CITY OF WORCESTER | Economic Development Committee Meeting | Tuesday, November 28, 2017 | Esther Howland (South) Chamber | Convened: 5:37 P.M. | Adjourned: 6: 34 PM |
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Mayor
Joseph M. Petty | 
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Clerk of the City Council
Susan M. Ledoux | Committee Members | | Chairperson Tony Economou | | Councilor Sarai Rivera | | Councilor George J Russell |
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City Hall - 455 Main Street Worcester, Massachusetts | |
| Present Were: | Chairperson Councilor Tony Economou
Councilor Sarai Rivera
Councilor George J Russell | | | | | Also: | Deputy City Solicitor Jennifer Beaton
Director of Planning & Regulatory Services Stephen Rolle
Coordinator of Inter-Governmental Affairs Jacob Sanders
Chief Development Officer Michael Traynor
City Clerk Susan M. Ledoux, clerk
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| 1. | Communications of the City Manager | |
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| | | 1a. | Transmitting information and recommendations for implementation of the new laws and regulations regarding medical and recreational marijuana use in the City of Worcester.
# 8.36A CM September 19, 2017 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Adoption of an order accepting and establishing a local sales tax of 3% on the sale of recreational use marijuana and Recommend approval to adopt and ordinance limiting the number of marijuana establishments in Worcester to 15. | |
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| | | 1b. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the Worcester Jobs Fund Fiscal Year 2017 Report.
# 9.4A CM October 17, 2017 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File
Also present from the Program were: Kelsey Lamoureux, Jeffrey Turgeon, and David Minasian and with them were Kevin Asante and Xavier Kinlaw who gave testimony of their experience as participants of this program. | |
| 1. | Request City Manager consider implementing specific zoning laws or regulations to spread sites for marijuana dispensaries evenly across the five city districts to prevent saturation of this type of business in one area of the city. | |
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