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Middletown planning board approves Dreamfields cannabis processing and distribution with odor-mitigation oversight
Summary
After a site visit and review of an odor-mitigation plan, the Middletown Planning Board declared lead-agency status, issued a negative declaration under SEQRA, and granted conditional approval for Dreamfields, Inc.'s cannabis processing and distribution facility at 55 Midland Avenue; conditions include CPL oversight of odor mitigation, no retail sales, specified hours, and OCM license maintenance.
The Save Middletown Planning Board on April 1 gave conditional approval to Dreamfields, Inc. for a cannabis processing and wholesale distribution facility at 55 Midland Avenue Extension, adopting SEQRA decisions and operational conditions intended to address odor, safety and licensing.
Ryan Felinser of Felinser Engineering presented the project and noted the use would be wholesale only with no retail sales on site and that the applicant had submitted a formal odor-mitigation plan to the planning-board engineer (CPL) for review.
Joe Massie, alderman for the ward where the facility would sit, described a site visit to Dreamfields’ Peakskill facility and said safety and security protocols were robust; during a demonstration he said a raw-product odor was detectable only inside a fenced trailer and did not permeate outside the enclosed area. “We could not smell anything whatsoever” outside the fenced area, Massie told the board, and he urged approval, citing job creation.
Board members said they conducted their own site visit (naming Mr. Depri and Mr. McCormack among those who attended) and reported CPL, DPW, the Fire Department and the Building Department had reviewed plans and found them acceptable. The board directed that CPL will oversee installation of the odor-mitigation plan with escrowed funds to pay for that oversight.
The board adopted a conditional resolution approving the special-use permit and site plan. Key conditions recorded in the resolution include: no retail sales permitted on site; hours of operation specified (Monday–Friday two shifts, 6:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.–12:00 a.m.; Saturday 6:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.); the applicant must maintain a valid New York State Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) license and provide proof of renewal within 30 days of renewal; and the applicant must immediately notify the city if the OCM license is suspended or lost and cease project operations until proof of good standing is provided.
The motion to approve (mover: Mr. Madden; second: Mr. Bridto) passed by roll-call with Mr. Madden, Mr. Bridto, Mr. Depri and the Chair voting yes.
The board noted that final issuance of building and operational permits remains subject to normal permitting processes and CPL approval of the odor-mitigation implementation.
