East Putnam Site OK'd for Cannabis
By Linda Lemmon
Town Crier Editor
PUTNAM — The Zoning Commission last week unanimously approved the retail sale of cannabis in East Putnam.
Putnam Plaza LLC, c/o MARKV Development of West Hartford, requested waivers of various zoning requirements and exemptions of certain requirements for special permits.
The store would be located at 97 Providence Pike, next to Big Gary’s Discount Liquors. There is 8,080 square feet in between Big Gary’s and Tractor Supply and it is divisible, according to the listing online.
At the hearing March 15, Mark D’Addabo, owner of the complex, told commission members that there is no tenant in place as of yet. Because there is no tenant yet, he could not answer the question posed by David Pomes if it would include both medial and retail sales. Concerns about traffic and parking were raised. One commissioner was concerned about traffic coming in from Putnam onto Hawkins Road going into the parking lot and how traffic cuts right across in front of oncoming traffic coming down from Hawkins Road, according to the hearing minutes. A Hawkins Road resident also thought traffic would be a problem. An East Putnam Road resident asked about parking and where the entrance is located. According to the minutes “D’Addabo reviewed the regulations stating his proposal meets the parking requirements.”
The one-year moratorium on cannabis sales in Putnam ends April 1, 2023.
D’Addabo could not be reached for comment.


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Cannabis Site
Although the developer does not yet have a tenant, the "available" section of this plaza was approved for cannabis. Aerial from Loopnet.