Select Board OKs cannabis shop transfer, sewer contracts
Sturbridge approved a cannabis shop transfer and four sewer contracts.
Select Board · Meeting of October 19, 2026
Sturbridge approved a cannabis shop transfer and four sewer contracts. The Select Board approved assigning the host community agreement for the Main Street recreational marijuana store from Local Roots, LLC to Hudson Botanical Processing Sturbridge, LLC, subject to a final legal instrument and police review. CEO Brian Adams said the company plans "no sweeping changes" beyond longer hours.
The board also awarded Tie and Bond $158,800 for influent screens and HVAC, $29,600 for a plant water study, $29,800 for a sludge pump study and up to $90,000 for repainting treatment unit No. 3, and approved $218,300 for 469A Main Street Trail and Bridge services.
In the full story:
- Opening business and announcements
- National Grid pole hearing, Warren Road
- Town administrator-side updates: Hobbs Brook Plaza
- Podunk Road forest cutting plan
- Special town meeting warrant
- Arnold Road forest cutting plan
- DPW report and private roads
- Water and sewer, and facilities
- Hudson Botanical host community agreement
- Contracts and appointments
- Old and new business
- Who Was There
- Organizations And Documents Referenced
- The complete report: 1,681 words
Source: the Select Board meeting of October 19, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.
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