Representatives of Flower Power Growers Inc. were met with continued pressure from abutters at Monday's Selectboard meeting to find a solution to an ongoing cannabis odor emanating from the 180 Industrial Blvd. grow facility.
Concerns raised by neighbors included the intensity of the smell and perceived inaction by Flower Power Growers to maintain its agreement to mitigate odor, per a special permit approved by the town. A document provided in meeting materials details odor complaints stemming as far back as March 26, 2024.
Public Health Director Ryan Paxton, providing an update since the matter was last discussed in July, explained that 65 complaints about odor of varying degrees of intensity and longevity have been compiled. He added that he has "not noted any substantive differences" when observing odor from the facility, which occurs intermittently. However, Paxton said at the July 17 Board of Health meeting, and again during Monday's Selectboard meeting, that the town has not declared the odor to be a "nuisance smell."
Flower Power Growers CEO Ezra Hagerty was joined by company founders John Stobierski and Josh Goldman on Monday to discuss updates they've made to systems that mitigate odor from the facility. The July 8 meeting ordered that Flower Power Growers conduct a technical review of on-site equipment, as well as implement a centralized system for communicating complaints that the Board of Health and Town Administrator Walter Ramsey would be involved with.
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