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Quality High details cultivation, processing and future extraction plans for 1698 Main Street
Summary
Applicant Quality High told the Zoning Board it will use a 3,600 sq ft second-floor space at 1698 Main Street with 1,200 sq ft for hydroponic cultivation, plus processing, packaging and labeling; extraction is planned within 1–2 years and equipment specifications were provided to the board.
Quality High (doing business as Art of Flower Farm) presented plans to the Zoning Board for a 3,600-square-foot second-floor facility at 1698 Main Street that will house cultivation, processing and packaging operations under a state microbusiness license.
Owner/manager Matt Nicoletti (S6) told the board the facility will dedicate roughly 1,200 square feet to cultivation and the remainder to processing, packaging, labeling and storage. "Our facility will occupy the full 3,600 square foot of the 2nd Floor with 1,200 square feet of it dedicated to cultivation," he said. Matt described a closed-loop hydroponic system (recirculating deep water culture), a two-track drying/curing approach (hung drying and freezer dryer) and a mix of hand and automated trimming for flower preparation.
The applicant provided an equipment data sheet with models and cut sheets, naming devices such as a commercial grinder and pre-roll machine; Matt also listed prospective extraction equipment (e.g., rosin presses and presses/kettles) to be added after the business is operational. Packaging and labeling will occur onsite, and labels will comply with New York State Office of Cannabis Management testing and information requirements.
Matt emphasized discretion and mitigation: products and cultivation are intended to be internal and non-visible from the street, and transportation of product will follow state rules (unmarked vehicles and tracking logs). The board noted these operational details will be examined again during the Common Council and Planning Commission special-permit processes.
