He advised the business may still file its renewal since “other cities and towns have also not provided such specific documentation.”Ĭox said there have been impacts on city administration, fire, police, health, public works and schools. Cox Jr., however, told Stem in February the city is still compiling data.
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Stem also told the court it also needs the documentation to support its annual license renewal before the state’s Cannabis Control Commission. Stem, however, argues the Land Court suit related to the city’s overall marijuana zoning plan and not Stem’s store. An appeal is underway with a hearing planned for next month. The city won the first round that appeared to center on the trio’s opposition to Stem. Bradford Brooks and Lloyd Jennings, owners of 128-130 Washington St. In the lawsuit, Stem also argues it need not reimburse the city for legal fees that arose when the Haverhill defended a Land Court lawsuit brought by Stavros Dimakis of Mark’s Deli and Realtor J. “I find it very, very sad that a company that went downtown-as far as we know, the only company in the whole state allowed to locate in a downtown area-and comes in and files a lawsuit,” the mayor added. He added the city needs the money to balance its budget during these difficult times and cannot forgo collections since every marijuana shop in the state would follow suit.
If the city wants more it should be required to follow the law,” she said.įiorentini said the city will “vigorously defend” itself and also seek to collect late penalties if the fees aren’t paid. Stem already pays hundreds of thousands dollars directly to the city in the form of sales taxes.
We are simply asking that the city act in compliance with the law. We have never said we will not pay the fees.
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“When we signed our Host Community Agreement with the city we full expected that the impact fees would be properly documented and would be reasonably related to our operations, as required by law. Stem’s Caroline Pineau said her company is willing to pay, but detailed her concerns in a statement Wednesday. The law adds the fee “shall be documented and considered a public record.” Massachusetts law allows communities to charge an impact fee “reasonably related to the costs imposed” of up to 3% of a marijuana retailer’s gross sales for up to five years. It says we can use the money for anything we want,” the mayor told WHAV. “They wouldn’t be there had they not come in and voluntarily said they wanted to pay and agreed to pay a community impact fee. Fiorentini disputes Stem’s contention the city must justify the fee and argues Haverhill gave the store a downtown monopoly in exchange for the agreement. Stem, which opened nearly a year ago at 124 Washington St., asked Essex County Superior Court to make Haverhill “provide the required documentation and substantiate the fee,” allow the court to hold the fee until the matter is resolved and prevent the city from recovering certain legal costs. The owner of an adult-use marijuana shop filed suit Friday against Haverhill, saying the company should not pay “community impact” fees unless the city proves the added cost of hosting cannabis businesses. This story has been updated to include an additional statement from Stem. WHAV - Greater Haverhill’s only public radio station and nonprofit local news serviceĬaroline Pineau operates Stem at 124 Washington St.
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