Page 4 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 2022 MARIJUANA | FROM PAGE 2 en Hills Park, Saugus Elks Park, Oaklandvale Park, Lynnhurst Park, Stocker Park, Anna Parker Playground, Waybright Elementary School and Stackpole Field. Cogliano acknowledged that the town doesn’t have the money or manpower to address the abundance of defi - ciencies at the parks. And any money generated by recreational marijuana sales would go into the general fund. Furthermore, it’s the prerogative of the town manager and his staff to determine how to address the widespread park defi ciencies. Cogliano cited the substandard parks as an example of unmet town needs that could be addressed with the revenue generated from recreational marijuana sales. During his remarks to Town Meeting, Capano cited statistics which showed lucrative benefi ts reaped by communities that have accepted the sale of recreational Marijuana. For instance, between December 2018 and May 2019, adult use marijuana brought in $2.9 million local tax revenue. In the following fiscal year which ended June 2020, marijuana sales generated $14.4 million for cities and towns. In fi scal year 2021, the local option brought in $31.3-million. Between May 9 and May 15, recreational marijuana sales generated $27.2 million. Since the legalization of marijuana in 2018, the industry has surpassed $3-billion in sales. With Saugus having 12 liquor licenses, the community would qualify for about three dispensaries, according to Capano. In this week’s interview, Capano said Bostica looks forward to answering all of the community’s questions about the proposed Saugus store being considered for Route 1. He said interested citizens should submit their questions to him at jcapano@bostica. com in advance of this meeting. 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