CHA for Commonwealth Farms 1761
Community
Impact Deposit. Prior to commencing business operations as a Marijuana Retail
Establishment, OPERATOR shall make a one-time community impact deposit payment
to the CITY in the sum of $25,000.00 which the CITY may, in its sole
discretion, use to address public health, safety and other effects or impacts
the OPERATOR’S Marijuana Retail Establishment may have on the CITY, including
community wellness programs and other efforts and initiatives. The OPERATOR’s
community impact deposit payment shall not be refundable but shall be credited
toward OPERATOR’S annual community impact fee described in Paragraph 3
following.
3. Community
Impact Fee. OPERATOR shall pay to the CITY, an annual community impact fee in
the sum of 2.5 per cent of the gross sales of its adult use, i.e., non-medical,
Marijuana Cultivation Establishment at the Subleased Premises.
a. OPERATOR
understands and agrees that the purpose of the Community Impact Fee is to
alleviate the impacts of the siting of the Marijuana Cultivation Establishment
in the City, which include, but are not limited to, expenditures of City funds
to:
i) promote
and maintain a positive perception of the City to other residents, visitors and
businesses; ii) address impacts on public health and safety, including creation
of addiction prevention and education programs; iii) maintain roads and public
services;
iv) pay for
increased administrative, regulatory, police, fire, and inspectional services;
v) legal
services other than those related to the negotiation, drafting and execution of
this Agreement.
b. OPERATOR
expressly agrees that 2.5 per cent of the gross sales of its an adult use, i.e.,
non-medical, Marijuana Cultivation Establishment is reasonably related to the
costs imposed upon the CITY by OPERATOR’s operation of its Marijuana Retail Establishment
at the Premises. Payment shall be made as follows: within 30 days after the end
of OPERATOR’s first fiscal year of the operation of its Marijuana Cultivation
Establishment. OPERATOR’S fiscal year runs from January 1 to December 31.
c. The
Parties further expressly agree that the community impact fee is treated by the
CITY as general fund revenue pursuant to M.G.L. c. 44, §53 and is not a
donation or grant under M.G.L. c. 44, §53A. While OPERATOR is not prevented
from making a gift or grant to the City or to any organization in the City for
the benefit of the residents of Framingham, OPERATOR is not compelled to make
any such gift or grant, and no offset or reduction to the Community Impact Fee
shall be made as a result of, or in consideration for, the same.
posted by Jim Pillsbury @ 1:43 PM
6 Comments
6 Comments:
Why did these idiots dispensaries ever agree to pay these blackmail amounts? But glad to see that initial payment is not on top of the 2.5% but is credited toward that amount. Is that same pre-paid dollar amount going to be in play for Easleigh Farms plants?
Do we charge this fee for other business coming to Framingham that will impact services, like liquor stores? How about apartment complexes that increase our need for police, fire, school space, do we charge them? Why does the state allow this to even be a charge?
When are these places going to actually open and is the delay due to the city or is it something else?
Nice chunk of change we will be getting from these retail establishments. I heard today thought that the open retail stores are running out of product due to delays in testing at the labs. More stores open, more product is being sold. Add to that the fact that you can no longer by the vaping cartridges and I see a big problem with keeping product in stock, so how do they address that? When is Eastleigh going to start growing?
Now this is worth reading about. Thanks for posting. I hope we get to see exactly where the city spends this money. I somehow doubt it is all going to go to deal with pot issues, of which there will probably be none. By the way, and of those medical stores that were approved ever open in Framingham? If not, I would be curious to know why not.
one medical store did (Temescal on Rte 30) One already approved store got booted for taking to long to get going.
There's an appeal by some locals up around the farm trying to stop it from coming on-line.
we may see one or two stores open in December.
There's only so many growers in the State and most are tied into their own stores. And of those who are running, much of their inventory is set aside for medical use.
The vaping ban will push more demand on flower and edibles. I'm very surprised that the CCC has not taken the ban head on, after all, ALL of the medical products are tested for adulterants.
I think it is plain wrong to ask Commonwealth Farms to pay 2.5% in impact fees. I don't believe the City can substantiate the costs to the city for that non-retail operation.
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