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Timestamp: 14:00:58
Liaison Name: Haley Dillon
Host Neighborhood: South Boston
Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2020 6:30 p.m.
Applicant Name: Arish Halani
Address: 1 Park Lane Unit 703, Boston, MA 02127
License Type: Retail Cannabis License
A
You're
gonna
see
this
screen
or
or
there's
two
I
see
on
my
monitor.
I
just
wanna
make
sure
you're
able
to
see
the
presentation
screen.
B
This
is
just
a
brief
agenda
for
tonight's
presentation.
We
appreciate
everyone's
patience
as
we
get
through
the
entire
presentation
and
as
haley
mentioned,
we
will
take
questions
at
the
end.
I
am
going
to
briefly
talk
about
the
mission
of
the
company.
Introduce
the
team
give
a
broad
overview
and
then
turn
it
over
to
the
architects,
the
traffic
engineer,
operations
and
security
personnel.
B
All
right
there
we
go
okay,
okay,
so
this
is
the
mission
of
the
company,
which
I
will
let
you
read,
but
something
that
has
really
stood
out
for
me
in
this
team
and
the
ownership
is
this
team
and
the
ownership's
commitment
to
respect
accountability
and
safety?
B
The
operations
team
has
worked
in
the
medical
and
adult
use
cannabis
industry
for
years
and
can
provide
insight
into
what
to
expect
with
a
cannabis
shop
in
your
neighborhood.
Likewise,
the
security
team,
both
on-site
personnel
and
the
surveillance,
bring
unparalleled
experience
with
staff
with
a
long
history
in
law
enforcement.
B
But
you
know
with
that
being
said,
in
contrast,
I'd
like
to
introduce
the
owner
eric
chilani
and
just
want
to
give
a
little
bit
of
background
on
him
and
his
education
in
cannabis
in
2013,
when
he
decided
to
investigate
cannabis
as
a
remedy
for
a
family
member
suffering
from
clinical
anxiety,
depression
and
other
mental
illnesses.
B
He
spent
three
years
researching
cannabis
and
learning
more
about
the
different
strains
treatments
remedies
during
that
time.
He
spent
educating
his
family
and
colleagues
about
the
potential
benefits
and
side
effects
of
cannabis
and
finally,
he
was
able
to
defeat
the
stigma
and
within
his
own
family
and
was
able
to
get
their
support
to
provide
cannabis
for
the
sick
family
member
who
today
nearly
has
a
limited
eliminated
all
of
her
pharmaceutical
prescriptions
and
is
able
to
manage
the
conditions
that
she
has
with
cannabis.
B
B
He
also
spent
many
years
at
jpmorgan
in
the
commercial
banking
arm
of
the
bank
underwriting
loans
for
middle
market
companies,
ranging
with
revenue
ranging
from
2
million
to
200
million,
but
in
2018
eric
decided
his
vision
of
opening
a
cannabis
retail
establishment
and
began
working
the
industry
at
one
of
boston's.
First,
medical
dispensaries
called
patient
care,
which
is
located
in
milk
street
in
downtown
boston
as
a
met
at
the
medical
dispensary.
B
Irish
provided
guidance
and
education
to
each
patient
with
medical
marijuana
needs
and
he
assisted
every
patient
to
ensure
that
they
were
receiving
the
correct
medication
that
best
benefited
the
patient-specific
illness.
So
erish
is
a
first-generation
us.
Citizen
has
lived
in
the
greater
boston
area
for
over
six
years.
B
He
lives
in
south
boston
and
has
lived
there
for
the
last
three
he's
committed
to
being
an
active
member
of
the
community
and
wants
to
participate
in
andrews
square,
civic
association,
west
broadway,
neighborhood
association
to
follow
what's
happening
in
the
community
and
to
be
present
and
hear
feedback
from
neighbors
harrison
tends
to
remain
south
boston
to
open
the
cannabis
establishment,
manage
it
full
time,
and
you
know,
unlike
other
owners,
irish
will
be
a
constant
presence
at
the
store
he's
going
to
provide
he.
B
He
will
give
you
his
contact
information
tonight
and
is
accessible
to
neighbors
and
of
butters
to
address
issues
personally,
our
website's
og
leaf.org,
where
you
can
find
contact
information,
but
again
we'll
give
it
to
you
at
the
end
of
the
night.
So
I
will
turn
it
over
to
you
just
for
a
brief
introduction
and
then
I
can
introduce
the
rest
of
the
team.
A
Thanks
can
everybody
hear
me?
Let
me
check
thanks
for
the
introduction
christine
it's
a
pleasure
to
be
here.
It
has
been
a
long
journey
from
site
location
to
working
with
the
various
community
members
and
having
a
long
journey
in
cannabis
in
a
variety
of
areas
in
this
state,
as
well
as
working
at
a
medical
dispensary.
A
B
Great,
so
I'll
just
quickly
introduce
the
rest
of
the
team
yeah
we
can
see,
though
so
so
hil
helani
brings
35
years
of
his
experience
in
opening
and
operating
multiple
franchise
and
retail
stores.
Peter
de
caro
will
be
on
the
management
operations
side.
He
brings
direct
experience
in
all
aspects
of
adult
use.
Cannabis,
including
founding
resonate
the
resonate
brand
and
that
has
a
retail
store
open
in
worcester
matthew,
yee
who's
also
on
the
retail
operations
side
also
brings
years
of
experience
in
the
cannabis
industry,
managing
both
recreational
and
medicinal
stores.
B
His
management
approach
focuses
on
continuing
education
and
consistent
training
for
both
managers
and
staff.
On
the
security
side,
joe
harris
is
the
head
of
guardian
security.
Joe
has
the
most
impressive
resume
with
39
years
in
boston
law
enforcement.
He
served
in
almost
all
roles
of
the
police
department
from
patrol
and,
most
recently,
superintendent
of
boston
police.
B
B
Next-
and
this
is
a
map
that
shows
the
half-mile
buffer,
this
shop
will
provide
if
it's
approved
per
the
regulations.
I'm
sure
everyone
is
familiar,
but
no
other
cannabis
shop
can
be
cited
within
this
half-mile
radius
and
we
believe
that
the
site
is
off
the
beaten
path
and
it
is
being
designed
in
a
manner
that
really
offers
discrete
operations.
B
While
there
is
arguably
no
good
place
to
cite
a
cannabis
shop,
we
believe
that
this
location
isn't
is
the
best
as
the
buffer
protects
the
more
traditional
residential
neighborhood
of
south
boston,
including
andrew
square
and
most
of
west
broadway
and
next
slide,
and
actually
now,
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
eric
and
ife.
Who
will
talk
about
the
site,
existing
conditions
and
the
proposed
improvements.
D
Thank
you
christine.
Can
everybody
hear
me?
Okay,
okay,
great
hi,
good
evening,
everyone,
my
name
is
eric
gould
principal
founder
of
helicon
design
group
also
like
to
introduce
ifatroxel,
who
is
our
lead
designer
on
this
project?
Helicon
has
been
in
boston
for
30
years.
D
The
exterior
stucco
signage,
decorative
roof
will
be
stripped
and
new
glazing
currently
shown
here
will
be
installed.
Coordinating
with
the
existing
structural
systems
and
window
layout,
new
cladding
will
wrap
the
building
as
shown
for
new
appearance.
All
the
doors
and
glass
will
be
new
as
well.
D
D
The
exterior
windows
will
have,
and
the
interior
of
vestibule
glazing
will
have
a
decorative
glazing,
film,
obscuring
passers-by's
view
into
the
retail
area
of
the
store
and
improved
compliance
with
ccc
cambridge.
The
cannabis
commission
guidelines,
this
glazing
film
will
not
be
solid
or
opaque
so
as
to
result
in
a
negative
anonymous,
look
and
feel
to
the
business.
D
The
floor
plan
illustrates
a
vestibule
size
for
a
queue
of
six
people
approximately
for
a
brief
id
check.
There
is
interior
queuing
for
approximately
23
customers
once
inside
the
store,
10
or
11.
Employees
are
anticipated
at
this
facility,
with
five
plus
or
minus
at
the
counter.
At
any
time,
total
design
capacity
in
this
game
is
for
45
occupants.
D
D
There
are
two
exits
planned
for
the
facility
with
max
travel
distances
calculated
at
65
to
85
feet.
The
maximum
travel
distance
for
mercantile
use
is
250
feet
so
within
that
the
interior
will
also
have
new
finishes
and
cannabis
control
per
and
cannabis
can
control.
Commission
regulation
compliant
displays
cabinets
and
mill
works.
There
will
be
an
aesthetically
pleasing
array
of
finishes,
interior,
graphics
and
signage
consistent
with
the
modern
cannabis
retailing
industry,
which
will
be
clean,
modern,
casual
and
professional
in
appearance.
E
Good
evening,
everyone
I'm
sean
manning
with
vhp
and
just
some
important
transportation
information
to
share
relative
to
the
project.
So,
if
you
look
on
this
slide,
this
is
simply
showing
the
existing
building
which
eric
you
know
went
through.
The
building
is
going
to
remain,
but
it's
going
to
be
obviously
significantly
upgraded
and
renovated.
E
The
site
does
have
five
off
street
parking
spaces
in
the
back,
which,
of
course,
we're
going
to
continue
to
utilize
for
customers,
also,
three
on-street
spaces
adjacent
to
the
to
the
frontage
of
the
building
itself.
Although
old
colony
avenue
is
unregulated
on
street
parking
for
for
much
of
this
section
of
of
the
street,
and
we
do
believe
for
the
most
part,
operations
are
not
going
to
coincide
with
with
residential
parking,
which
tends
to
be
stronger
in
the
evening.
E
Loading
and
service
is
going
to
be
handled
via
the
back
there's
a
discrete
door.
If
you
look
in
the
floor
plan
previously,
it's
really
near
the
two
parking
spaces
in
the
in
the
rear.
Loading
is
not
going
to
coincide
with
peak
business
operations.
It's
going
to
happen
outside
of
business
hours.
It's
going
to
be
random
for
security
reasons,
and
the
security
team
can
talk
about
that
a
little
bit
more.
Maybe
we
can
flip
to
the
next
slide.
E
So
this
is
a
transit
slide,
just
showing
where
the
site
is
relative
to
mbta
services,
no
bus
routes
right
on
old
colony
avenue,
but
under
a
five-minute,
walk
to
andrew
square
red
line
station
and
and
many
many
bus
routes
that
terminate
there-
and
the
point
of
this
is
while
certainly
there
are
gonna,
be
folks
that
you
know
elect
to
drive
and
park
at
the
site
to
do
a
transaction.
We
expect
many
people
to
walk,
to
use
bikes
and
to
take
transit.
E
E
We
don't
have
that
information
to
share
just
yet,
but
the
point
being
the
spaces
that
are
adjacent
to
the
building
itself
are
going
to
be
exclusively
for
customers,
not
the
on-street
ones,
they're,
not
exclusive,
but
we
would
expect
given
that
they're
next
to
the
building
that
it
would
be
our
customers
that
would
that
would
use
those
spaces
and
then,
finally,
the
the
proponent
is
very
committed
to
encouraging
the
use
of
alternative
forms
of
transportation,
which,
of
course
the
city
of
boston
is
going
to
want
them
to
do
so.
E
Whether
it's
t
pass
subsidies
or
you
know
designating
you
know
someone
within
their
organization
to
be
their
transportation
coordinator
to
tap
into
tmas
in
south
boston.
Do
anything
we
can
to
support
the
use
of
alternative
modes
of
transportation,
we're
obviously
very
interested
and
committed
in
doing
that.
So,
thank
you
very
much
and
I
look
forward
to
your
questions.
B
F
F
As
you
can
see
on
the
slide
here,
the
the
hours
of
operation
are
intending
to
be
9
a.m,
to
9
p.m,
in
terms
of
staff,
as
we
pointed
out
before,
we're
looking
at
10
on
site,
20,
total
that'll
be
a
blend
of
full-time
and
part-time
employees,
obviously
looking
to
hire
from
within
the
boston
area
and
bringing
those
within
the
local
community
to
support
our
project.
F
Here,
the
delivery
operations,
as
we
pointed
out,
they're
completely
randomized,
we've
launched
two
or
three
other
stores
now
here
in
the
commonwealth,
and
we've
managed
this
process
in
terms
of
both
deliveries
and
shipping
and
receiving
so
we're
very
accustomed
to
making
sure
that
this
process
is
seamless
that
our
vehicles
are
unidentifiable
and
that
again
it's
completely
randomized
and
has
little
to
no
impact
to
the
neighbors
or
any
of
those
in
the
community.
F
The
terms
of
the
traffic
protocols.
You
know
we
will
be
monitoring
the
site
from
within
and
we
will
be
checking
ids
and
such
outside
of
the
perimeter.
According
to
ccc
regulations,
so
we'll
also
be
monitoring
the
exterior
of
the
building
during
those
hours
and
trying
to
minimize
whatever
impact
that
could
have
on
the
neighboring
community
and
in
terms
of
cash
handling,
which
is
a
relatively
easy
process.
Things
have
changed.
F
There
are
local
banks
that
do
participate
in
the
cannabis
industry,
so
the
the
risk
of
of
a
security
breach
as
a
result
of
theft.
It
certainly
has
been
minimized
over
the
the
you
know
the
recent
years.
I
know
that
they're
in
the
early
phases
of
the
project,
we
did
suspect
or
we've
seen
in
other
sites
that
that
may
occur,
but
there
has
been
little
to
no
cases
here
in
the
commonwealth
of
that.
So
we
will
in
terms
of
the
cash
delivery.
F
Our
banks
are
local,
so
we
will
have
a
designated
service
that
will
be
qualified
by
the
cannabis
control
commission
and
will
meet
all
of
those
necessary
requirements.
Those
will
be
unmarked.
Vehicles,
vehicles,
with
with
staff
that
won't
be
noticed,
they'll,
be
dressed
conspicuously
to
blend
into
the
environment.
So,
in
our
experience
again,
we've
operated
two
or
three
of
these
sites
here
in
the
commonwealth,
with
no
emergencies
that
there
hasn't
been
any
any
negative
impacts
on
any
of
the
neighbors.
F
In
fact,
what
we've
been
very
successful
in
doing
is
launching
sites
that,
if
anything,
has
helped
the
local
community
in
terms
of
improving
the
exterior
of
the
perimeter,
improving
security
protocols
and
working
hand
in
hand
with
law
enforcement
to
ensure
that
if
there
are
any
potential
on-site
consumption
activities
or
any
other
theft
or
even
damage
around
the
the
perimeter,
we've
been
able
to
work
with
law
enforcement
to
submit
those
that
camera
footage
and
we've
we've
helped
the
the
law
enforcement
to
actually
apprehend
various
suspects
for
a
number
of
different
issues.
F
So,
with
this
site,
we
feel
pretty
confident
in
our
ability
to
execute,
as
we
have
in
the
past
and
again
look
forward
to
any
questions
regarding
those
operations.
Thank
you.
G
Okay,
very
good.
Thank
you
thanks.
Thanks
for
having
me
yeah,
as
you
looked
at
my
my
bio,
I
just
wanted
to
point
out
another
small
thing
about
my
experience
with
the
boston
police
department.
As
a
deputy
superintendent
overseeing
dorchester,
roxbury
and
matapan.
G
I've
had
some
experience
with
working
with
a
number
of
business
owners
in
the
dudley
square,
carbon
square,
four
corners
location,
other
locations,
we've
gotten
target
hardening
and
improving
their
areas
to
provide
a
better
shopping
experience
for
for
their
for
their
customers
and
recently
you
know
after
retirement
I've
been
working
with
garden
security
and
have
been
involved
in
advising
cannabis
business
owners
in
dorchester
and
roslindale
a
couple
of
locations
there.
G
G
The
nondescript
entrance,
you
know
people
who
don't
know
what
the
business
is,
won't
won't
be
able
to
tell
what
it
is
just
by
looking
at
it.
There'll
be
no
flashing
neon
signs
or
you
know
any
indication
of
what's
what's
being
sold
in
the
in
the
in
the
store
security
controlling
outside.
I
think
we've
already
talked
about
this,
but
you
know
to
prevent
loitering
and
prevent
anyone
from
consuming
the
product
in
the
area.
G
After
purchasing
identification,
identification,
sorry
checks
on
all
customers
coming
into
the
store,
you
know
have
to
be
21
years
old,
and
I
want
to
point
out
that
the
last
two
there
you
know
all
the
staff
were
behind
display
cases
with
interior
security
cameras,
monitored,
24,
7
and
staff
manager
and
security
personnel
in
the
store
during
the
hours
of
operation.
I
think
those
are
important
for
people
to
understand.
G
When
we,
I
definitely
want
to
point
out
that
I
have
spoken
to
a
former
colleague
captain
joe
boyle
he's
the
commanding
officer
area
c6,
and
he
has
indicated
a
willingness
to
help
us
providing
us
with
police
patrols
and
acquiring
police
details
if
needed,
we'll
be
sharing
our
plans
with
the
boston
police
department
and
and
the
boston
fire
department
and
as
things
go
forward
after
opening,
we'll
remain
committed
to
working
with
the
community
and
any
interested
in
parties
to
make
adjustments
to
the
plan
and
address
any
issues
or
concerns
that
may
arise.
G
Okay-
sorry
about
that,
I'm
learning,
but
you
know
I'll,
be
here
to
answer
any
questions
after
the
presentation.
So
thank
you.
H
All
right,
can
you
hear
me
all
right,
yep,
all
right,
perfect,
good
evening,
everyone,
my
name
is
chris
burns,
I'm
with
minuteman
security
technologies.
Minuteman
is
a
leader.
Local
leader
in
in
security,
integrations
electronic
security
integration
systems.
I've
worked
with
irish
in
the
helani's
on
a
number
of
their
projects
in
the
past,
and
we've
we've
worked
to
design
a
comprehensive
system
that
that
will
work
hand
in
hand
with
joe
and
his
team
and
to
protect
the
the
premises
both
during
business
hours
and
after
hours
as
well.
H
H
H
It'll
have
some
some
some
access
control
as
well
so
joe
and
his
team.
In
the
event
of
an
emergency
during
business
hours,
I
can
lock
the
building
down.
Just
at
the
touch
of
a
button
you
know-
and
and
furthermore
I
know
that
some
sometimes
concerns
of
of
cueing-
about
queuing
their
crowd
forming
outside
of
the
building
at
establishments
like
this.
H
The
cameras
can
actually
detect
if
there's
any
loitering
or
or
or
line
forming
outside
of
the
building
and
send
an
alert
to
joe
and
his
team
so
that
they
can
go
and
disperse
the
people
that
are
mulling
around
outside.
So
it's
very
comprehensive.
It's
it's
very
detailed
and
and
can
be
very
effective.
You
know
to
meet
the
needs
of
of
the
industry
and
the
customer
as
well.
H
B
Great
and
we
just
have
two
more
slides
haley,
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
michael
vaughan.
I
Thank
you
for
making
time
for
us
tonight
appreciate
it.
Thank
you
to
the
hellini's
for
having
us
for
having
us
on
the
team.
I
It's
christine
and
my
responsibility
to
make
sure
that
we're
reaching
out
to
all
the
abutas
to
the
neighborhood
groups,
andrew
square
and
west
broadway,
and
to
all
the
interested
in
butters
and
neighbors,
and
it's
our
obligation,
responsibility
to
make
sure
that
we're
answering
everyone's
questions
and
addressing
anyone's
concerns
so,
as
christine
said,
we're
at
the
start
of
the
process
here.
This
is
the
kickoff
tonight
we're
willing
and
we'd
like
to
meet
with
as
many
people
as
possible.
I
If
you'd
like
to
meet
with
us,
please
email
a
call
and
we're
happy
to
sit
with
you
or
zoom
with
you
or
call
with
you.
Whatever
is
best
and
listen
to
your
questions,
comments
concerns
and
again
it's
our
obligation,
responsibility
to
make
sure
that
we're
answering
those
questions
and
addressing
those
concerns
so
appreciate
your
time
and
look
forward
to
working
with
you.
Thank
you.
B
Can
I
we
just
have
this
last
slide
here
that
just
lays
out
the
possible
permitting
path
it
in
recent
experience,
with
other
stores
that
we
watched,
it's
really
a
two
and
a
half
year
plus
process,
so
you
know
we're
we're
going
to
be
here
a
while,
so
we
do
feel
like
we
have
time
to
to
do
the
appropriate
outreach
in
the
community
and
want
to
really
become
you
know
accessible
part
of
it
so
with
that
haley.
That
concludes
our
presentation.
B
I
just
want
to
remind
everyone,
our
websites,
ogeeleaf.org,
and
that
has
our
contact
information
for
anyone
who
wants
to
meet
following
this
presentation
and
we'll
open
it
up
to
questions
hey
I'll.
Just
you
know,
moderate
point.
The
questions
to
the
appropriate
team
member.
J
Thank
you.
So
again,
I
just
want
to
reiterate
the
rules.
I
want
to
make
it
clear
that
there
is
no
decision
being
made
tonight
and
that
at
no
time
will
be
acceptable
to
be
disrespectful
to
anyone.
During
the
meeting,
everyone
is
titled
to
their
own
opinion.
There
is
no
right
or
wrong
opinion.
We
are
here
tonight
to
try
to
collect
as
many
comments
and
questions
for
this
proposal.
I'm
not
I'm
here
to
I'm
not
here
to
facilitate
debates
among
neighbors.
I
ask
that
all
questions
be
directed
toward
the
applicant
and
myself.
J
J
This
is
an
open
comment
period,
meaning
that,
if
you
not
get
called
on
tonight
or
if
you
think
of
questions
that
you
that
sorry,
if
you
think
your
question
might
not
have
been
answered,
all
you
need
to
do
is
reach
out
and
we
will
work
with
you
to
get
that
information
for
you.
This
is
not
a
debate
on
the
legalization
of
marijuana.
That
debate
occurred
at
the
ballot
box
and
we
are
here
today
because
it
is
overwhelmingly
supported
in
the
city.
J
Lastly,
I'd
like
to
say
that
some
residents
have
reached
out
saying
that
they
they're
upset
that
the
city
even
entertained
this
address.
I
want
to
make
it
very
clear
that
every
applicant
has
the
right
to
have
a
public
meeting.
It
would
be
illegal
to
refuse
them
a
process.
So
I
just
want
to
make
that
clear.
Any
applicant
who
goes
through
the
process
can
propose
whatever
location
they
want
and
they
are
required
to
have
a
process
and
it
will
be
illegal
for
us
to
deny
them
a
community
process.
J
I
want
to
recognize
ed
flynn
is
here
joining
us
today,
and
people
representing
michael
flaherty,
nick
collins
and
david
biel
are
also
with
us.
So
if
you
are
on
a
phone
and
not
on
a
computer
press,
star
3,
that's
star
three
to
raise
your
hand
for
a
question
and
if
you're
on
a
computer,
just
press
the
hand
raise
all
right,
so
I'm
gonna
go
through
one.
J
J
J
K
Yes,
john
mcgann,
president
ceo
of
gavin
foundation,
south
boston
resident.
I
have
us
a
few
different
questions
that
I'd
like
to
ask.
If
I
could,
can
you
hear
me.
B
K
Okay,
one
is,
I
think
it
was
sean
mentioned
about
people
getting
rides
and
dropped
off
from
from
various
facilities,
but
isn't
this
a
recreational
shop,
so
they
wouldn't
necessarily
be
coming
from
facilities.
K
So
I
was
just
trying
to
get
clarification
on
that.
My
second
question
was,
if
there's
potentially
10
employees
here
in
only
five
parking
spaces
and
you're
thinking
about
using
a
few
on
the
street.
I
know
you
mentioned
off-site
parking,
but
parking
is
a
real
issue
in
that
part
of
town.
My
office
is
across
the
street
at
54.58
old
colony,
so
there
really
isn't
a
lot
of
parking
there.
K
So
I
think
that
that's
going
to
be
a
bigger
problem
than
you
have
anticipated,
and
especially
if
you're
gonna
have
five
parking
spaces
and
you
can
have
five
people
at
the
counter.
I
really
worry
about
the
math
there
and
what
would
be
hanging
around
outside,
etc.
The
the
other
pieces,
as
you
know,
that
whole
area
gold's
gym
and
the
whole
back
side
of
that,
as
well
as
some
of
the
cole
hersey,
is
also
on
the
renovation
to
build
more
residential
facilities
down
there.
K
So
I
I
have
serious
concerns
with
our
young
people
that
are
going
to
be
walking
up
and
down
that
corridor
with
the
kind
of
activity
that
these
facilities
bring
to
the
neighborhood,
and
we
have
taken
rides
around
to
a
few
different
facilities
in
different
areas
to
see
the
kind
of
traffic
that
they
create
and
they
do
create
traffic.
So
those
are
my
concerns
and
questions.
E
Yeah,
so
so
I
maybe
I
misspoke,
and
I
apologize
for
that.
I
I
was
just
suggesting
that
that
folks
will
arrive
here
via
different
modes
of
travel,
so
sure
people
are
going
to
drive
and
park
or
get
dropped
off,
but
we
believe
plenty
because
of
the
residential
in
the
area,
we'll
walk
or
bike,
and
and
we
we're
approximate
to
a
lot
of
transit
services.
E
So
we
still
have
some
work
to
do
to
quantify
and
formalize
that
and
include
that
in
a
submission
to
the
city,
but
our
our
belief
is
that
will
take
the
edge
off
the
parking
need
a
little
bit.
That
being
said,
people
of
course
are
going
to
drive
and
park
and
we
need
to
have
parking,
and
maybe
that's
a
segway
to
your
second
question.
Our
staff
are
not
going
to
park
in
these
parking
spaces.
These
are
customer
parking
spaces.
E
You
know
doing
this
for
a
living.
Partnering
parking
is
a
challenge
in
the
city
of
boston
and
and
and
this
proponent
is
committed
to
finding
off-site
parking
spaces
that
they
are
going
to
lease
for
their
staff.
So
we
will
we
will
when
we
have
that
information.
Specifically,
we
will
share
it
with
the
city
and
with
the
community,
but
we
agree.
E
We
can't
just
have
the
staff
park
in
the
off-site
parking
spaces
and
have
no
place
for
the
customers
for
sure,
as
it
relates
to
traffic
as
as
as
a
whole,
and
we,
you
know
we're
doing
a
number
of
these.
We
get
this
question
all
the
time
and
you
know
people.
You
know
oftentimes
site
the
facility
that
opened
in
brookline
village
a
year
and
a
half
ago
as
an
example
that
that
is
just
not
what
we're
seeing
as
we
move
forward.
What
we'd
expect
to
see
a
place.
E
That's
busy
like,
like,
like
brookline
village,
that
that
was
really
one
of
the
first
retail
adult
use
facilities
that
opened
east
of
the
mississippi
river,
and
because
of
that
it
was,
it
was
a
big
destination
for
traffic.
E
There
are
over
50
of
these
open
in
the
commonwealth
of
massachusetts.
Now,
and
I
I
believe
the
open
licenses
in
the
city
of
boston
is
something
like
52,
so
at
some
point
down
the
road
there
could
be
as
many
as
52
adult
use.
Marijuana
dispensaries
in
boston
alone
forget
cambridge
and
other
cities
and
we're
you
know
we're
doing
many
of
these
right
now.
So
I
I
think
the
tr,
the
perceived
traffic
impacts
that
folks
see
at
some
of
the
first.
E
You
know
that
opened
and
we're
on
the
news
is
just
not
going
to
be
the
case
long
term,
and
certainly
everyone
is
committed
to
making
this
work
and
making
sure
that
there
aren't
undue
traffic
impacts
right
down
to
people
hanging
around
and
you
know
clogging
up
the
sidewalk.
We
don't
want
that
to
happen,
so
you
know
we're
going
to
be
very
focused
on
that
and
making
sure
that
this
works.
So
I
hope
you
answered
your
questions.
K
I
think
I
think
you
tried
to
answer
the
questions.
I
think
it
still
comes
down
to.
You've
got
five
parking
spaces
and
you're
gonna
have
at
least
five
people
on
the
counter,
so
I'm
assuming
that
you're
expecting
a
fair
amount
of
traffic
yeah
people
in
and
out,
and
so
I
do
have
concerns
with
people
hanging
outside
being
being
in
the
walk,
walking
distance
to
our
programs
as
well
as
parking.
B
And
maybe
joe
harris
you
could
speak
to
just
you
know
the
security.
I
think
our
our
goal
is
to
prevent
that
john
and
you
know
we'll
have
security
come
out
on
site
and
increase
that,
if
necessary
and
include,
you
know,
patrols
on
the
street
and
surrounding
streets
to
make
sure
that
people
aren't
hanging
around
and
using
the
product.
B
G
I
just
wanted
to
point
out
that,
yes,
we
have
our
security
officers
we'll
be
outside
monitoring
the
traffic
monitoring,
any
people
that
are
in
lines-
and
we
don't
want
to
have
a
a
lot
of
people
standing
around
still
waiting
to
get
in
and
we're
going
to
make
sure
that
the
traffic
vehicle
traffic
keeps
moving
along
and
understand
that
that's
a
busy
thoroughfare
and
you
know
we
have
to
be
concerned
with
traffic
built
building
up
in
the
in
the
in
the
street.
G
There
we're
also
gonna,
you
know,
ask
the
boston
police
department
to
come
by
and
make
frequent
patrols
through
and
help
us
out
with
that.
They've
indicated
that
you
know
the
willingness
to
do
that
so,
but
we're
aware
of
that,
we
will
have
people
outside
all
the
time,
monitoring
the
the
people
in
line
and
any
traffic
issues.
K
And-
and
I
don't
want
to
monopolize
the
question
and
answer
period
here,
but
if
you
go
by
there,
we've
already
got
traffic
issues
with
dunkin
donuts,
backed
up
in
the
street
you're
going
to
be
right.
On
top
of
that,
so
that's
the
concern
in
as
far
as
people
are
milling
around
outside
I
mean
I
think
we
only
need
to
go.
You
know
a
mile
down
the
road
to
bmc
and
see
what
certain
clinics
can
attract
and
have
people
hanging
around
outside.
G
Well,
as
I
stated,
the
only
thing
we
can
do
is
have
our
security
monitor
the
the
area
and
work
with
boston
police
tracking
tomorrow.
E
Well,
I
I
can
maybe
amplify
that
answer
is
as
well.
You
know
again
just
my
experience
with
these
adult
use
facilities
is
it's
not
and-
and
I
work
for
bmc
too,
oh
by
the
way,
so
I'm
acutely
aware
of
what
you're
what
you're
alluding
to,
and
that
is.
That
is
not
what
adult
use
brings
to
the
community
in
in.
In
my
opinion,
it
it
brings
an
opportunity
for
people
to
get
a
product,
that's
regulated
it's
safe,
it
brings
dollars
back
to
the
community
and
and
and
it
doesn't
bring
marijuana
to
the
community.
E
It's
marijuana
is
there
already
it's
going
to
put
drug
dealers
out
of
business,
who
will
sell
unregulated
product
to
anybody
and
that's
how
I
think
you
really
got
to
think
of
it
and
and
perceive
it?
It's
not.
I
again
in
my
experience,
you
know
people
you
know
buy
what
they
need
to
buy.
It's
it's
it's
for
the
most
part.
F
This
it
peter
dicaro
to
to
just
to
add
to
that
slightly,
and
I
know
that
there's
an
understanding
that
there's
a
certain
community
that
may
that
may
loiter
around
the
building
and
potentially
cause
issues
but
based
upon
consumer
data.
We
do
see
many
young
professionals,
but
we
actually
see
a
larger
consumer
base
that
is
40
years
and
older
and
also
coming
from
more
white
collar
types
of
industry.
So,
while
there's
a
perception
out
there
that
it
may
draw
in
a
certain
type
of
element,
it
actually
couldn't
be
more
counter-intuitive.
F
That
will
not
illustrate
any
type
of
cannabis
type
of
purchases
whatsoever,
so
people
coming
into
the
building
will
be
ushered
out
quickly
once
leaving
they
will
have
packaging
that
will
not
reflect
that.
These
are
cannabis
products.
Those
simply
look
like
a
consumer
walking
in
out
of
a
retail
store.
F
So
I
think
that,
from
from
all
of
the
case,
studies
that
we've
seen
in
all
the
stores
that
we've
opened
from
northampton
to
worcester
and
into
the
boston
area,
we
have
yet
to
see
that
there's
been
a
negative
impact,
but
rather
a
very
positive
impact
in
that
the
store
and
the
exterior
of
the
building
and
the
facility
has
been
upgraded
and
once
security
protocols
are
properly
implemented,
such
as
in
other
facilities.
We've
asked
our
staff
to
move
or
to
park
elsewhere
and
we've
absorbed
those
costs.
F
F
Now
again,
this
this
is
speculative,
but
I
can
assure
you
that
we'll
take
every
measure
from
an
operational
standpoint
to
minimize
that
impact,
because
at
the
end
of
the
day,
when
you
consider
zoning
across
the
state
of
massachusetts,
the
goal
here
is
to
service
an
immediate
radius,
and
we
believe
that
there's
going
to
be
more
value
to
those
consumers.
In
that
immediate
area
that
can
use
foot
traffic
or
alternative
forms
to
walk
to
the
store,
in
addition
to
those
that
will
be
driving
by.
K
J
Thank
you.
That's
noted.
I
just
want
to
run
through
the
list
of
speakers.
So
people
know
when
they're
up
for
the
question.
So
first
we're
going
to
have
ed
flynn
at
all
on
you
after
the
list,
then
we
have
john
p.
Then
we
have
patty.
Then
we
have
linda.
Then
we
have
phyllis
corbett.
Then
we
have
laurie.
We
have
dennis.
J
J
L
Okay,
thank
you
haley
for
sponsoring
and
conducting
this
meeting
and
for
your
professionalism.
We
we
appreciate
it.
I
just
wanted
to
reiterate
what
john
said:
there's
probably
john
mcginn,
there's,
probably
not
a
person
in
the
state
more
well
respected
in
the
recovery
community,
helping
people
get
into
recovery
services
than
john
mcginn
in
this
facility
that
you're
proposing
this
marijuana
facility
is
just
too
close
to
programs
that
we're
working
so
hard
in
struggling
at
times
to
get
people
into
recovery
and
into
services.
L
But
it's
people
that,
like
the
gavin
house
and
the
gavin
foundation,
other
groups
they're
doing
their
best
to
help
people,
and
I
think
I
think
the
last
thing
about
the
last
thing
we
need
is
to
have
a
marijuana
facility
next
to
or
in
and
around
this
facility.
I
I
agree
with
john.
I
can't
support
this.
I
don't
think
it's
a
good
proposal.
I
don't
mean
to
be
a
a
skunk
at
a
lawn
party,
but
it's
it's
not
a
good
proposal.
L
We're
trying
to
build
up
this
neighborhood,
it's
a
residential
neighborhood.
I
represent
andrew
square
as
well
that
neighborhood
is
struggling
because
of
what's
happening
on
nasa
of
albany
street.
We
have
a
lot
of
quality
of
life
issues
and
we're
trying
to
build
these
neighborhoods
up.
There's
a
lot
of
families
moving
into
the
the
old
colony
avenue
area.
L
Also,
the
traffic
is
non-stop
on
o'colony
avenue
it's
difficult
to
get
to
this
facility
by
public
transportation,
you're
kind
of
in
between
andrew
interstation
and
broadway
station.
It's
difficult
to
walk
there.
The
sidewalks
are
are
dif
are
challenged
at
best,
but
I
I
can't
support
this.
I
don't
think
it's
a
good
proposal.
L
I
don't
think
we
can
also
rely
on
the
boston
police
to
patrol
the
area
as
well
they're
doing
an
excellent
job,
but
they
we
just
can't
ask
them
to
step
up
in
in
in
in
patrol
marijuana
facilities
in
the
in
the
city,
and
that's
that's
how
I
feel
about
it,
and
I
I'm
I'm
sticking
with
the
residents
of
of
this
area.
They've
been
through
health
for
so
many
years
and
they're
trying
to
build
their
neighborhood
back
up
and-
and
that's
where
I
stand.
M
Good
evening
haley
and
elected
officials,
community
members
and
team
og
leaf,
I
just
had
a
couple
of
questions
or
observations
about
the
whole
process.
I
obviously
understand
it.
It
is
quite
lengthy,
going
back
to
mayor
walsh
and
I
believe,
city
councilor
kim
janey
were
involved
in
getting
the
city
ordinance
through.
I
from
that,
my
take
on
that
was
it's
very
important
to
get
first
out
of
the
gate
per
se
because
of
the
half
mile
bumper
zone
between
shops,
so
salt
boston
not
occupying
a
huge
land
factor.
M
M
Basically,
it
will
be
passed
to
zba
the
zoning
board.
Now.
My
question
is:
is
zba
making
active
decisions
based
on
their
own
processes,
or
are
they
deferring
only
to
the
state
guidelines
said
by
the
ccc
and
obviously,
in
that
same
note,
the
host
community
agreement
that
you
know
hopefully
in
for
oc
leave,
would
be
favorable,
but
we
shall
see
how
that
comes
to
play
out
is
is
incrementally
important.
M
J
John,
I
can
email
you
and
everybody
else
who
signed
up
the
full
list
at
the
cannabis
board
has
just
recently
been
established.
So
it's
all
pretty
new
to
most
of
us,
especially
since
we
haven't,
we
haven't,
had
a
cannabis
establishment,
that's
moved
forward,
we've
had
two
other
ones
in
south
boston,
both
in
the
four
point
neighborhood,
but
both
of
them
are
kind
of
at
a
standstill
right
now,
but
I
can
email
you,
the
full
cannabis
board
like
their
full
schedule.
A
That
I
can
speak
briefly
to
the
community
benefits
and
some
of
the
items
that
will
come
with
our
proposal.
I
think
haley
hit
it
right
on
the
head
that
there
are
a
lot
of
regulatory
changes
that
are
have
come
up
in
regards
to
the
boston
cannabis
board
and
it
might
be
more
fruitful
to
take
some
time
and
read
all
the
ordinances
and
and
get
a
speed
with
the
regulations
so
to
understand
the
process.
But
one
item
I
I
can't
say,
is
in
regards
to
the
timeline.
A
You
know
we
are
projecting
that,
given
all
of
the
new
regulations
and
the
type
of
applicant
we
are,
and
the
variety
of
city
and
state
processes
that
we
need
to
go
through,
we
expect
to
open
around
june
2025.
M
N
Up,
okay,
hi
folks,
I'd
like
to
echo
john
mcgann's
concerns
regarding
the
recovery
of
services
across
the
street.
John
does
amazing
work
in
the
neighborhood
and
I
don't
think
this
is
a
good
fit
for
those
young
people
struggling
to
have
this
in
their
face
every
day.
I
also
council
flynn
made
so
many
really
good
points
and
we
appreciate
all
his
support
trying
to
upgrade
andrew
square,
and
we
don't
consider
this
an
upgrade.
In
fact,
we
voted
against
it
against
any
marijuana.
N
Recreational
marijuana
shops
a
few
months
ago
at
a
meeting
and
if,
if
you
may
not
be
real
familiar
with
the
neighborhood
but
across
the
street,
there's
a
really
tight-knit
family
neighborhood
and
you
often
see
hockey.
Nets
set
up
when
you
drive
by
some
of
those
kids
are
members
at
the
south,
boston,
boys
and
girls
club.
Where
I
work
and
today
at
one
of
our
meetings,
we
went
over
a
member
survey
that
was
taken
in
february
of
this
year,
and
it
was
it
was.
N
Well,
we
do
the
survey
every
year
it's
from
boys
and
girls,
clubs
of
america
and
last
year
the
same
question
was
posed
and
it
was
95
that
didn't
use
it
so
something
a
shop,
a
shop
like
this,
a
few
blocks
away
from
the
club.
I
just
think
it
gives
them
a
you
know
if
they
they're
making
a
decision.
You
know
they
think
it's
okay
to
smoke
pot.
So
I
am
fully
against
this
proposal.
O
Everybody,
thank
you,
everybody
for
your
comments
as
a
lifelong
resident
of
vander
square
and
a
voter
who
voted
for
this
marijuana
type
plan
or
built
business.
I
personally
agree
with
john
patty
and
everybody
who
has
spoken.
It
is
just
the
wrong
spot.
I
personally
feel
it'd
be
better
in
a
mall
or
type
situation.
O
This
is
my
vision
that
I
see
that
they
would
be
watching
that
they
would
look
because
it
is
it's
just
not
a
good
situation.
You're
far
from
the
t
station.
If
people
are
walking
and
if
they
are
driving
it's
causing
more
traffic,
we
do
have
a
beautiful
neighborhood
right
across
the
street
that
have
a
lot
of
children
over
there.
I
am
against
it
as
it
is
proposed
where
it
is
proposed.
O
We
need
to
protect
what
we
have
already
built.
We
just
can't
have
something
else
coming
in
that
might
destroy
what
we
have
worked
so
hard
to
get
going
and
john
mcgahn.
O
I
give
you
all
the
credit,
because
you
have
done
wonders
with
your
gavin
house
foundation
and
I
don't
know
how
many
you've
saved,
but
I
mean
I
think
and
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong
john
mcgann,
but
didn't
we
have
a
billboard
taken
down
because
it
was,
it
wasn't
talking
about
drinking
and
it
was
right
near
your
property
that
was
a
billboard
you're
talking
about
putting
in
a
business,
and
I
know
that
it's
legal
I'm
not
objecting
to
that.
O
O
I
don't
care
how
much
you
pay
me,
but
we
just
don't
have
enough
police
offices
to
be
also
maintaining
watching
a
business
and,
like
I
said
I
will
stand
against
this,
and
I
would
like
to
be
put
on
record
for
that
and
thank
you
very
much
for
your
time
and
good
luck.
Thank
you.
B
Haley,
I
just
wanted
to
respond
just
quickly.
If
I
could,
you
know
we're
very
familiar
with
the
wonderful
work
at
the
gavin
foundation
and
appreciate
the
support
services
they
provide
and
the
individuals
they
provide
them
to
it.
B
You
know
no
location
is
going
to
be
perfect
and
we
want
to
look
to
work
with
the
galvin
foundation
and
support
what
they're
doing
and
you
know,
keep
their
residents
and
the
clients
they
serve
safe
and
on
track,
and
we
we
want
to
reaffirm
that
we
are,
you
know,
share
the
community's
commitment
to
youth
and
keeping
cannabis
out
of
the
hands
of
children.
So
I
think
we
we
agree
with
the
comments
so
far.
J
B
To
considering
reservations,
if,
if
it's
out
of
hand,
but
you
know-
and
we
imagine
that
most
people
most
of
our
customers
will
make
reservations
and
show
up
at
the
at
the
time
they
are
scheduled
for.
P
Hi
everyone
I
have
to
leave
in
a
few
seconds.
Actually
I
thought
it
was
an
excellent
presentation,
very
thorough
and
well
done.
I'm
a
professor
of
mental
health
counseling
and
behavioral
medicine
at
boston,
university,
school
of
medicine,
I'm
also
a
mental
health
counselor.
I
believe
in
the
positive
effects
of
medical
marijuana
I
use
in
my
clients
use
it.
P
However,
I
also
live
next
to
the
gavin
foundation,
where
currently
there's
probably
100
to
150
people
outside
my
door
right
now
at
an
aaa
meeting,
and
I
find
that
the
location
of
the
businesses
is
bordering
on
unethical,
with
the
tremendous
amount
of
work
that's
being
done
with
the
gavin
foundation,
the
triggers
that
these
recovered
and
and
these
addicts
that
are
struggling
will
face
on
a
daily
basis.
I
don't
feel
like
is
the
right
move.
P
However,
again
I
do
see
the
benefits
of
medical
marijuana
and
recreational
marijuana,
but
I'm
quite
concerned
about
the
location
I
have
been
in
awe
with
a
number
of
people
that
are
seeking
services
right
now,
again
at
least
100
to
sometimes
150
people
outside
my
door
seeking
services
right
now.
So
I
just
wanted
to
be
on
record
again.
Good
presentation,
great
presentation,
I
just
think
this
area
is
hurting
right
now
and
I
think,
would
be
too
much
of
a
trigger
and
with
my
background
I
know
quite
a
lot
about
substance,
abuse
and
triggers.
J
Thank
you
so
next
up
we
have
dennis.
I
just
want
to
read
the
list
so
dennis
david,
brian,
margaret
karen
stephen
and
then
christopher
r.o.b.
I
can't
see
your
full
last
name,
but
that
will
be
the
list
of
the
speakers
just
want
to
make
everybody
know.
So
they
know
who's
up
next
dennis
one
second
dennis
here
on
muted.
Q
Okay
good
evening,
thank
you.
Haley,
just
just
want
to
make
just
two
quick
comments,
or
actually
one
is
a
question
due
to
the
parking
that
was
brought
up
earlier.
I
know
that's
a
sensitive
issue.
I
just
want
to
say
that
people
will
park
at
that
speedway.
Q
That's
right
down
the
street
dave
parker
in
their
lot.
So
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
the
owner
of
that
of
this
proposal
and
to
find
any
of
their
comments
or
concerns.
Q
As
far
as
the
proposal,
I
thought
it
was
a
good
proposal,
but
I
I'm
with
councillor
flynn
and
the
other
folks
and
all
I
would
want
to
just
amplify
that.
It's
not
just
the
gavin
house,
there's
several
other
services,
community
services
that
are
around
the
area
that
you're
probably.
Q
But
there's
you
know
halfway
houses,
methadone
churches,
that
a.a
meetings,
so
all
that
I
just
want
to
you
know
iterate
that
you
know.
I
just
don't
think
that
this
is
the
appropriate
area
of
protective
service.
Thank
you
for
your
pregnancy.
R
Hello,
this
is
david
byrne,
a
south
boston
resident,
my
entire.
S
T
R
Sorry
so,
like
I
was
saying,
I'm
david
byrne,
I'm
a
lifelong
south,
boston
resident.
I
have
three
young
children,
I'm
a
homeowner
homeowner
on
seven
carter,
street
kayla
and
david
and
juliette
byrne.
I'm
completely
opposed
to
this
development
into
this
to
this
marijuana
facility.
In
my
neighborhood
constantly
my
children
are
playing
on
the
street
playing
hockey
playing
basketball
going
to
the
boys
and
girls
club.
R
I
feel
like
this
would
be
a
negative
impact
to
my
family
and
other
families
that
are
on
my
street
and
in
my
neighborhood,
because
there
are
a
lot
of
families
here
and
just
like
mr
flynn
said
patty
said
I
miss
him
again.
You
had
a
lot
of
great
points.
I
know
that
being
a
south
boston,
resident
and
living
here.
I
really
appreciate
those
points
and
I
agree
with
them.
R
It's
taken
a
long
time
and
a
lot
of
families
have
left
south
boston
and
I'm
not
going
to
do
that,
and
but
I
definitely
am
going
to
fight
this
tooth
and
nail
because
I
don't
think
it's
something
that
we
need
in
our
neighborhood
already.
There
are
about
three
private
ways
where
these
private
ways.
This
is
where
the
the
owners
of
this
of
the
building-
that's
where
they
park.
So
you
don't
have
that
parking
as
well.
R
R
So
I
I
think,
that's
all
I
have
to
say,
but
yeah
I'm
completely
against
this
project.
It's
it's
a
very
tempting
offer
for
these
kids
that
are
trying
to
change
their
life
from
the
gavin
hills.
What
would
be
the
one
across
three
from
dunkin
donuts
and
the
one
that's
closer
to
me
between
lock
street
and
cottage
street,
not
to
mention
you
have
the
notre
dame
school?
R
F
Hello,
but
if
I,
if
I
may,
this
is
pewdiepie
again
the
retail
operations
consultant-
and
I
I
just
like
to
point
out
that-
and
these
are
all
very
valid
concerns
in
our
history-
we've
opened
not
only
adult
use
cannabis
stores,
but
we've
also
opened
medical
marijuana,
dispensaries
and
number
one.
F
I
think
it's
just
important
to
mention,
while
all
of
these
and
addiction
is
near
and
dear
to
all
of
us,
as
we've
all
been
faced
with
a
significant
opiate
epidemic,
the
data
has
shown
nationwide
that
there's
been
a
significant
reduction
in
states
that
have
adopted
this
policy
to
help
curb
opiate
related
deaths
and
again,
while
I
understand
it
that
that
is,
is
just
one
statistic:
there's
there's
a
general
thought
process
out
there
that
we
see
all
the
time
where
you
know
cannabis.
F
F
We've
worked
hand-in-hand
on
educational
material,
to
put
it
out
to
the
community,
to
let
people
know
the
pros
and
cons
associated
with
cannabis
use
because,
while,
although
it
carries
an
adult
use
nomenclature
or
a
recreational
type
of
nomen
concept,
there
are
still
many
people
that
seek
out
adult
use
operations
like
this
for
treatment,
and
there
are
several
of
those
that
will
seek
out
these
centers
for
mental
health
relief
or
those
that
have
certain
employment
opportunities
where
they
may
be
drug
screened
and
need
to
remain
somewhat
anonymous.
F
So
again,
while
I
do
appreciate
the
fact
that
this
isn't
a
family
atmosphere,
we've
opened
in
other
centers
that
have
had
family
neighborhoods
associated
with
those
in
in
going
in
we've.
Faced
many
of
these
same
concerns
and
once
opened,
many
of
these
neighborhoods
have
realized
that
not
only
have
we
brought
a
significant
improvement
to
the
neighborhood,
but
the
operation
in
working
in
tandem
with
local
centers,
you
know,
like
the
gavin
foundation,
have
proved
to
be
that
much
more
beneficial.
Now
look.
This
is
a
highly
subjective.
F
You
know
conversation
and
again,
where
we've
many
of
us
here
myself
included,
have
been
personally
impacted
by
this
epidemic
and
it's
one
of
the
reasons
why
I
represent
this
industry.
I've
seen
it
from
the
use
of
prescription
drugs,
as
as
a
cancer
survivor
myself.
I've
seen
my
peers
that
have
been
survivors
from
cancer
that
have
gone
down
a
negative
path
as
a
result
of
opiate
use
and
I've
seen
cannabis
been
used
to
help
curb
those
those
that
substance,
abuse
and
and
again
while
recovery
is
against
objective.
F
We
look
at
that
in
terms
of
not
being
able
to
use
any
mind-altering
substances
versus
being
using
things
like
methadone
and
suboxone
as
a
way
to
treat
these
ailments.
We've
seen
cannabis
be
positively
used
in
many
of
these
settings
and,
in
fact,
we're
seeing
studies
out
of
the
west
coast
where
cannabis
is
being
used
as
part
of
the
recovery
process
now
separately
as
a
patient.
I've
also
worked
as
an
employer
where
I've
worked
with
the
commonwealth.
F
Here,
I've
brought,
I
brought
those
out
incarcerated,
those
that
have
been
negatively
impacted
by
the
war
on
drugs
into
the
workplace.
I've
worked
with
work
release
programs
for
those
that
have
suffered
from
substance
abuse.
I
brought
them
back
into
the
workplace
and
we've
seen
a
an
amount
of
success.
Candidly
I
mean
there
is
a
you
know,
a
large
rate
of
return,
that's
outside
of
our
control,
but
sites
like
this
can
be
used
very
positively
to
curb
those
behaviors
and
again.
F
You
know
it's
not
to
suggest
that
any
of
these
opinions
that
we,
we
all
have
they're
very
reasonable.
Again,
we
we've
all
experienced
that.
I
can
only
tell
you
as
someone
that's
opened,
multiple
centers,
with
a
great
deal
of
success
and
in
working
with
homeless,
shelters
that
house,
those
that
have
that
are
in
recovery.
This
has
been
positive.
F
F
I
I
just
have
to
tell
you
my
experience
that
there
can
be
a
significant
gain
when
working
in
tandem
with
a
strong
operator
in
the
boston
area
to
provide
the
type
of
environment
we
all
want-
and
I
am
a
massachusetts
native
born
and
born
and
raised
I'm
from
central
massachusetts,
and
this
has
been
a
very
again
near
a
subject.
U
Hi
everyone.
Can
you
hear
me,
thank
you
for
the
presentation.
You
guys
did
a
great
job.
I
know
some
people
who
are
working
for
this
company
peter
you
were
just
talking
about
the
positive
effect
it
has
on
people
in
recovery.
Do
you
have
any?
Did
you
open
any
places
that
were
across
from
adolescent
places
that
serve
14
to
18
year
old
boys
and
girls?.
F
So
the
the
centers
that
we've
opened
near
have
been
we've
opened
next
to
methadone
clinics.
We've
we've
opened
next
to
in
in-house
rehabilitation
centers.
As
far
as
children
between
the
ages
of
14
and
18..
In
northampton
we've
opened
up
down
the
street.
I
don't
know
exactly
what
their
age
ages
are,
however,
so
so
I
I
can't
speak
necessarily,
to
my
first
hand,
experience
dealing
with
teenagers.
F
We've
serviced
more
70
plus
year
old
grandmothers
and
grandfathers
suffering
from
debilitating
conditions,
on
both
the
medical
and
the
adult
youth
side,
and
that's
probably
one
of
the
the
greatest
satisfactions
that
we
have
to
the
industry.
Now,
when
it's
come
to
the
sensitivity
around
addiction,
we've
used
opportunities
to
to
use
our
financial
resources
as
well
as-
and
I-
and
I
want
to
be
clear
on
this,
because
this
is
very
important-
our
volunteer
time.
It's
not
just
about
the
money
to
the
community.
It
needs
to
be
something.
That's
visual.
F
F
So
you
know
I.
I
appreciate
your
sensitivity
to
that.
To
that
type
of
environment,
but
these
locations
are
not
putting
up
neon
signs,
they're,
not
putting
point
of
purchase
displays.
These
are
very
sophisticated
medical
looking
facilities,
and
if
you
look
at
the
improvement
that
we're
making
to
the
neighborhood,
it
doesn't
speak
to
a
place.
That's
just
trying
to
you
know,
put
cannabis
out
or
a
place
where
people
are
going
to
walk
in
the
front
door
and
go
outside
around
back
and
sell
those
types
of
behaviors
are
going
to
be
highly
monitored.
F
As
part
of
the
positive
impact
plan
of
the
business,
we
can
be
very
involved
in
in
the
root
issues
that
you're
experiencing
in
this
neighborhood,
and
I
would
almost
ask
the
community
to
say
these
are
such
valid
points.
How
can
we
participate
in
terms
you
know
of
our
positive
impact
plan
to
to
not
only
put
out
material
that
supports
all
of
these
endeavors?
But
how
can
we
contribute
to
it?
How
can
we
financially
and
voluntarily
add
to
these?
You
know
to
these
initiatives
that
you're
trying
to
move
forward
with
so.
U
I
just
want
to
go
on
the
record,
also
being
against
this.
I
know
you
have
some
other
people
who
want
to
ask
questions,
but
I
just
don't
see
what
the
benefit
you're
talking
about
for
14
to
18
year
old
youths
who
are
trying
to
recover
from
substance
abuse,
and
some
of
them
are
in
I'm
on
the
gavin
house
board
in
our
program
for
being
addicted
to
marijuana.
So
I
don't
know
how
we're
going
to
give
them
some
marijuana
and
make
them
feel
good
and
that's
going
to
help
them
out.
U
I'm
just
shocked
that
someone
would
propose
something
like
this
across
from
two
recovery
programs,
especially
in
south
boston,
where
we
suffered
enough
from
addiction.
I
mean
this
has
been
going
on
for
25
years
and
for
myself
being
in
recovery.
The
first
thing
I
tried
was
marijuana.
I
know
it's
legal
and
I
know
people
smoke
it
great
for
them
and
they're
able
to
they
have
a
great
time,
but
someone
who's
in
addiction,
that's
a
gateway
for
a
relapse
or
there
might
even
be
an
addiction
from
marijuana,
especially
the
youth.
U
U
F
J
Thank
you,
brian.
That's
noted.
Next
up
we
have
margaret
I'm
going
to
mute
you,
but
I
just
also
want
to
say
to
the
team.
I
understand
that
you
guys
want
to
rebuttal
all
the
things,
but
I
just
do
want
to
take
the
moment
that
this
is
a
time
you
guys
had
to
present
and
explain
yourself
and
and
explain
what
you
guys
are
presenting.
This
is
the
time
for
you
guys
to
listen
to
the
questions.
J
V
You're,
muted,
great
thanks
everyone.
Thank
you
so
much
for
the
presentation,
I'm
a
neighborhood
resident
and
an
18-year
member
of
the
gavin
foundation
board
of
directors-
and
you
know
we
have
done
so
much
work
in
the
community
around
substance
abuse
services.
I
guess
my
question
is
when
you
were
looking
for
a
thought
to
cite
this,
were
you
even
aware
that
there
were
two
recovery
programs
within
a
city
block
of
this
site.
B
Parish,
do
you
want
to
tackle
that
one.
A
Yep,
I
can
answer
that,
so,
yes,
we,
we
were
familiar
with
the
uses
around
our
area.
We
cited
a
location
that
you
know
fit
the
criteria
set
by
the
city
of
boston
and
the
boston
cannabis
board,
and
you
know,
there's
no
location
that
is
perfect
and
we
think
that
this
location
is
better
than
the
one
that
is
proposed
in
a
more
existing
residential
or
pedestrian
oriented
neighborhood.
A
A
V
Okay,
I
mean
I,
I
thought:
maybe
you
weren't
aware
that
those
services
were
there.
It
seems
to
me
that
it's
just
a
horrible
horrible
spot.
To
cite
this,
you
know
if
you
drive
down
old
colony
ave
in
the
morning.
I
often
go
down
there
and
pull
into
dunkin
donuts
to
get
my
coffee
in
the
morning,
and
there
are
hordes
of
kids
that
are
in
that
recovery
program,
the
cushing
house
right
outside
making
their
way
over
for
coffee
in
the
morning
right
within
within
vision
of
where
you
would
like
to
site
this.
V
The
other
point
I
just
wanted
to
bring
up
is
you
know
we,
the
gentleman
peter,
I
think,
had
talked
a
lot
about.
You
know
medicinal
benefits
of
marijuana,
but
this
is
not
a
a
a
medical
shock
correct.
This
is
recreational
you'll,
sell,
edibles
and
all
those
sorts
of
things
there.
V
Yeah,
okay,
okay,
so
I
I
would
just
like
to
go
on
the
record
as
being
opposed
to
it.
You
know
I.
I
know
this
is
a
a
legal
business.
Now
I
just
think
it's
a
horrible
horrible
place
to
try
to
cite
it
because
everything's
going
on
in
the
neighborhood
around
recovery.
W
Thank
you.
I
live
on
e
street
right
off
of
old
colony
avenue.
I
mean
I've
lived
here
for
40
years
and
it's
not
just
becoming
a
neighborhood.
It
has
been
a
neighborhood
full
of
families
for
many
many
years,
we're
just
on
the
record
for
that.
I
agree
with
what
linda
and
patty
said
about
the
andrew
civic
association
and
all
they
have
done
to
make
this
a
more
vibrant
neighborhood.
W
I
also
agree
with
john
mcgahn
and
the
proximity
to
both
the
gavin
foundation.
Buildings
is
not
a
good
fit
as
for
the
traffic
issue
and
the
parking
that
would
filter
into
our
neighborhoods,
which
it
would
believe
me.
That's
that's
really
an
issue,
and
also
may
I
respectfully
ask
how
close
to
a
cannabis
center
are
any
of
your
own
personal
resonances.
W
And,
to
sum
it
up,
I
guess
nobody's
going
to
answer.
I
am
firmly
against
this
being
in
my
neighborhood.
Thank
you.
J
Thank
you
karen
to
the
team.
Does
anybody
want
to
answer
her.
B
There
there
isn't
one
close
to
where
I
live,
but
there's
not
a
lot
that
have
sprouted
up
in
massachusetts
and
yet
so
there
could
be,
but
air
shots
not
too
far
from
the
site.
Neighborhood.
X
Hi,
I
just
wanted
to
just
kind
of
comment
that
I
I
also
for
the
reasons
I
mean
I
it's
a
great
presentation
looks
like
they've
done
a
really
great
business
plan,
but
I
I
just
think
it's
the
wrong
location
as
well,
because
the
demographics
and
logistics,
I
just
don't,
think
it's
the
right
spot.
So
I
just
wanted
to
be
on
the
record
for
that
as
well.
I
I
can't
support
that
at
this
time.
X
Y
Oh
great
thanks
good
evening,
my
name
is
chris
robinson
and
I'm
a
resident
of
andrews
square.
As
it's
been
mentioned
a
number
of
times,
this
neighborhood
is
up
and
coming
and
we're
trying
to
minimize.
Y
Drug
activity
in
the
neighborhood
easy
on
the
spray
baby,
kids
yeah,
so
it
was
brought
up
that
you
know
case
studies
and
surveys
were
carried
out
and
it
was
supposedly
supposed
to
curb
certain
behaviors.
Y
Y
R
Y
J
S
Thanks,
I
just
I'm
not
sure
if
this
question
was
asked
or
answered,
but
are:
has
it
been
disclosed
whether
or
not
you
own
this
building.
S
Okay,
you
know-
and
I
guess
I
would
just
I
guess-
I'm
gonna
be
a
very
counter-opposing
opinion
to
the
the
neighborhood
group,
but
I
think
that
I
think
the
reality
is
that
one
there's
going
to
probably
be
one
in
south
boston.
I
think
two
there's
possibly
a
need
in
south
boston
for
this.
S
S
I
would
like
a
commitment
from
the
group
that
you
would
be
dedicating
educational
funds
or
resources
to
the
nearby
groups
too,
that
you
would
make
a
commitment
to
come
to
both
the
andrew
square
and
west
broadway
community
meetings
every
month,
or
you
know
some
representative
from
your
community,
because
I
think
it's
important
that
if
you
are
going
to
be
part
of
this
neighborhood-
and
you
know
it's
it's
going
to
be
this
benefit
supposedly
that
that
you
make
that
commitment.
S
I-
and
I
just
think
that,
yes,
we
are
dealing
with
huge
addictions,
but
the
reality
is,
is
that
you
know
no
one's
talking
about
the
fact
that
you
can
buy
alcohol
at
any
store
within
a
15
foot,
150
foot
radius
of
that
facility
as
well.
You
know,
I
think
we
need
to
start
looking
at
marijuana
in
the
same
light
that
we
do
alcohol
in
the
fact
that
it's
regulated,
that
it
is
monitored
that
there
are
federal
and
state.
S
B
So
I
can
address
the
first
part.
We
I
said
in
the
beginning.
You
know,
harish
is
a
boston,
south
boston
resident,
so
we
will
commit
to
attending
the
wbna
and
andrew
square
civic
association
on
a
monthly
basis,
and
you
know
obviously
make
him
accessible
to
any
community
concerns
and
just
want
to
reiterate
quickly
that
you
know
we
appreciate
and
emphasiz
empathize
with
the
gavin
foundation,
all
that
they
do
and-
and
you
know
want
to
do
everything
we
can
to
to
make
it
right
and
problem
solve
and
work
with
them.
F
I
suppose
I
could
take
that
so
so
pricing
is
regulated
pretty
tightly
by
the
cannabis
control
commission.
I
think
that
that's
a
great
point
given
the
community
and
I
think
that
there
could
be
ways
that
we
could
potentially
offer
some
incentives
there,
but
that
is
something
that
would
need
to
ultimately
be
approved
by
the
ccc
as
part
of
the
compliance
process.
S
Because
my
understanding
is
that
the
brookline
facility,
the
pricing
for
medical,
is
different
than
recreational.
F
No,
usually
in
a
co-located
facility
there
are,
you
can
certainly
have
different
pricing
schemes
for
medical
and
for
adults,
the
adult
use
pricing
model.
It
needs
to
be
relatively
consistent.
There
aren't
too
many
options
for
things
like
discounting
within
the
ccc
regs.
That
being
said
there
there
are,
you
know,
potential
ways
that
we
may
be
able
to
offer
certain
incentives.
F
You
know
whether,
through
through
loyalty
programs
and
things
of
that
nature,
but
that's
certainly
something
that
could
be
noted
and
that
we
could
look
at.
Should
this
proceed
to
the
next
step,
we
could
look
to
implementing
certain
pricing
schemes.
S
Okay,
and
then
also
is
there
with
within
the
cannabis
community.
Are
there
delivery
programs,
or
do
you
have
to
do?
You
have
to
go
to
the
facility
and
again,
I'm
just
thinking
from
a
medical
standpoint
of
you
for
those
that
might
be
homebound?
F
So
currently,
under
the
the
regulations,
medical
marijuana
dispensaries
can
perform
home
deliveries
and
in
fact
we
have
a
number
of
facilities
already
that
are
performing
home
deliveries.
F
F
No,
approximately
50
percent
of
the
sales
conducted
are
through
debit,
so
there
are
really
three
mechanisms
for
payment
cash,
debit
and-
and
there
are
a
few
apps
out
there,
one
being
an
app
called
can
pay.
So
all
three
forms
of
payment
are
typically
accepted
in
most
dispensaries
and
again,
the
balance
of
those
transactions
is
approximately
50
50.
Today,.
S
Are
there
limitations
for
people
that
are
getting
subsidized
income
like
ebt
type
of
cards,
and
things
like
that
other
preventions
from
them,
using
that
those
types
of
funds
for
these
types
of
transactions.
F
Yes,
the
department
of
transitional
assistance
does
prevent
ebt
cards
from
being
used
for
cannabis.
Sales
and
dispensaries
are
required
to
report
those
point
of
sale,
numbers
and
atm
machines
to
ultimately
prevent
that
from
happening,
and
that's
a
state-driven
initiative.
S
Okay,
great-
and
I
think
I
just
want
to
make
one
last
point-
to
sort
of
the
community.
You
know
I
hear
one
of
the
concerns
is
traffic,
but
I
would
just
remind
everybody
that
we've
approved
a
washington
village
that
is
going
to
be
bringing
in
retail
and
over
2
000
new
residences.
You
know
600
parking
spaces,
so
I
think
between
old
colony
and
dorchester
ave
we
already
have
a
traffic
issue
that
hasn't
been
resolved
versus
a
small
cannabis
shop.
S
That
might
be,
you
know,
having
an
additional
10,
more
people
driving
down
on
a
hourly
basis.
So
you
know,
I
would
sort
of
say
in
in
regards
to
the
traffic
concern.
I
think
we
have
to
remember
that
we've
got
a
bigger
fish
in
this
pond
right
now,
that's
going
to
be
the
issue,
so
that's
all
I
have.
I
appreciate
you
answering
my
questions.
J
Thank
you,
children.
I
just
want
to
go
through
the
list
of
people
who
are
up
next,
so
next
we
have
ryan,
then
fran
amir
will
suzanne
david
david's,
wife,
sorry
brendan
flynn,
and
I
think
that's
everybody
that
we
have
right
now
and
again.
I
just
want
to
emphasize
that
I
want
everybody
able
to
speak.
We
do
have
less
than
half
an
hour
left
in
this
meeting.
So
if
you
want
to
reiterate
something,
I
just
asked
you
guys
bring
new
stuff
to
the
table
or
just
make
it
brief.
AA
Hi
good
evening,
everybody.
Thank
you
for
your
time
tonight.
I
live
on
carter
street
right
across
the
street
from
this
proposed
facility.
I
just
want
to
go
on
record
and
oppose
this
project.
This
neighborhood
has
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
families,
a
lot
of
kids
still
in
this
neighborhood.
I
just
don't
think
this
is
a
good
fit
for
the
neighborhood.
I
haven't
heard
one
positive
aspect
of
this
proposal
that
would
bring
anything
to
the
table
to
this
neighborhood.
AA
Just
reiterating
what
patty
mccormick
from
andrew
square
said,
along
with
many
other
people,
just
don't
think
it's
a
good
fit.
I
know
it's
not
a
question
of
legality
at
this
point
and
all
that
everyone
has
their
own
opinions
on
on
marijuana
and
and
all
that
stuff.
But
I
think,
like,
like
mr
mcgann
mentioned,
with
the
gavin
foundation
and
brian
knee
mentioned.
AA
I
just
want
to
reiterate
all
those
points
and
the
block.
I
have
four
kids
myself
varying
from
ten
to
one.
We
have.
You
know
just
on
my
block
alone,
there's
about
15
to
20,
kids,
all
of
those
varying
ages,
and
it's
just
not
a
not
a
good
fit.
You
know.
There's
a
there's
a
time
and
place
for
everything.
AA
I
just
think
this
isn't
the
time
or
the
place
for
this
facility
and,
like
the
last
speaker
just
mentioned
about
washington,
village,
she's
100
right,
we
haven't
solved
any
any
issues
about
traffic
about
congestion
and
they
keep
approving
more
and
more
stuff,
and
I
agree
with
their
100
percent,
but
that
doesn't
does
that
mean
we
just
keep
allowing
more
stuff
to
get
approved?
I
agree.
I
think
washington
villages
is
going
to
bring
tremendous
amount
of
traffic
to
an
already
congested
area,
but
do
we
just
keep
approving
more
and
more,
but
this
is
a.
AA
AB
AB
I
represent
south
boston,
auto
mr
tony
ross,
who
was
a
director
to
the
project,
auto
body
shop
to
to
y'all
left
in
the
building
the
lifeline
south
boston
business
program.
Just
at
this
point,
mr
mr
rash
has
very
serious
reservations
about
the
project.
I
did
speak
with
the
project
team.
I
believe
it
was
on
monday,
and
that
was
a
good
good
initial
conversation.
AB
So
I
just
wanted
to
go
on
the
record,
and
now
mr
rash's
does
have
reservations
if
we
did
speak
with
the
team
and
hope
to
have
some
additional
information
going
forward,
but
he
wanted
to
publicly
state
his
position
at
this
point.
That's
all
I
have
to
say.
AC
All
right,
I
just
wanted
to
chime
in
I'm
a
resident
of
south
boston
and
my
parents
are
as
well.
I
just
wanted
to
unequivocally
come
out
and
say
I
completely
support
this
proposal
in
this
position.
AC
I
think
it's
something
that
is
inevitable,
that's
going
to
happen
one
place
or
another,
and
I
think
it's
if,
if
it
were
to
happen,
I'm
quite
impressed
that
the
presentation
that
was
given-
and
I
think
this
team
is-
has
the
right
head
on
their
shoulders
and
are
are
very
aware
of.
What's
been
the
the
aspects
that
many
of
the
people
here
have
raised.
My
own
personal
opinion
is
that
you
know
I
just
quickly
counted.
AC
There
are
12
liquor
stores
in
south
boston
and
dozens
of
restaurants
that
also
serve
alcohol,
and
you
know
one
recreational
marijuana
dispensary
can
have
a
a
five
or
six
year
process
to
open
up,
and
I
think
you
know
the
the
city
of
boston
has
set
it
up
in
a
way
for
it
to
have.
You
know
the
the
highest
degree
of
due
diligence
for
something
that,
arguably
is
less
impactful
than
alcohol
is.
Thank
you
guys.
C
All
right,
I'm
we're
lost
the
guy,
I'm
the
chairman
of
the
board
of
the
gavin
foundation.
So
you
automatically
know.
I
completely
oppose
this
bad
location.
It's
a
bad
idea.
It
was
a
good
sales
pitch,
but
it
shouldn't
be
happening
in
this
neighborhood.
Thank
you.
J
Thank
you
will
it's
up
next.
I
just
want
to
let
a
caller
in
someone
who's
calling
in
617-407.
I
just
want.
You
know
that
I
do
see
your
hand
raised,
so
you
are
on
the
list
to
speak,
but
suzanne
you're,
unmuted,
hi.
AD
Guys
I
just
wanted
to
lend
my
support
to
this
project,
I'm
a
local
business
owner
in
south
boston.
I
do
a
lot
of
business
in
boston,
have
clients
and
properties
around,
and
I
am
in
support
of
this.
I
also
have
a
family
myself
and
children,
and
I
think
that
we
need
to
start
being
forward
thinking
about
cannabis.
My
children
know
about
cannabis
and
I
think
it's
something
that
if
you
have
families
in
the
neighborhood,
it's
something
that
you
should
be
talked
about.
AD
Cannabis
is
something
that
shouldn't
be
shunned
or
afraid
of
it's
a
it's
a
healing
medicine
for
so
many
people
out
there.
It's
just
it's
a
great
resource,
an
alternative
medicine
to
many
of
the
things
on
the
market.
Well,
I
do
understand
about
addiction.
I've
got
a
lot
of
addiction
throughout
my
family
and
understand
it.
AD
I
do
think
that
cannabis
is
something
that
the
people
need
to
start,
seeing
the
healing
remedies
of
it
and
the
positivities
that
it
that
it
can
bring
and
that
we
shouldn't
be
afraid
to
have
our
children
walk
by
a
cannabis
shop
any
more
than
we
should
be
afraid
to
have
our
children
walk
by
a
liquor
shop
around
the
corner
or
a
a
junk
food
store,
or
anything
like
that.
AD
So
I'm
in
support
of
this,
I
think
south
boston
is
a
community
and
I
would
want
people
who
live
in
that
community
to
get
their
their
cannabis
remedies
right
in
their
community
and
have
the
tax
dollars
and
things
that
go
like
that
for
the
community
as
well.
So
I'm
I'm
definitely
for
it
and
I
think
it's
a
need
of
the
community
that
should
be
fulfilled
within
the
community
itself
located.
AD
T
Hi,
this
is
jennifer
byrne,
I'm
a
resident
of
the
neighborhood
cottage
street.
I
just
want
to
say
I
completely
oppose
this
facility,
many
reasons
I
have
three
small
kids
that
it
seems,
I
believe
you
said
the
hours
would
be
nine
to
nine.
Just
seems
like
an
awful
late
hour
for
people
to
be
getting
some
recreational
marijuana,
especially
because
at
that
time
of
night
on
say
a
friday
they
might
be.
You
know
drinking
driving.
T
I
know
you
can't
control
all
that,
but
I
also
I
I
am
a
business
professional
and
I
come
home
from
andrew
station
and
walk
up
and
there's
many
times
that
I've
been
asked
and
offered-
and
you
know
drugs
by
people
where
I'm
just
quietly
minding
my
business
going
home
and
I'd
be
very
nervous
with
these
children
that
are
trying
to
get
help
at
both
the
gavin
foundation
that
they're
gonna,
be
you
know,
tempted
and
they
can
easily
ask
somebody
to
do
something
for
them.
T
There's
another
point:
there
is
no
actual
liquor
store
along
all
of
old
colony
avenue
until
you
get
all
the
way
to
the
very
end
at
rotary
liquors,
and
I
just
think
that
you
know
with
the
amount
of
traffic
how
fast
people
go
the
side
streets
that
are
cut
through
all
the
time.
It's
just
gonna
add
to
danger
and
there's
just
I'm.
I
just
think
it's
in
a
terrible
spot
where
people
are
trying
to
get
help,
and
I
just
I
opposed
this
project.
J
AE
Resident
hey
there,
one
thing
that
I
heard
earlier
and
I'm
just
trying
to
check
to
make
sure
I
heard
this
correctly-
is
that
if
this
particular
location
does
not
work
out
that
somehow
this
facility
would
be
located
somewhere
else
in
andrew's
square.
Would
someone
on
the
team
be
able
to
respond
to
that.
A
Sure
I
I
think
respectfully,
that
might
be
a
hey
question,
maybe
haley.
If
you
want
to
speak
briefly
to
the
zoning
regulations
and
where
cannabis
establishments
are
and
are
not
allowed,
and
you
know
the
the
current
proposals
in
this
region
and
you
know
what
would
or
wouldn't
happen
if
we
were
to
select
this
location-
and
you
know
the
buffer
zones
drawn
around
it.
J
Mary,
I
don't
know
I
can
connect
you
with
isd.
If
you
follow
up
with
me
in
email
isd
handles
all
like
the
actual
refusal,
letters
and
the
actual
permitting
part.
My
part
of
the
process
is
the
community
process,
but
I
do
know
that
there's
the
the
radius
so
say
if
this
one
got
approved,
another
one
wouldn't
be
in
that
radius
of
it,
so
it's
all
kind
of
depending
on
which
ones
get
approved,
where
other
ones
could
go.
If
that
makes
sense.
J
But
again,
if
you
send
me
an
email,
I
can
get
you
the
lice
isds
explanation
of
it.
AE
AE
A
Yes,
so
the
the
the
mention
in
the
presentation
was
that
it
is,
without
a
doubt,
a
a
possibility
that
if
our
location
is
not
approved,
that
a
location
next
door,
two
doors
behind
us,
one
door
aside
from
us
within
our
half-mile
buffer
zone,
that
we've
set
another
applicant,
has
the
ability
to
cite
a
location
within
that
circle.
A
So,
to
answer
your
question
andrew
square
and
and
whether
it's
directly
in
the
heart
of
anders
square
or
out
in
this
industrial
area,
where
we
are
proposing
it,
I
will
ultimately
have
a
retail
cannabis
dispensary
within
its
broader
neighborhood.
AE
Okay,
so
the
the
other
point
I
want
to
make
is
it's
true
that
that
that
this
is,
you
know,
society-wide,
it's
inevitable
or
city-wide,
it's
inevitable
for
cannabis
locations
for
sure,
but
to
to
put
it
in
our
neighborhood
it.
The
lick.
We
have
experience
with
liquor
stores,
for
example,
having
a
liquor
store
in
andrews
square,
looks
a
lot
different
than
a
liquor
store,
probably
in
brookline
village.
It
just
has
a
different
feel.
It
attracts
different
people.
It's
not
exact,
it's
not
apples
to
apples
to
say
well
a
cannabis
store.
AE
You
know
they're
they're
becoming
more
common
or
should
be.
We
have
to
treat
them
that
way
and
look
at
them.
Like
you
know,
we
look
at
liquor
stores
because
in
andrew
square,
anything
that
is
related
to
addiction
has
has
a
whole
different
look
and
feel
to
it.
For
us,
it
draws
more
people.
It
draws
different
types
of
people,
it's
a
whole
different
thing,
so
it's
really
an
unfair
comparison.
AE
I
agree
with
those
that
say
this
is
not
the
right
place
for
this,
but
perhaps
if
you
work
with
the
elected
officials
in
south
boston,
if
everyone
thinks
it's
a
net
or
people
feel
it's
inevitable
for
south
boston
to
get
such
a
an
outlet
that
maybe
work
with
the
elected
officials
to
find
out
what
the
right
spot
is,
our
neighborhood.
Isn't
it's
not
the
right
location
for
this?
That's
all
I
have
to
say
thank
you.
J
Thank
you
very
much
brendan
I'm
going
to
try
to
meet
you
again.
If
you
can
hear
us,
can
you
hear
us.
AF
Thanks
ellie
thanks
team,
I
I
really
I
caught
the
presentation
late.
I
think
you
guys
are
well
versed
in
the
business
and
the
particular
issues
that
you
face.
You
know,
I
think,
there's
a
stigma
around
marijuana,
which
is
unfortunate,
but
we'll
have
to
change
as
we
try
to
educate
people
on
it
myself.
As
a
recreational
user,
I
go
to
nether
brookline
which,
where
I
think
they
do
a
really
great
job
handling
traffic,
as
well
as
dealing
with
the
security
issues
and
having
people
directing
traffic
outside.
AF
My
only
reservation,
you
know
is
just
that
the
gavin
house
is
right
across
from
it
and
that
you
know
in
itself
is
is
tough,
given
that
you
know
the
the
neighborhood
andrew
anders
square
is
where
I
started
when
I
first
moved
here
in
o5,
so
I'm
familiar
with
the
neighborhood
and
and
knowing
that
that's
been
there,
it's
just
they've
done
a
lot
of
work
to
try
and
move
things
along
and
I'd
echo.
AF
What
the
previous
caller
had
said,
there's
just
a
different
crowd
around
that
area,
and
so
you
know,
while
I
appreciate
and
the
presentation,
I
think
you
guys
are
the
right
team
for
this.
I
just
think
that
the
location
is
not
the
right
thing.
Thank
you.
J
Thank
you
david
byrne
asked.
Will
there
be
an
atm
on.
J
Okay,
just
waiting
brendan
is
going
to
call
in
on
his
phone
just
waiting
to
see
somebody
new
pop.
Since
we
know
it's
him,
I
don't
see
any
new
hands
raised
so
again.
If
you
are
calling
in
from
the
phone
and
want
to
raise
your
hand,
please
dial
star
three
and
we
I'll
see
that
your
hand
is
raised
and
if
you're
on
the
computer,
just
click
the
raise
the
hand
button
or
type
in
the
chat.
J
Again,
I'm
just
going
to
give
them
a
few
minutes
to
call
in
but
to
because
we
do
have
less
than
10
minutes
left.
The
ending
I
do
want
to
tell
everybody
here:
please
send
us
an
email
with
your
positions,
your
feedback.
Any
questions,
comments
concerns.
J
If
you
guys
want
the
presentation
emailed
to
you,
you
can
find
my
email
at
boston.gov,
selfie,
austin.gov,
south
boston
and
I'll
spell
it
for
you
h,
a
l
e
y
period
d,
I
l,
l,
o
n
boston.gov,
so
please
contact
all
of
us
and
we'll
send
that
directly
to
stephanie
at
the
zoning
board
and
the
cannabis
board
and
any
other
elected
officials
wanting
to
know,
I
don't
think
brendan
has
joined,
but
we
can
definitely
follow
up
with
him
and
your
team
can
get
on
the
phone.
J
If
he
has
any
questions
you
want
to
ask
ask
vocally
if
there
are
any
other
questions.
Please
raise
your
hand
now.
If
not
I'm
going
to
end
the
meeting.
Z
Z
I
understand
everyone's
position
about
problems
with
addiction,
because
that
is
a
serious
issue.
I
personally
do
not
live
in
south
boston,
so
I
cannot
speak
to
how
it
is
affecting
the
community
and
if
there
would
be
an
issue
with
the
programs
that
are
surrounding
it.
What
I
want
to
add
to
the
discussion
is
my
relationship
with
the
rich
and
how
much
I
respect
his
ability
to
be
able
to
run
a
business
in
the
community
effectively.
Z
So
I
want
to
just
try
to
be
able
to
explain
that.
N
Z
J
Thank
you
very
much,
so
I
don't
see
any
new
hands
raised
so
at
this
time
I'm
going
to
end
the
meeting
and
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
everybody
for
coming
and
taking
the
time
and
again,
please
follow
up
with
us
boston.gov
south
boston.
Thank
you.