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Restoration Project and improving the conservation, opportunity to review yet to be promulgated Cannabis recreational and open space qualities of the subject Control Commission regulations relative to said land. The objective of the Town is to maintain establishments/ retailers and to consider and develop ownership of the subject land while entering into a joint appropriate local Bylaws pursuant to comprehensive venture with other property owner(s) in the vicinity of planning studies and appropriate public planning the Childs River whereby public and private resources processes,or take any other action relating thereto: can be utilized to coordinate the Childs River restoration efforts and maximize public benefits, Add the following new General Bylaw Section: consistent with the permitted uses of said land under Marijuana Establishments" Article 97 of the Amendments to the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights. A. Purpose The Board of Selectmen recommends Town By vote approving Question 4 at the State election on Meeting approval by a vote of 4-0-1. November 8, 2016, the voters of the Commonwealth approved a law allowing the non-medical cultivation, The Finance Committee recommends Town distribution, possession and use of marijuana for Meeting approval by a vote of 5-0. recreational purposes (Chapter 334 of the Acts of 2016). Revised/amended law on the subject was Motion made by Selectman Thomas O'Hara. enacted by the General Court and the Governor effective December 15,2016(Chapter 334 of the Acts Motion: I move the Town vote to authorize the of 2016) and,thereafter,on July 28,2017 (Chapter 55 Conservation Commission to enter into a 30 year lease, of the Acts of 2017).The new law is codified at G.L.c. in consideration of nominal payment to the Town and 94G, and municipalities are authorized by Section 3 other public/environmental benefits to be provided by thereunder to adopt bylaws for the purpose of a prospective lessee,with respect to that certain parcel regulating said activities. The recently appointed of Town owned land identified on Mashpee Assessor's Cannabis Control Commission is presently required to Map 85 as Parcel 1-0 and located at 91 Milford Road issue final State regulations regarding implementation (Also known as Childs River Conservation Area) in of said law by March 15, 2018. Currently under the Mashpee, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Mashpee Bylaws, Marijuana Establishments and consisting of 24.70 acres,more or less,for the purpose Marijuana Retailers are not permitted uses in the Town of facilitating implementation of the Childs River and the regulations to be promulgated by the State Restoration Project and improving the conservation, Cannabis Control Commission are expected to provide recreational and open space qualities of the subject land significant guidance to the Town with respect to local consistent with the permitted uses of said land under regulation of Marijuana Establishments and Marijuana Article 97 of the Amendments to the Massachusetts Retailers. Declaration of Rights, and to authorize the Conservation Commission to enter into all agreements The regulation of Recreational Marijuana and to execute any and all instruments on behalf of the Establishments and Marijuana Retailers raises novel Town as may be necessary to effect such a lease. and complex legal,planning, and public safety issues and the Town needs time to study and consider the Motion passes by a 2/3r,,,vote as declared by the regulation of Recreational Marijuana Establishments moderator at 7:39 PM. and Marijuana Retailers and address such novel and complex issues, as well as to address the potential Article 12 impact of the prospective State regulations on local regulatory authority, and to undertake a planning To see if the Town will vote to adopt the following process to consider amending the Town Bylaws Bylaw to implement a temporary moratorium until regarding regulation of Recreational Marijuana December 31,2018 on the local permitting and use of Establishments and Marijuana Retailers and other uses land or structures for recreational marijuana related to the regulation of recreational marijuana.The establishments and marijuana retailers in the Town in Town intends to adopt a temporary moratorium on the order for the Town to have sufficient time and local permitting and use of land and structures in the 76