Cannabis was a hot topic during Tuckerton’s Feb. 22 council meeting, with a seemingly equal amount of passion among residents both for and against having a dispensary placed in the borough.
Councilman Keith Vreeland spoke in regard to various emails sent in by residents concerned with the idea of the borough placing a potential cannabis dispensary at the site of the former Tuckerton Beach Grill.
The rumor was brought to light during the public forum of Tuckerton’s Feb. 6 council meeting, when South Green Street resident Gary Corriero spoke in opposition of placing a cannabis dispensary in an area that, although zoned commercial, is “embedded within a very large residential area.”
“I’m not aware of anyone in the process of trying to purchase it or anything like that,” said Vreeland. In fact, he added, the council had not even finalized the zoning process.
Setting the record straight, Vreeland gave his professional opinion, as both an architect and member of the land use board. “It’s not really a good fit (for the Tuckerton Beach area). … The B3 Zone is nearly full. That type of business down there wouldn’t be adequate for traffic or anything like that.”