I had written this for a local FB chat room that deals with government issues. They didn't allow it. One big revelation that should raise the eyebrows of the taxpayers.
It's after Christmas and still no follow-up on the meeting at 271
Worcester road last Saturday. Since no one can comment, I'd like to
review what happened. The mark of a good journalists is a non-biased
approach to reporting what is happening. When journalists take upon them
selves to decide what's important to our community, we all lose. There
has been a lack of quality reporting since the ballot question 4 was
passed 2 years ago. The overly restrictive zoning by-laws will prevent
all 6 shops from potentially opening here and will prevent Framingham
from fully reaping the financial benefits from this billion dollar
industry. The few retail pot shops that will open next year will
significantly add to our bottom line and could stave off water and sewer
rate increases and even property tax increases. A few take a ways from
the meeting that attracted the main driving force in the delay of
implementing the retail pot shops Dennis Giombetti. G King was there and
so was M Cannon passing out his business cards. A hand full of local
residents and J Grove (the principal objector) who asked a bunch of
questions that were answered by a deep pocket, Porsche driving lawyer
who answered all the questions. The highlight of the meeting came when G
King asked "what kind of money are we talking about,1 million, 10
million, 100 million" and the response was 10 to 15 million. That means,
given that this business will pay 3% of their sales to Framingham, we
could expect to see $300,000 to $450,000 in tax revenue on top of the
community host agreement extortion payment for up to 5 years of another
$300,000 to $450,000 depending on sales coming to Framingham from each
retail store. In closing, if Giombetti and company did not get their
moratorium and the planning board did not get their restrictive zoning,
Framingham could have already been reaping the financial gains.
Why was Cannon handing out business cards at the meeting? Is his business connected to the weed industry?
ReplyDeletei'm assuming it was his councilman cards. Like at tonight's meeting for another mj store on Rte 9. He's letting the neighbors know who he is. And as you may guess.. he apposes both locations for neighborhood and traffic reasons.
ReplyDeleteHe should be representing the majority not the few who oppose. Isn't that how democracy works.?
ReplyDeleteEveryone is saying they represent the residents in opposition but who are those residents. None of the people Judy grove says she represents ever show up. Begs the question do they even exist?
ReplyDeleteIsn't Cannon always whining about Framingham not being business friendly? And now he is pushing against a legitimate business coming into the city? Who is being business unfriendly now?
ReplyDeleteWhat the hell is a councilman card?
ReplyDeletejust a business card with your name on it..
ReplyDeleteA few close neighbors seem to be not aware of the facts surrounding cannabis and cannabis stores. It would be beneficial for all if Mike would explain to the them what the rules are already in place.
Definition of a councilman card: a piece of cardboard that a nobody uses to try and prove they are a somebody.
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