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Residents urge faster review of cannabis, camping ordinances; board says drafts are underway
Summary
A resident asked the Select Board to speed updates to cannabis and camping ordinances and improve communication. Staff said draft ordinances and a moratorium are circulating, legal review and public hearings are required, and town meeting action will be necessary.
During public comment Janet Mayhew told the board she was concerned that ordinance language from 2016 no longer reflects current conditions and asked why cannabis growers appear in town: "It's disgusting to go by grow grows coming into town to smell that," she said, adding worries about allergies and neighborhood impacts.
Board members and staff responded that draft ordinance updates are circulating, that the process requires legal review and public hearings, and that final action must occur at a town meeting or special town meeting. Brian said the town is working with KVCOG on draft language and that the board intends to "clean up a few of them at once" with the goal of holding public hearings in the fall.
Brian also said he compiled a moratorium ordinance related to marijuana activity and that a combined homeless shelter/camping ordinance is in development. He emphasized the town cannot regulate medical caregivers working in private homes but that larger cultivation sites are governed by land‑use rules and existing zoning criteria.
Janet also called for better outreach and formation of committees to address property maintenance and cleanup projects; board members said they would place the ordinance discussions on a future agenda for more detailed review and public input.
