
and
they're
swearing
upside
down
in
every
direction
that
they
were
not
going
to
have
anything
to
do
with
the
driveway
on
princeton
street,
which
is
a
residential
block,
and
so
there's
no
way
that
any
of
this
can
be
considered
without
taking
that
into
consideration.
C
C
I
please
can
I
please
finish
what
I'm
saying
we
had
to
listen
to
you.
So
please
listen.
I
live
on
this
block.
We
have
the
little.
I
don't
know.
I
call
them
the
nips
of
pot.
The
little
like
cylindrical
containers
that
I
guess
the
joints
come
in
or
bud.
I
don't
know
what
they
are,
but
whatever
I
have
no
problem
with
plot.
C
Your
employees
park
on
our
block
your
customers
park
on
our
block.
We
have
limited
parking,
you
have
supposedly
a
community
outreach
person.
The
only
outreach
that
we've
seen
is
when
we
got
flyered
about
this
service.
That
is
gonna
happen.
The
imminent
delivery,
before
it's
even
improved,
you've
been
repaving
the
driveway
before
it's
even
approved.
C
It's
completely
presumptuous
and
I
just
can't
understand
how,
in
any
world,
you
would
be
allowed
to
run
a
delivery
service
out
of
a
residential
block.
Like
I
don't
understand
what
the
zoning
is
for
this,
we
no
one
seems
to
know
what
the
zoning
is
for
this
driveway,
but
I
can't
believe
that
it
would
be
zoned
commercial
in
allowing
for
a
delivery
service
and
as
much
as
you
say
that
oh
it's
going
to
make
traffic
better.
Of
course,
you're
going
to
say
that
that
is
just
simply
not
true.
The
traffic
is
horrendous.
C
We
have
people
double
parking
and
parking
like
idiots
all
the
time.
People
are
smoking
in
their
cars,
which
means
they're
driving
stoned,
which,
as
someone
who
has
driven
stoned
when
I
was
a
child,
I
can
tell
you
it's
not
a
good
idea,
and
this
whole
thing
is
just
it's
upsetting
a
residential
block.
Like
you
there's.
No,
you
picked.
I
still
can't
fathom
why
this
location
was
ever
selected
and
nobody
is
happy
about
you
being
there,
not
a
single
person.
C
I've
talked
to
on
my
block
is
happy,
so
I
think
what
you
need
to
do
is
pick
a
new
location
and
a
comment
to
I
think
it's
gabe,
that's
from
zip
run.
Please
align
yourself
with
a
different
company.
I
have
nothing
against
you,
but
I
don't
understand
why
you
were
choosing
to
partner
with
a
company
that
is
so
universally
disliked
in
the
neighborhood.
You
would
be
much
better
served
working
with
another
company
in
a
much
more
practical
location
than
being
in
a
residential
neighborhood.
So
that's
what
I
have
to
say.
B
George,
my
response
is
one:
we're
not
going
to
address
anything
about
the
licensing
that
already
took
place
number
two.
That
area
of
the
driveway
mentioned
has
deeded
access
for
all
the
commercial
businesses
on
the
first
floor
of
the
ground
floor,
including
us,
so
that
is
not
strictly
speaking
residential.
It
is
commercial.
B
I'm
sorry
that
you're
experiencing
things
that
you
don't
prefer.
That
is
not
part
of
what
we're
requesting.
If
you
are
experiencing
things
like
people,
double
parking
or
people
parking
on
the
street
at
all.
Well,
it's
an
open
city.
People
are
allowed
to
park,
but
I
will
reiterate
the
goal
of
delivery.
B
B
A
A
E
Great
thanks:
hey
everyone:
it's
ricardo
from
counselor
edward's
office
summer,
chief
of
staff.
Thank
you
to
everyone.
That's
here,
don't
have
a
lot
to
say
just
want
to
piggyback
on
one
of
lara's
points,
which
is
that
when
berkshire
roots
was
first
going
through
the
approval
process,
they
specifically
promised
the
community
that
they
would
not
be
using
the
space
in
the
back
in
any
way
for
delivery.
For
you
know:
delivery
of
product
whatever
and
they're,
obviously
not
living
up
to
that
promise
by
trying
to
now
use
that
space
for
delivery.
E
So
that's
one
of
the
primary
reasons
that
when
this
proposal
does
get
before
the
boston
candidates
board,
the
counselor
doesn't
tend
to
oppose
it.
So
again,
don't
have
a
lot
to
say
just
wanted
to
highlight
that
you
know
it's
it's.
I
know
the
counselor's
disappointed
that
they're
not
living
up
to
their
promise.
E
F
B
B
B
A
B
Right,
so
if
the
preference
is
that
we
do
delivery
service
out
of
meridian
street
at
the
front
door,
please
someone
tell
me
why
that's
a
better
option,
the
option
of
not
doing
delivery
at
all
would
mean
you
don't
want
that
for
any
dispensary
in
the
city.
We
are
probably
in
a
rare
position
to
have
a
place
to
do
it,
not
through
the
front
door
on
a
sidewalk
on
a
main
street.
B
So
for
those
who
are
trying
to
help
social
equity
candidates
like
zip
run
or
for
those
who
are
seeing
that
the
business
is
evolving,
the
industry
is
evolving
and
these
kind
of
accommodations
need
to
be
addressed
and
we
have
a
great
way
of
addressing
it.
I
think
it
really
just
feels
like
we're
trying
to
find
ways
to
suppress
virtue
roots
and
perhaps
zipra.
A
E
You
can
go
so
obviously
meridian.
I
think
everyone
on
this
call
can
agree,
doesn't
make
sense
so
in
terms
of
okay.
So
if
the
answer
is
that
berkshire
roots
just
isn't
an
appropriate
location
for
delivery,
then
no
location
in
the
city
is,
I
just
don't
think
that's
true.
There's
locations
throughout
the
city
that
have
off
street
park
that
have
ample
off-street
parking.
We
have
a
location
in
east
boston,
just
off
route,
1a
that
I
think
most
again.
Most
people
on
this
call
would
probably
agree
makes
sense
for
something
that
would
be.
E
B
E
Yeah,
I
I
don't
know
how
you're
extrapolating
that
from
what
I
said,
but
just
wanted
to
make
the
point
again.
Don't
have
a
lot
to
say
and
want
to
give
other
people
the
time,
but
just
wanted
to
say
that
the
counselor
is
going
to
oppose
this,
because
berkshire
roots
is
not
living
up
to
the
promise
that
they
made
to
the
community.
A
Well,
thanks
ricardo
for
for
sharing
one
quick
one,
one
quick
ask
if,
if
you've
already
spoken
and
have
your
hand
raised
from
the
time
you
spoke,
if
you
could
please
lower
your
hand
after
you've
contributed
just
so
I
can
try
to
keep
track
here
of
who's.
Next
that'd
be
great,
so
I'm
gonna,
I'm
gonna
go
to
caller
seven,
eight
one
five,
oh
seven!
H
Okay,
great,
thank
you.
I
would
suggest
that
folks
stop
suggesting
other
people,
don't
interrupt
and
then
interrupt
themselves
number
two,
as
an
entrepreneur
when
someone
from
your
community
says
that
someone
is
double
parking
and
going
urinating
into
the
houses
of
other
people,
the
response
shouldn't
be
it's
a
free
place
and
it's
a
free
world.
I
mean
to
say
that
you're,
supportive
of
the
community
and
then
respond
like
that,
shows
that
that
you're
not
really
responsive
in
to
the
community
and
that
you
don't
care
about
the
community.
H
So
we
have
proof
that
deliveries
had
to
happen
outside
of
the
driveway,
and
that
was
the
agreement
that
you
would
come
to
and
to
come
back
and
say
that
you
didn't
agree
to
that
again.
It's
completely
disrespectful
to
the
community
and
it's
a
stop
in
the
face,
and-
and
it
just
shows
that
you
don't
really
care.
All
you
want
to
do
is
do
what's
completely
in
the
best
interest
of
yourselves
without
contributing
to
the
community
and
there
yeah.
H
I
think
it's
fine
for
you
to
do
certain
things
that
if
you
were
to
be
able
to
do
delivery
service
in
the
warehouse
outside
of
outside
of
the
area,
that's
great,
but
don't
come
here
and
want
to
extend
your
hours
and
then
essentially,
it's
helpful
to
shut
up
when
they
bring
up
any
concern.
It's
completely
disrespectful
and
I
don't
know
how
you
run
a
business
like
that.
Thank
you.
B
So
let
me
respond
to
number
one.
I
never
said
that
it's
a
free
world,
I'm
not
sure
where
you
picked
that
up.
I
said
we
would
all
be
concerned
for
anybody
double
parking
littering
going
into
other
people's
neighborhood.
I
don't
want
any
of
that.
Nobody
wants
any
of
that.
That
was
my
answer
number
two.
If.
B
B
H
B
H
B
B
I
also
related
an
experience
I
had
recently
where
we
were
notified
about
someone
double
parking
was
not
someone
in
our
store.
I
started
walking
to
other
stores
to
see
if
it
was
their
customers
and
that
person
was
somewhere
else
got
in
their
car
and
left
before
we
located
them
had
nothing
to
do
with
our
store,
so
that
happens
as
well.
H
Well,
let
me
ask
this
one,
so
I
have
a
picture
of
the
person's
license
plate
and
I
have
a
picture
of
the
person
that
was
actually
urinating
on
the
house
with
a
berkshire
bag.
I
would
like
that
person
to
be
banned
from
the
company
banned
from
ever
coming
back
again,
because
that
just
shows
a
level
of
disrespect
to
the
community.
H
B
B
H
B
B
H
B
I
So
james,
one
of
the
things
that
you
mentioned
in
in
your
presentation
is
how
you've
been
great
neighbors
and
I
was
just
hoping
to
get
some
specific
examples
of
what
you've
done
to
give
back
to
the
east
boston
community.
Because
sorry,
I
live
in
east
boston,
obviously
right
at
13,
princeton
street
and
I
work
in
the
community,
and
I
haven't
seen
you
I
haven't
seen
berkshire
roots-
do
anything
to
support
our
community.
B
Sure
I
mentioned
li
juan
tomas
on
the
line
if
she
can
unmute,
but
while
she's
doing
that,
I
will
say
generally
we
have
great
relationship
with
east
boss
and
main
streets.
We
have
volunteered
for
many
things
that
they've
asked
for
help:
we've
donated
these
boston,
main
streets
and
others
I'll
I'll
have
lijuan.
You
know
give
you
more
of
the
specifics.
B
B
J
For
sure
so,
like
james
was
saying,
we
do
have
a
close
relationship
with
east
boston
main
street
throughout
the
pandemic,
when
they
were
having
their
food
distribution
sites.
I
was
going
along
with
other
employees
from
the
dispensary,
almost
weekly,
to
help
hand
out
food
and
unload
the
trucks
for
people.
We
also
help
them
with
the
taste
of
beastie
festival
and
then
the
festival
that
was
in
central
square.
J
J
Other
street
sweeps
up
down
meridian
street
picking
up
trash,
and
then
we
do
do
things
in
store,
like
donation,
roundup,
so
like
when
you
go
to
cvs
or
shaw's,
and
they
ask
you
to
round
your
change
up
to
a
specific
cause
or
organization.
We
do
that
as
well,
and
we've
raised
money
for
harbor
keepers.
We've
raised
money
for
the
east
boston,
social
center.
We've
raised
money
for
east
boston
main
street,
especially
when
they
were
launching
ec
strong.
I
I
So
that
is
a
little
disappointing,
especially
given
that
we're
we're
two
houses
down,
and
the
other
thing
I
just
want
to
say
is
again
you're
saying
that
you're
a
great
neighbor.
Yet
all
these
neighbors
are
bringing
up
concerns
and
you
are
just
shutting
us
down
and
you
don't
seem
to
have
any
concern
for
what
our
opinions
are
as
your
direct
neighbors
and
how
we're
affected,
and
regardless
of
what
you
want
for
your
business,
if
you're
a
good
neighbor,
you
should
listen
to
your
neighbors
and
you're
not
doing
that.
B
I
And
that's
not
really
my
point
so
my
point
is
that
you're
claiming
to
be
a
good
neighbor
and
all
of
your
neighbors
are
saying
that
this
is
not
something
that
we
want
in
our
neighborhood:
a
delivery
service
on
our
street
two
houses
down
from
where
I'm
taking
my
daughter
in
and
out
of
my
car
every
day,
and
that's
not
what
you're
listening
to
right.
Well,.
B
B
K
Okay,
thanks
george,
my
my
comment
would
start
with
again
this
idea
that
berkshire
roots
presented
throughout
the
entire
presentation
in
requesting
the
three
changes
in
operations
tonight
around
the
fact
that
he
is
a
good
neighbor
and
they
are
a
good
neighbor
and
I
won't
go
into
that
anymore.
I
think
that's
point
has
been
made
clear.
K
K
What
does
that
deed
mean?
Is
the
deed,
the
entire
driveway?
Is
it
public
property?
What
is
it
zoned
as
and
how
will
we
get
multiple
cars
in
and
out
of
a
driveway
that
is
shared
amongst
the
six
different
storefronts?
That
abut
it?
That's
not
a
question
for
berkshire
roots.
That's
a
question
to
the
city
and
the
cannabis
board
that
I
believe
that
information
should
be
shared,
since
the
entire
operation
of
a
commercial
business
is
going
to
be
done
on
a
residential
street.
I
think
it
is
important
to
note
east
boston
is
the
most
dense.
K
K
You
are
running
a
delivery
operation,
logistical
services
out
of
a
driveway
on
a
residentially
zoned
street,
and
I'm
not
sure
if,
if
that's
a
berkshire
issues
or
a
zba
or
cannabis
commission
that
needed,
but
I'd
ask
that
someone
provide
that
information
so
james.
I
would
be
curious
if
you
could,
please
specify
all
we
know
right
now
that
it'll
work
out
of
the
deeded
driveway.
Can
you
provide
the
details
on
what
that
looks
like.
B
K
So
I
have
a
question
to
follow
up
there.
So
are
you
in?
Are
you
working
with
the
person
who
owns
that
driveway?
Is
there
a
joint
venture
in
this,
because
everything
you've
presented
thus
far
has
that
it's
been
needed
to
the
business?
And
now
it's
coming
up
that
there
is
another
participant
in
this
operation
and
that
you'll
be
using
a
different
lot,
not
just
the
deeded
component
of
the
driveway
to
your
residential
business.
B
B
K
B
B
I
I
guess
I'm
just
confused
by
the
language
going
on,
because
you're
saying
that
there's
a
deeded
deeded
area
behind
berkshire
roots,
but
then
you're
also
talking
about
this
privately
owned,
driveway
and
so
you're.
Talking
about
using
this
privately
owned
driveway
to
get
to
your
deeded
area.
Is
that
what
you're
saying.
B
I
K
K
You
are
asking
to
amend
the
host
agreement
that
you
have
and
layer
in
these
three
different
changes
in
the
operation.
I
will
make
it
stated,
just
as
everyone
else
did
tonight,
that
is
in
direct
direct
opposition
of
the
original
agreement
that
was
asked
for
and
the
fact
that
you're
stating
I
wasn't
involved
in
that
process
and
businesses
evolve
to
me
into
the
cannabis
commission,
is
why
the
neighborhood
and
us
specifically
say
that
this
amendment
should
not
go
through
and
in
the
neighborhood
process.
K
A
L
L
Now
someone
is
telling
me
that
that
didn't
happen,
but
it
did
because
I
was
the
one
that
asked
so
I'm
feeling
a
little
taken
aback
by
that,
because
you
know
you're
here
trying
to
seek
community
approval,
but
basically
you're
saying
all
of
this
stuff
doesn't
happen
and
we're
we're.
Where
are
the
like?
Sorry
for
my
language,
but
like
I'm
so
frustrated,
I've
never
been
talked
to
like
this
in
a
community
meeting
ever
it's
not
you're,
not
making
friends
you're,
not
being
kind
you're,
not
listening.
L
I
mean
I
will
say
we
had
a
community
be
meeting
with
pandavoto
your
neighbor.
It
was
a
love
fest.
You
know
why,
because
they
listen.
If
we
have
an
issue,
we
can
go
to
them.
You
hide
behind
that
locked
door
and
you
don't
get
back
to
us.
I
was
part
of
the
the
the
vandalism
that
happened
on
our
block,
and
you
know
these
things
that
are
happening
are
are
real.
I
have
to
shut
my
windows,
so
my
kids
aren't
breathing
in
week.
Sorry,
I
shouldn't
swear
weed.
L
That
is
a
real
thing.
That's
happening
so
as
far
and
I
know
that
I'm
going
off
track
here,
but
I'm
very
frustrated
because
I
feel
like
I'm
being
disregarded
and
that's
not
fair.
I
live
here.
I've
lived
here
since
2008.
I've
raised
my
babies
here
and
now
I
have
to
explain
to
them.
No,
you.
You
can't
open
the
window
because
you're
hot,
so
I
don't
know,
I'm
feeling
very
frustrated
and
I
wanted
to
go
back
on
what
the
use
of
the
driveway
will
be.
So
you
say
that
zip
runs
gonna,
be
back
there.
What?
B
B
B
L
K
L
Okay,
all
right
so
so,
and
you
said
that
they're
an
equity
applicant,
correct
and
that
that
was
part
of
your
pitch
right
like
like
why
you
want
to
support
them,
correct
and
and
and
so
who
owns
the
company
because
the
last
time
we
checked
it
was
only
50
of
gabe,
and
then
investors
were
the
rest.
So
who
are
the
investors?
I
think
we
have
a
right
to
know
like
who
the
real
stakeholders
are
like
who's.
The
investors
in
this.
Are
you
an
investor.
L
I
mean,
and
I
think
I
think
that's
what
everyone
is
feeling
you
want
us
to
support
you
and
support
what
you
said:
local
business,
but
your
employees
have
new
hampshire
plates.
Where
are
these
people
coming
from
and
like
what
is
it
with
your
employees,
smoking
weed
before
work?
Like
it's
weird
I
mean
I
couldn't
imagine
like
going
to
drink
a
six-pack
before
walking
into
my
office,
so
I
mean
I
just
there
has
to
be
more
security
around
your
current
business
for
any
of
us
to
ever
consider
any
kind
of
expansion.
L
Here
you
you,
the
promises
you
did.
Berkshire
routes
did
promise.
They
would
monitor
the
parking
they
also
promised
their
employees
would
be
taking
the
bus
in
the
train
they
all
park
here
for
the
entire
day
and,
like
I
get
it
like
they,
it's
illegal
for
them
to
park
there,
but
you're
making
this
argument
where
we're
reducing
trips
with
this
delivery
service,
when
your
own
employees
are
driving
here,
why
aren't
they
taking
public
transportation?
L
So
I
I
don't
believe
you
and
I
think,
that's
part
of
my
issue
because
so
far
nothing
you've
said
to
me
makes
me
feel
like
I
want
to
believe
you
you've
been
super
condescending
to
my
neighbors,
the
people
that
I
love
and
that
that
I've
known
for
years
it's
not
fair
change
change.
The
way
I
mean
you
want
to
make
friends
right
if
I
acted
like
that,
my
job
would
be
fired,
so
I
mean
be
kind.
L
L
B
B
However,
I
think
we
all
have
to
recognize
especially
obvious
during
the
pandemic,
how
the
world
changes
and
how
we
have
to
try
and
adjust,
and
as
a
business
owner,
we
have
to
try
and
figure
out
how
to
you
know,
do
the
best
we
can
in
our
business.
On
top
of
that,
we
have
the
cannabis
control
commission
trying
to
get
social
equity,
economic
and
power
candidates
into
the
cannabis
industry,
and
we
have
a
way
to
help
do
that.
B
As
far
as
the
neighbors
in
the
neighborhood,
I'm
always
happy
to
listen.
As
I
stated
we
haven't
had
east
boston,
police
or
other
people
really
come
to
us.
I
apologize
if
I
missed
something
about
vandalism.
We
had
another
vandalism
incident
that
we
were
completely
part
of,
because
we
have
security
cameras
and
we
contributed
to
when
the
boston
police
asked
us.
I
submitted
that
to
them.
L
I
I
I
know
that
you
have
cameras
because
we
we
actually
asked
for
your
help.
Then
that's
what
robin
emailed
you
about,
but
it
and
you
didn't
respond.
So
I
think
that
you
know
you
can
say
all
you
want
about
being
attacked
and
coming
on
the
defense,
but
if
you're
asking
for
things
it
as
a
business
person,
I
couldn't
understand
a
client
coming
to
me
and
and
yelling
at
me
and
just
being
like
no
well.
You
said
this,
it's
extremely
immature.
L
L
I
mean
I
see
you
park,
your
bmw
and
your
little
aviators
and
you
go
inside.
You
don't
say
hello,
you
don't
try
to
talk
to
the
neighbors
you're,
not
you're
you're,
not
like
being
part
of
the
community,
and
I
don't
know
where,
if
you
still
live
in
the
berkshires,
but
the
fact
that
you
had
a
sign
on
your
door,
saying
oh
bringing
the
berkshires
to
boston.
No,
we
don't
want
to
bring
the
berkshires
to
boston,
we're
proud
of
where
we
are.
B
A
Yeah,
so
I
mean
thanks
tina
for
sharing.
I
understand
that
this
is
your
neighborhood,
your
community,
and
you
each
and
every
one
of
you
on
here
tonight
is
advocating
for
your
community
right,
and
I
understand
that
comes
out
as
it
can
be
very
emotional
right
and
sorry
james
that
you've
been
experiencing.
A
M
M
M
The
fact
that
berkshire
roots
was
unable
to
address
a
lot
of
the
neighborhood
concerns
about
parking
and
the
residentially
zoned
property
that
you're
that
you're
operating
out
of
and
also
I
don't
think
I
heard
anything
very
personal
in
what
what
you're
calling
the
attacks
I
mean,
I
don't
know
tina.
Maybe
you
shouldn't
have
said
something
about
his
aviator
classes,
but,
but
really,
I
think
people
have
stuck
to
their
concerns.
You
are
hearing
emotion
and
you're
hearing
anger,
because
that's
what
we
feel
but
we're
not
personally
attacking
you.
M
M
It's
pretty
much
a
nightly
occurrence
now
that
people
are
sitting
on
the
stoop
either
of
our
our
either
our
stoop
or
the
stoop.
Next
to
us,
smoking
pot
and
I
have
nothing
against
smoking
pot,
but
I
would
like
for
it
not
to
be
happening
on
my
property
or
my
neighbor's
property
and
the
air
wafting
into
my
house
every
night
and
we
have
called
the
police
many
times.
We've
asked
them
to
move,
etc.
M
E
M
You
know
so
far
everybody
I've
heard
speak.
You
know
we're
living
in
that
first
block
of
princeton
street
and
it's
very
obvious
that
our
quality
of
life
here
has
taken
a
hit,
and
so
I
do
hope
that
you
will
reflect
upon
that
and
be
able
to
come
back
to
us
with
some
solutions,
as
we
are
your
neighbors.
B
Colleen,
I
appreciate
your
opening.
Thank
you.
I
am
a
probably
the
nicest
person
you
ever
meet,
so
I
am
certainly
open
to
people
introducing
themselves.
There's
a
lot
of
people
who
want
to
walk
around
east
boston.
I
don't
know
they
necessarily
live
there,
so
I
don't
introduce
myself
to
people,
but
if
you
know
me
certainly
feel
free
to
introduce
yourself,
you
know
the
the
general
idea
that
there
are
issues
going
on
is
being
raised
here
again.
I
have
not
heard
barring
the
specific
incident
robin
mentioned.
N
A
N
Can
you
hear
me?
Yes,
okay,
my
name
is
dave
hill.
I
live
at
34,
princeton
street
and
since
they've
opened
up
for
starters,
I'm
not
in
favor
of
any
of
their
proposals
at
all.
I
adamantly
supported
them
at
their
original
when
they
first
wanted
to
open
up
and
get
involved
in
the
business.
I
was
extremely
supportive
of
them.
N
N
B
A
A
So
this
is
just
a
you
know,
a
basic
overview
so,
of
course
we're
not
necessarily
establishing
a
business.
The
business
has
already
been
established,
we're
discussing
three
specific
proposals
tonight,
but
this
is
just
how
you
establish
a
business,
so,
firstly,
you
complete
the
online
application
for
cannabis.
A
A
Then
you
go
through
the
state
with
the
ccc
and
the
cannabis
control
commission
and
they
will
be
working
with
the
city
and
and
hashing
out
the
host
community
agreement
getting
that
finalized
and
afterwards
they
register
as
a
business
in
the
city.
So
I'm
gonna
stop
sharing.
But
what
will
happen
after
this?
Is
these?
A
A
So
you
know
nothing
is
being
decided
tonight,
as
you
mentioned,
so
hope
that
answers
your
question
dave
from
earlier.
I
think
I
just
saw
so
everybody
who
just
participated.
You
see,
I
try
to
keep
track
of
these
hands,
so
I
think
team
yep.
Thank
you.
You
could
lower
your
hand
for
now,
unless
it's
a
new
hand,
I
think
laura's
hand
came
back
up
and
then
we
can
go
to
robert
double
bean
afterwards,.
C
A
C
A
C
D
B
F
Well,
thank
you,
george,
and
thank
you
james.
This
is
a
section
309
if
you
take
a
look
at
the
bcb
regulations
and
I'm
talking
specifically
about
the
delivery
piece
of
this
it's
this
is
well
within
the
purview
of
the
bcb.
The
bcb
can
grant
it
or
not.
It's
got
the
power
to
do
that
under
the
regulations.
F
So
it's
a
309
for
delivery
for
the
other
two.
These
are
handled
as
a
change
of
conditions.
Some
folks
on
the
line
may
recall
that
the
bcb
established
a
number
of
different
application
processes,
depending
on
what
the
establishment
wanted
to
achieve.
This
one
goes
through
something
called
the
change
of
condition.
F
There
was
a
public
filing
by
us.
Then
we
there
was
publication
and
notice
to
about
us
and
so
forth
as
required,
so
again,
because
this
is
a
change
of
condition
applying
to
the
store
hours
and
applying
to
medical
use.
Those
two
things
also
fall
within
the
discretion
of
the
bcb.
Really,
the
bcb
has
the
power
to
allow
or
not
these
particular
applications.
C
F
Well,
I
mean
that's
a
question
for
george
really
what
what
I
would
recommend
is.
If
you
have
feelings
about
this,
you
communicate
these
at
the
bcb.
People
typically
do
that
in
writing.
There
may
be
an
opportunity
for
you
to
do
that
in
some
other
fashion.
Again,
I
think
you
should
talk
to
george
about
that.
C
F
F
C
A
C
A
C
D
C
A
A
K
I
george,
can
I
just
say
one
last
one.
Last
thing
I
understand:
emotions
have
ran
high,
so
just
as
a
community
member
I'd
like
to
run
through
the
three
different
ass
at
hand
and
as
a
community
member
just
state
one
direct
abutter's
opinion
on
the
conditions
of
the
extended
hours,
berkshire
routes
and
james
have
mentioned
multiple
times
tonight-
that
one
of
the
main
reasons
for
a
delivery
operation
is
to
reduce
traffic
and
to
reduce
congestion.
K
If
that
is
a
goal
of
the
organization,
why
is
there
a
need
to
extend
ours?
I
think
it
is
contradicting-
and
we
have
mentioned
as
neighbors
and
direct
abutters
and
address
concerns
regarding
the
traffic,
the
flow,
the
logistic
layout,
and
that
we
do
not
see-
or
I
do
not
feel
in
need
and
do
not
support
the
the
the
ask
to
amend
the
holistic
agreement
for
for
longer
hours
and,
of
course,
on
condition
of
the
delivery
services.
K
It
was
mentioned,
I'm
not
sure
if
it
was
mentioned,
for
the
delivery,
if
it
was
for
the
hours
other
locations
not
far
from
this
location.
Many
of
those
locations
have
ample
parking.
I
think
it
is
important
to
note
that
berkshire
routes
does
not
have
one
designated
parking
spot
and
there
are
questions
at
hand
regarding
the
driveway
and
it's
north
to
be
noted.
That
driveway
is
on
a
residential
neighborhood
and
so
as
a
direct
about
excuse
me
a
residential
street,
so
just
just
to
hit
the
points
on
the
three
things
that
are
at
hand.
K
K
I'd
just
like
to
respond
to
that
living
within
us,
I
could
literally
walk
to
the
to
the
store
we.
We
are
familiar
with
the
customers
that
come
in
and
out
of
there,
the
amount
of
out-of-state
license
place
and
the
amount
of
increase
in
traffic
that
has
come
since
the
opening
in
july
has
significantly
increased,
and
I
do
not
think
that
this
is
a
location
or
a
neighborhood
in
which
there
is
a
need
to
increase
ours
to
support
the
people
who
would
be
within
walking
distance.
It's
important
to
note
as
well.
K
G
Hi,
are
you
able
to
hear
me
james
earlier
this
evening?
You
mentioned
that
you
thought
that
people's
opinions
might
be
that
are
being
hurt.
Tonight
might
be
an
attempt
to
suppress
berkshire
routes
and
possibly
zip
run.
I
think
I
I'm
quoting
you
pretty
accurately
now
you
weren't
there
at
the
original
zoning
board
meeting
many
people
here
on
this
call
tonight
were
there
and
remember
that
that
was
a
pretty
heated
meeting.
G
There
was
no
reason
there
was
no
interest
from
the
neighborhood
and
suppressing
berkshire
routes
at
the
time.
What
we
made
were
suggestions
that
there
were
plenty
of
other
locations
even
directly
in
our
own
neighborhood.
That
would
be
better
than
the
location
of
meridian
street
and
a
lot
of
them
suggestions
were
made
that
you
know.
How
are
you
going
to
run
deliveries?
How
are
you
going
to.
F
G
G
We
were
in
favor
many
of
us
of
the
the
locally
owned
option
because
they
were
running
already
running
a
business
in
a
location
that
is
completely
commercial
with
lots
of
parking.
So
that's
you
know
that's
at
least
where
some
of
this
is
coming
from
I
mean
the
process
was
broken
before
we
got
here
tonight
and
we
all
remember
that
you,
you
unfortunately
weren't
there
and
I'm
surprised,
there's
not
a
representative
from
berkshire
roots.
G
Who
was
there?
Who
can
you
know
address
the
fact
that
unfortunately
we
shouldn't
be?
You
know
a
lot
of
us
think
we
shouldn't
be
having
this
conversation
because
berkshire
roots
shouldn't
be
there
in
that
location
they
should
have
applied
for
and
gotten
approved,
for
a
different
location
in
the
neighborhood.
G
G
I
certainly
have
used
pot
in
my
life,
but
now
I
smell
it
all
the
time
on
the
street
several
times
a
day
have
to
keep
the
windows
closed,
like
other
people
have
mentioned
have
had
to
confront.
You
know
groups
of
young
adults
on
the
street,
who
are
you
know,
being
kind
of
antagonistic
and
irresponsible
towards
their
neighbors
as
they
enjoy
your
products
and
they
show
no
intent
to
stop
or
change
their
behaviors.
G
We've
called
police
police
often
don't
show
up.
They
did
show
up
once
that
I
saw
they
did
a
drive-by
quick
talking
to
without
even
almost
without
even
slowing
down
the
car.
They
never
quite
stopped,
and
you
know
that's
our
experience.
I
don't
know
what
kind
of
neighborhood
you
live
in
james,
but
we
live
in
a
very
urban
area
with
a
lot
of
pressures
and
the
berkshire
routes
has
just
become
one
more
constant
pressure
and
it's
tiring.
G
B
Robert,
I
appreciate
your
comments.
As
you
know,
you
indicated
with
some
of
the
specifics
again,
not
something
that
we
have
asked
or
been
asked
to
address,
but
I'm
happy
to
continue
to
work
with
you,
no
matter
the
outcome
of
this.
We
want
to
be
good
neighbors.
I
indicated
that
if
there's
anything
we
can
do
to
help
on
princeton
street,
we
certainly
will
look
at
that.
F
A
Don't
have
too
much
else
to
say,
but
you
know
thank
you,
everybody
for
being
at
the
with
us
tonight
and
speaking
so
openly
about
your
experiences
and-
and
you
know
how
you
feel
about
these
proposals
here
as
well
as
well
as
previous
proposals.
So
you
know
right
now.
I
don't
look.
I
don't
think,
there's
anybody
else
who
has
another
comment,
so
we
can
adjourn.
A
So
I
will
you
know,
let
lena
know
generally
how
the
meeting
went
and
she
will
be
able
to
view
the
video
from
tonight's
meeting
and
all
all
those
questions
that
you
do
have
for
her.
Please
feel
free
to
send
that
to
her.
I'm
also
going
to
leave
my
email
address
in
the
chat
here.
Just
in
case
you
had
some
specific
questions
for
me
just
about
tonight's
meeting,
and
I
can
help
in
any
way
that
I
can
so
it's
george
dot
win
at
boston.gov.