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City Council Ordinance Committee Chairman Craig Spadafora has proposed a pair of amendments to the city’s building regulations and zoning ordinance that would change the requirement for notifying property owners about land subject to demolition permits, small cell antenna installations and marijuana businesses. The current rules require City Clerk Greg Lucey to mail notices to owners of property within 300 feet of the property line of land where permits for those businesses, installations and demolitions are being considered. Spadafora has proposed extending the notifi cation requirement to cover properties within 500 feet. But he also left the door open to the possibility of notifi cations covering even greater distances and more properties. “We want to standardize the number of feet that require notifi - cation,” he said before requesting that the proposed amendments be referred to the Ordinance Committee for review. 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Kurnick, who would be the sole owner of MassMedicum, spoke briefl y about his years of experience in the biotech field developing treatments for cancer patients and medicines for other diseases. He shared his belief that cannabis has true medicinal qualities. When Silverman and Kurnick wrapped up their presentation, Spadafora asked the audience if there were any questions. Some people wanted to know why the company chose a densely populated neighbor as a location. But more people wanted to know why they weren’t notified about the outreach meeting and why they had to hear about it from neighbors. Notifi cations did go out to neighbors but only as far as 300 feet from MassMedicum’s proposed location. Others wanted to know why they weren’t notified about the zoning meeting that turned their neighborhood into a marijuana establishment overlay district where the 75-foot residential buff er zone no longer applies. One woman said the neighborhood was kept in the dark and blindsided. Another woman said the only reason some people had any information about meetings and proposals is because she and other neighbors handed out fl yers and knocked on doors. Spadafora and City Council President Jadeane Sica, who was also at the community meeting, explained that MassMedicum’s license isn’t a done deal. The next step will be the City Council’s hearing on the company’s application for a special permit. Spadafora and Sica encouraged the audience to bring their concerns to the City Council. But the neighbors wondered if they would receive a notice letting them know the date and time of that meeting. No matter where one stands on the retail marijuana industry, it seems clear the city needs to ramp up its communication with residents on proposals and meetings. As Spadafora suggested this week, it would be good for the city to have a consistent notifi cation process for residents. 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