Woolwich selectmen unanimously approved Seagrass, the town’s first cannabis cultivation enterprise, Monday.
Seagrass founders Stephen Elie and Edward Ney plan to open a 7,000-square-foot facility on a 4.2-acre plot at 46 Sam Moore Road. The greenhouse will be set back about 300 feet from the road. Construction is expected to begin in the spring or summer.
Elie said the goal is to “keep a low profile.” It won’t have signs posted, the building will be made to look like a barn to fit in with local buildings and trees buffer any noise.
“We’re right next to the CMP power corridor, we thought we couldn’t get better than that in terms of property selection,” said Elie. “We’re willing to do what needs to be done to be accepted by the community and to operate in a way that is safe and unimpactful.”
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