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Date: 12/26/2023
HOLLAND — After discussion across multiple meetings, the Planning Board approved the site plan for Canna Mountain’s proposed cannabis establishment on Mashapaug Road at its Dec. 12 meeting, the board chair said.
Planning Board Chair William Robertson told Reminder Publishing that the board found no concerns with Canna Mountain’s plan for the building placements needed for the establishment, based on the information that representative Jim LaMountain provided. As a result, the board approved the site plan during its meeting.
However, Robertson noted that the board and nearby residents still have concerns over the impact of the operations that will occur at the establishment, such as issues with traffic, runoff and lights in the area. He explained that the board plans to address these concerns and discuss the next steps in the project’s special permit process at the board’s next meeting, although a date has not yet been set. This meeting will also include the final public hearing on the project, Robertson said.
“I wish we were further along in the process, but it is a complex project,” Robertson stated while discussing the project’s timeline.
Canna Mountain’s work to construct a cannabis establishment on its property at 176 Mashapaug Rd. began in Oct. 2021 after the company submitted a Host Community Agreement. If approved, the cannabis establishment will join the multiple other farming projects currently run on the property, such as livestock and agriculture, James LaMountain, director of land management for Canna Mountain explained at the Oct. 24, 2023, public hearing. While abutters and Planning Board members have raised several concerns, the process of approving the project has continued to move forward.
With the site plan now approved, Robertson explained that LaMountain still needs to seek approval for the site from the Conservation Commission, as well as to provide the Planning Board with additional information from the project’s engineers to answer the remaining concerns.
Robertson also stated that Planning Board is considering working with a consultant in the next steps because “the bylaw process is not clear.”