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Cannabis tax dispute: 'Botanist' (Acreage CCF) continues to provide calculations; matter to be discussed in closed session
Summary
A representative for the cannabis operator described ongoing information exchange with the township about amounts owed under local transfer and user taxes; the committee placed the item on the executive‑session agenda for legal discussion, including the license/renewal of Acreage CCF (referred to as 'the botanist').
Representatives for the business identified in the record as the botanist (Acreage CCF) updated the committee that information exchanges over the calculation of amounts owed remain ongoing.
Joe Oliveri, identified as a township resident appearing on behalf of the botanist, said the operator “remains responsive to the township's request for more information on the calculation underlying amounts owed” and that the parties had held a productive meeting the previous week. Oliveri said the operator is providing additional items requested by township staff and that analysis is continuing.
The committee placed discussion of the matter into an executive (closed) session; the closed‑session resolution on the meeting agenda lists ‘‘Acreage CCF, aka the botanist license renewal’’ among the legal matters to be discussed with an anticipated disclosure timeframe of one year. The committee told the business representative that staff and the solicitor would follow up after the closed‑session review.
No final determination or vote on the reported tax calculations or on license renewal was recorded in open session.
