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[email protected] 978-777-6397 Friday, August 31, 2018 Phytotherapy sticking with City Council committee rejects proposal for residential overlay 25 Newbury St. despite rumors By Christopher Roberson derwood, Stonegate and By Christopher Roberson Birchwood are still pend- he City Council’s Indus- ing. “That’s a lot of housing espite rumblings that Ttrial and Community and that’s without the zon- Dmedical marijuana ap- Development Committee ing change,” said Turco. plicant Alexander Athanas recently voted 4-1 against He also called attention had purchased the building at the proposal to create a res- to the city’s problems with 29 Newbury St., which is cur- idential overlay district de- flooding and infrastruc- rently occupied by Don’s Pow- signed to combine conven- ture. “No matter where you er Equipment, Attorney James tional neighborhoods with put these projects, we don’t Smith, counsel for Athanas, commercial zones. have the infrastructure to said his client still intends “The main purpose of this support them and we don’t to open Phytotherapy in the is to prevent poor develop- have the ability to retain Brothers Kouzina building at ment and look for better de- any more water,” he said. 25 Newbury St. velopment,” said Commu- In addition, Turco said res- “Right now, there are ab- nity Development Direc- idents have moved to Pea- solutely no plans to do any- tor Curt Bellavance during body to escape the heavy thing other than what we’ve an Aug.