On September 9, 2019, “Sanctuary Check Presentation” was on the Select Board’s agenda. Although Joe Knox was chair, he passed this agenda item off to you, Chuck. It seems Joe knew who from the board dealt with all things cannabis. Click HERE for the “presentation,” where you make the point that although the money is […]

Read more "The Halcyon Days of Big Checks are Over, Chuck"

Dear Tyler, It’s come to my attention that you are no longer in a contractual relationship with Christine Nordhaus and/or Littleton Apothecary. In a January 26, 2024 letter to the Planning Board, Christine wrote the following: In 2021, I signed a contract to take investment and/or potentially sell Littleton Apothecary to a group from Connecticut. […]

Read more "Dear Tyler, What Happened?"

On November 1, 2022, town counsel first told the Select Board that to be in compliance with some recent changes to the law, the Select Board would need to renegotiate its cannabis-related HCAs. Of course, town counsel would be the one to do the legwork on behalf of the Select Board since the “legwork” is […]

Read more "The Proverbial Kicked Can, Littleton"

You might want to stay home, Matthew. When you go to a breakfast meeting (click HERE) where your wife agrees to sell the Apothecary for $800,000.00 and you shake the buyer’s hand, it looks bad. (Late October/Early November 2021) When you recuse yourself from the Select Board table (click HERE) because your wife’s HCA is […]

Read more "That Handshake Meeting, Your Half-Hearted Recusal, and now Verbal Outbursts, Matthew"

Back in 2021, owners of recreational cannabis shops sued over the “community impact fees” (CIFs) in their Host Community Agreements (HCAs), arguing that CIFs were an illegal tax. These cannabis business owners asserted that their shops weren’t costing their host communities anything close to what the CIFs—usually 1-3% of gross sales—were costing their businesses. The […]

Read more "Your Friend Doesn’t Owe Us a Dime, Chuck"

Something I’ve noticed about your wife, Matthew, is that when she points the finger of blame, she never names names. (Mine being the glaring exception, of course.) If you go back and look at her infrequent public appearances over the last four years, it’s full of amorphous references to “public officials” and “town employees” without […]

Read more "Your Wife Needs a Better Legal Team, Matthew"

Ten days ago, on January 22, town counsel gave your board an update on the regulations that govern cannabis HCAs—like the one your wife has. I was at that meeting with Rob. In looking over the recording, neither Rob nor I are ever on camera. But you saw me there—as did every other person at […]

Read more "Have You No Shame, Matthew?"