BECKET — A large-scale Becket cannabis farm proposed more than a year ago — then vigorously tracked and opposed by neighbors — won a long-sought special permit Thursday.
After hours of earlier hearings attended online by scores of residents, the town’s Planning Board voted 4-1 to allow a Connecticut company, TetraHydra AgTek LLC, to create an indoor marijuana growing facility on Quarry Road, subject to conditions the panel debated at length.
The project needs other approvals, including from the Cannabis Control Commission and from the town Conservation Commission and Board of Health.
“While people may not all agree with a decision that we’ve arrived at tonight, it’s the decision the board has made,” said Robert T. Ronzio, the Planning Board’s chairman.
“I don’t remember any time in recent history where we have basically not rendered a unanimous decision,” he said. “It’s important for people in the town to understand that, you know, this is kind of a thankless job at times.”
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BECKET — A large-scale Becket cannabis farm proposed more than a year ago — then vigorously tracked and opposed by neighbors — won a long-sought special permit Thursday.
After hours of earlier hearings attended online by scores of residents, the town’s Planning Board voted 4-1 to allow a Connecticut company, TetraHydra AgTek LLC, to create an indoor marijuana growing facility on Quarry Road, subject to conditions the panel debated at length.
The project needs other approvals, including from the Cannabis Control Commission and from the town Conservation Commission and Board of Health.
“While people may not all agree with a decision that we’ve arrived at tonight, it’s the decision the board has made,” said Robert T. Ronzio, the Planning Board’s chairman.
“I don’t remember any time in recent history where we have basically not rendered a unanimous decision,” he said. “It’s important for people in the town to understand that, you know, this is kind of a thankless job at times.”
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