The town says the project will broaden the commercial tax base while some residents say it will hurt other local businesses and they don't like that it would be open around the clock.
Residents have concerns about the taxpayer impact of the council's overall plan for three housing projects and the resulting influx of new residents when schools are already overcrowded.
The proposal is in response to the tight housing market that is precluding families and asylees from moving to town and seniors from aging in place, the Town Council chairperson says.