Gardner MA Planning Board votes to “not recommend” Marijuana and Sports Betting Zoning Articles
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The Planning Board held 2 meetings in one. A public hearing was held regarding the Final Draft of Rules and Regulations Governing the Subdivision of Land. This is to comply with State and local regulations that have changed since the last update in 2005. After a presentation by Trevor Beauregard’s the new subdivision regulations were unanimously approved by the Board.
A local storage company, All Purpose Storage LLC, spoke to the Planning Board about expansion plans for its facility at 143 Colony Road in Gardner. They wish to construct 6 additional buildings to provide a total of 25,050 square feet of new storage space. A site visit is planned.
2 Zoning Articles were discussed. Increasing number of marijuana establishments and adding “Sports Betting” to Zoning Table. At first, the Board was inclined to table both until the next meeting as once again, proponent Councilor Dana Heath did not show up to provide any information. However, Trevor Beauregard suggested an alternate approach: Simply vote to “not recommend” both items and then a public hearing could be held in conjunction with the Gardner City Council within the time limit specified by law. On both the proposal to increase the number of marijuana establishments in the City and also the proposal to add “Sports Betting” to the Zoning Table of uses, the Board voted to “not recommend due to lack of information.” Chairman Mark Saffron stated that based on what will come out at the public hearing, the Planning Board can then issue a final recommendation of whether to recommend or not. Date of the joint public hearing will be announced.