01/28/2019 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Agenda Packet

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statistics published by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation and Cape Cod Commission for this locationlists daily averages arouud 20,000, and spikes of up to 26,000 during the summer months. This stretch of the Highway is also presently in the midst of a 25% funded MassDOT corridor improvement contract adding a third dedicated tum lane between the east and westbound lanes,from the Mashpee rotary to,the Falmouth litre(See Page 7). Pro'ected and Pro osed Traffic Visitor Estimation and Para : Recent statistics from the Department of Public Health indicate that approximately 21%of the general population in Massachusetts consumes Cannabis at least once within a 30 day period.Using Mashpee as a sample,roughly 3,000 of the Town's residents might therefore visit the dispensary . during the month.Residents from other towns will also frequent the dispensary,but attenuated distances are harder to predict. In order to mitigate the inevitable novelty of its opening,the applicant will volunteer to impose an"Appointment Only"policy during initial rollout,with hours limited from l OAM to SPM, starting with limitations of 30 customers per hour(or at thresholds suggested by the Chief of Police).The applicant will also create a neighborhood business promotion for customers,who will receive 10%off their purchase by showing the receipt of a neighboring business to maximize any area economic activity associated with such traffic.HHG believes that even if all 300 visitors in a 10 hour day were unique,in separate vehicles, and not already among the 20,000 existing daily travelers on Rte 151,thi.s.level of traffic will not significantly impact the current pattern.Recent news articles covering other Massachusetts dispensaries that have employed this policy, e.g.that of"ATG"opening in Salem, seem to support this belief.Even with this}imitation,the visitation rate should be,sufficient to serve residents of the Town of Mashpee and many from other towns. HHG is also planning to apply with MassDOT for an additional curb out to separate vehicular ingress and egress,with customers entering the property to the rear parking lot via the western entrance, and exiting the premises from the eastern entrance.The MassDOT proj cet in this corridor too is expected to dramatically enhance passage in this section of Rte 151 over the next two years.HHG is actively engaged with MassDOT, Cape Cod Commission, and the Mashpee DPW to ensure the project adequately addresses neighborhood concerns, especially where its COO lives in the same general neighborhood (See Page 7). Existing Security Conditions:The property is a standalone parcel with broad lot and landscaping buffers with good Visibility,partially encompassed by secure chain link and barbed wire fence, and various concrete barriers also placed around the perimeter. It is accessible by vehicle only via a single entry and exit point with a steel gate.Abutters 2