Planning board schedules hearing on lowering dispensary residential setback after operator says lease wont be renewed

Jul 31, 2026

A dispensary representative told the Planning Board her business must relocate because its lease wont be renewed; the board voted to schedule a public hearing to consider reducing the city's 300-foot residential setback to 200 feet with abutter notification, and set a preliminary hearing date of Aug. 20.

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Kayla Bosse, representing SAIC Alternatives, told the Caribou Planning Board that the dispensary's lease at 1137 Frascale Road expires Nov. 1 and the landlord will not renew, forcing the business to find a new site. Bosse said the company is pursuing 157 Main Street and asked the board to consider reducing the city's 300-foot residential buffer so the store can operate there.

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