The Town of Uxbridge has reached an agreement in Superior Court to largely refund the community impact fees paid by a cannabis store, according to court documents and the law firm representing the store
On Dec. 29, the town entered into an agreement with Caroline’s Cannabis to refund the store $1,171,633.60. According to a statement from the law firm MacMillan Law Offices, the amount constitutes 80% of the community impact fees the store paid the town and may be the first legal settlement resulting in refund of the controversial fees in the state.
The store has a location at 640 Douglas St. in Uxbridge.
According to the law firm’s statement, Caroline’s Cannabis filed a lawsuit against the town in Worcester Superior Court in 2022. The store sought an order requiring the town to produce documentation to substantiate the community impact fee it was collecting from the store.
Caroline’s Cannabis claimed it had caused no impact or costs to the town, and that the town could not collect the fees unless it could document otherwise. At the time, Caroline’s Cannabis requested to recover $1.4 million.
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