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Residents urge St. Mary's County to block proposed Hollywood cannabis greenhouse near homes and care center
Summary
Hollywood-area residents told St. Mary's County commissioners that a proposed industrial cannabis greenhouse adjacent to homes and the Center for Life Enrichment would create persistent odors, noise, water and wastewater risks, and complications for residents with federal security clearances, and urged denial or stricter local controls.
Hollywood-area residents urged the St. Mary's County Board of Commissioners to deny or closely scrutinize a proposed industrial cannabis greenhouse sited near homes and the Center for Life Enrichment, telling commissioners the project would harm air quality, water resources and neighborhood livability.
Connor Russell, a lifelong Hollywood resident, told commissioners the proposal “places more than a 158,000 square feet of industrial buildings and greenhouses directly adjacent to residential neighborhoods and within a rural preservation district.” He raised specific concerns about water use and wastewater, saying the plans show…
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