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recording in progress. >> Have fun in Boston. >> Wonderful. >> Hi. >> Hi. >> How are you? >> I'm well. How are you? >> Well, that looks like a full package for tonight. >> She's got a lot of >> She's got a lot of papers.

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>> What are we getting? I knew you'd ask me that eventually. And I'm not ready. >> July 4th coming up. >> I know. From what I They're still under construction. >> Not ready to open yet. >> They're all dying for Monas.

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>> I know. >> I'll let them know that you're asking. I keep telling them every time I have >> Not just me. All the bus drivers have been asking. >> I know. Cuz you drive by. It's like >> We drive by every day. So have enough seats.

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>> They never stay long. >> You can always ask the kids in the back. >> How are you? >> Hello, Mary. >> I got a call that said from Mary Mazlowski, town clerk, >> informing me that there is a um town

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meeting tomorrow. >> Calls out, Mary. We won't bite you. There are a couple of seats up front. >> Oh, we bite. What are you talking about? >> No, we don't bite. >> We might recruit for a town committee.

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>> I always get such a They always get such a kick out of how they all fill the back of the room. They all fill the back of the bus, back of the church. >> All right, folks. We're going to get started. If um we were in executive session, we had opened our meeting and we are now back in public session. If

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you will all please rise and join me if you're able with for the pledge of allegiance. I aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and

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justice for all. And if you would all please uh join me in a very brief moment of silence as we remember our men and women in service um for our country that are in far away places that aren't home and safe tonight.

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Thank you very much for that. We're going to begin our um agenda item with the 6 pm announcements. Liz, do you have any announcements? >> I just want to thank the uh Flack uh family and the historical Yarmouth Historical Society. There was a dedication of a new monument at um the

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um ancient playground near near the ancient cemetery, That Thatcher Playground, and that's it's a gorgeous monument. If you haven't seen it, make a trip. uh and the event that they held this weekend on Saturday was really well

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orchestrated, informative and made me very very proud um to be a resident of Yarmouth. Thank you. Well said, Liz. Joyce, um, two items. Just to echo what Liz has said about the quality of the event and to thank the person on my left

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for her speech at the dedication and to thank Liz for her inter interpretation of an 18th century person who felt that her husband was the best soldier in the war and may have been right. We we don't know. Um the second thing is um there's

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been a lot of concern about people using um water on days they're not supposed to water. We are still in a drought. So um the head of the conservation commission has asked me to please uh remind

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everybody of that and there is a process if there's uh somebody who is is violating egregiously uh by which you drop a dime to the water department and they will send the personal letter. But uh water is a community resource. So

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even though we agree grow what you want in your yard, the the water belongs to all of us. Thanks. >> Dor, you have any announcements? >> No, just also to um give my thanks to everyone that was involved in our

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celebration on Saturday. It it brought me to tears. I mean, it was just spectacular. And I'm I'm hoping that there's enough um video footage out there and so forth that people are going to be able to see it after the fact if you weren't didn't

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have a chance to be there. So my thanks to all that were involved. >> Mark. >> Yeah. Thank you, Madam Chair. Um, for those of you who were unable to make this uh celebration, um, our our communications team has put together a

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wonderful uh, display of photographs, videos, and all sorts of information about this wonderful event that celebrates Yarmouth's important history in the founding of our country. Um, the day was quite a celebration of

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Yarmouth's role, a very important role in the American Revolution. And for those of you again who missed it, uh I encourage you to go to our website and click on the uh material that's been posted that gives you a sense of just how special this day was. Um, and also

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go to the uh the town's social media page, our Facebook page, where there's information and video footage uh of this wonderful day, this wonderful celebration that brought the community together uh to to to really um show an appreciation and a recognition for the

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sacrifices that so many have made to make this town and to make this country so great. So that's my announcement, Madam Chair. >> Bob, >> no announcements this time. Okay. Um, I echo all the sentiments from the board.

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I was honored to, um, speak on behalf of the board. Um, I learned a lot myself, someone who's lived here my whole life. Uh, the work that the historians did in researching uh, 447 Yarmath residents died uh, fighting for

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um, our country. and um before you know Lexington and conquered and it was June 20th uh 1776 and and what really um strikes me is um they did an amazing job putting the

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event together. But you know there was a gentleman there um Scott Wallally who read the town from the town meeting of that date and it to me it was very important for me to see that everything that we're doing now will be documented

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in time. So it's a um you know as as we think about our forefathers it it um it puts a weight heavy on my shoulders to know that what we do today and the decisions that we make now um you know 250 years from now uh could potentially

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be an important significant piece of time. So I I thought that that was um it was just wonderful in 250 years. And now we have a monument uh to to recognize it. And you know we put it by the the playground and there were some folks

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initially that were um hesitant about having uh such a monument near the children and you know I think as a mom you always you know worry about that. It's a it's a public place but I just can't help but think about any child that might go up to that monument and ask you know what is this about and

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learn a little bit of history and a little bit about their town. those 447 men represented I I don't know if it was exactly 60% but it was close to 60% of our population at the time and it was said at the event

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the other day that um throughout the state I think the average was somewhere between 13 and 15%. So that gives you an idea of how strong our patriotism in our town has been from the beginning of uh our country. It's it's it's quite

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remarkable and uh we definitely as as far as the revolutionary war this town represented and uh as Bob said made history. So with that are there any announcements? Is uh we're going to move on to public comment. Is there anybody would like to address the board? Yes,

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Harris. Please come to the microphone. Am I on? >> Yes. >> Okay. Uh Harris Ktos, West Yarmouth. Um the library, um when it came to town meeting, um I think I was reasonably

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coherent in saying uh we should vote yes on this. Um at the last selectman's meeting, Mr. Earl from Yarmathport was very well spoken in explaining why he voted no. and I've had to pay particular

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attention to what he had to say. My sense is that he was not outright opposed to a new library building, but he had anxieties uh issues with the $10 a month declining over time as Bob had

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laid out. Um, so maybe he had a problem with the price point in which case maybe we should find out what is a a price point that people would go for. Okay.

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And then further he also brought up the point about the uh design for the the new library. Um, and it kind of like brought up an interesting point. Maybe the design became more of a vanity

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project for the architects than it was suitable for the town. I don't know. I'm just kind of like tossing that out. My point being that I'd like to see the selectman

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solicit from stakeholders why the issue failed. Certainly get in touch with Dave Arensson. Okay. Put put another job on on Bob's uh agenda. Okay. For to get his viewpoint on this. Certainly your viewpoints on

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this. Let's make that let's collect all that. Make it public information so that we can kind of like get a feel of where things went wrong but also ask how can we make things go right? And then after

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collecting that information, putting it up on the website, making it public, yada yada yada, three, four, five months from now, put the issue uh on your agenda for discussion so that we can find out where people

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stand and what will be the next step. I think with one caveat that continuing as we are now is just not an option. uh it is just wholly inadequate and we're

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in a rather embarrassing situation of paying David Arensson uh a proper salary to be a library director to provide modern library services and essentially we're telling the guy to show up each day at work with a tool belt around his waist so that he

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can make repairs figuratively literally to to do his job. That's a waste of taxpayer money right there. Okay. So, that's my idea. Okay. Collect the information. Let's have a

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discussion about it and then lay a lay a path out forward. Thank you. >> Thank you, Harris. Is there anybody else who'd like to address the board? >> Good evening, Mr. Pascar Roa. Oh, hi. Good evening. Oh, okay. I remember your faces.

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Good. Good evening. Thank you for coming. >> Good evening. I am Eliza. >> I'm Ten Frasier. >> Sorry, >> it's okay. Thank you for coming. >> Today we wanted to address the issue of school resource officers in elementary

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elementary schools. This subject has been one that us as well as our eighth grade civics class. >> Hang on. Now you're on. >> During our focus on this, we found that Emmy Small, Station Avenue Elementary School, and St. Pas all lack a fulltime

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resource officer. While they receive two daily visits from surrounding SRO's, there's never an officer always there. >> We start over because I don't think the people at home heard you. >> Okay, >> this is for history. >> Got it. >> All right. Sorry about that. Good

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evening, everyone. I'm Eliza Dodo. I'm Tin Frasier. Today we wanted to address the issue of school resource officers in our Yarmouth elementary schools. This subject has been one that us as well as our eighth grade civics classes focused on for a few months. During our focus on

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this, we found that Emmy Small Station Avenue Elementary School and St. Pas all lack a full-time resource officer. While they received two daily visits from surrounding SRO's, there's never an officer always there. Our class became concerned about this issue quick and it became our center focus. After

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interviewing DY High School's own amazing resource officer, Nick Pascarosa, and presenting our research and plans of action to thoughtful members of her community at DY Civics Fair, including ones of the board's members, Trost, we got the chance to present this issue

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at UMass Dartmouth to students and residents from all over Massachusetts at state civics day. A detail of our Oh, sorry. A detail of our project that we found prominent was the exact that was the extra safety that the elementary schools would receive if they had only

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one officer of their own. In case of emergency, there's an immediate diffuser to present rather than present rather than needing to wait and risk a situation becoming even worse. It's also a situation becoming even is also a

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chance for younger students to become more comfortable and safe in the in the police presence given that they are often something people wrongly assume to be scared of, especially for children. Not to mention knowing a

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certified officer is always in your child's building in case of danger can help with the peace of mind and parents. After many hours of dedicated research and speaking about this issue, we only hope that you've listened to our concern and hope to address the problem soon.

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Thank you so much. Have a great night. >> Thank you so much. >> Well, listen, I am so proud of you two for coming. I did um stop by career day and get to see um your presentation and I asked for you to come and speak because I think that it's wonderful that

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you participate in your community and really every voice makes a difference. Um we are going to be talking about our upcoming goals. So um this for me has been something that we've been discussing. It always comes down to funding, right? So but you know

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children's lives are very very important and so you know in over the past years we've you know we've seen what happens in other communities. I think um you know this town is committed to to uh having a school resource officer. We're very very fortunate to have Nick. Um, I

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can't speak for the board. We can't have a discussion because in public we're not allowed to have a discussion unless it's on the agenda by mass law. So, I can only tell you my opinion is I agree that we should have a a resource officer in every school and we need to find a way

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to um, you know, fund it. So, but that will be something that this board will certainly take up and discuss in the future. So, I just I really appreciate your civic um, engagement. I think you deserve a round of applause.

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>> Thank you so much. >> Anybody have any comments on that? I'm sure we'll take that. Mark, >> yeah, I think I I'm first of all, let me just say how excited I am that you came here >> to come before us.

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>> I think it's terrific and I encourage you to not be shy about coming back again. All right? And by all means, encourage your friends as well to come to the select board. It's important that we hear from you and your and your fellow students in the community. We

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enjoy hearing from you and welcome everything that you have to say. Thank you. >> All right. Is there anybody else from the public that would like to address the board? Okay. Seeing nobody, we are going to move on to our 615 item, which is a

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citation for Samantha Bergman. Hi, Mary. Good evening. Good evening. Good evening. Sorry about that. Um my name is Mary Mazlowski. I'm the town clerk. Thank you first of all for the agenda

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item this evening. So I just wanted to um make a quick statement about one of my staff members, Samantha Bergman. Samantha has been an integral part of our team in the town clerk's office since she started in September of 2023. While I think she makes a difference

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every day, she certainly made a difference in one person's life last month. Late in the day, a constituent approached Samantha's window with a request. That request led Samantha to know that this person was suffering from a mental health crisis and needed help.

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Samantha calmly notified other staff to call 911 without the person's knowledge. All the while, she sat with this individual, offering comfort and giving Yarmouth Emergency Services time to respond. Samantha's quick thinking and friendly nature ensured this person

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sought professional help that day. I am very thankful she was there to provide the assistance and comfort, and I am proud to have her in the town clerk's office. >> A thank you, Mary. Thank you for that. I'm going to >> Is she here? >> I believe I believe you folks have

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SOMETHING with you. >> Thank you, Mary. So, the town of Yarmouth Select Board Official Citation. Be it known that the town of Yarmouth hereby recognizes Samantha Bergman from the Yarmouth Town Clerk's Office for

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exemplary actions. And be it further known that the town of Yarmouth extends its thanks and appreciation to her for exhibiting kindness and compassion when assisting a constituent who is experiencing a mental health situation. Samantha was able to calmly notify other

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staff to call for assistance without further upsetting the individual which provided Yarmath Emergency Services sufficient time to respond. This citation is approved by the Yarmouth Select Board and duly signed by the chair presented on this 23rd day of June

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2026. Thank you very much Samantha. It goes beyond the citation. our staff is um does a wonderful job every day goes above and beyond and um it's things like that that um you know it's not in in your normal course of the

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day but we've seen it time and time again. I mean, we've had some significant tragedy just last year with the trench collapse and a loss of a life and um the people that we saw, you know, that that weren't typically in a situation to to come out and help and go

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above and beyond is really remarkable. And um you know, you learn that some people jump to action and some people don't know what to do. And the fact that you jumped into action and you could potentially have saved somebody's life. So, >> it's um it's more than a piece of paper. We're very grateful.

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>> Thank you, Samantha. >> Thank you. >> Tiffy, your cool head is huge. >> I'll bring Sophie in so she can say >> thank you. >> Thank you. It's wonderful. We have very talented staff here. Very grateful for them all.

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Okay. So, our 625 item, I see Dr. Smith is here and Dorcis. I'm not sure who else is here from um the scholarship committee, but we will make the presentations. >> Thank you, sir. >> Do you need help, Mark? Okay. >> Um I think I got it covered.

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It's all our microphone, though. >> Can I turn it off? >> No, just >> it's a floppy. >> We'll call you Wilson. Maybe it's maybe it's better if I'm >> behind here. Anyways, >> I can hold the microphone. >> I'll just I'll just

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>> Yeah, >> be like karaoke. Nobody wants that. Trust me. Uh Mark Smith, superintendent of the Dennis Yarmmouth Regional School District. Very proud superintendent of Dennis Yarmouth Regional School District for the reason I'm here today and for the surprise. Um I didn't know other

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than maybe 20 minutes before arriving that we were going to have that presentation today. So it was a dy um proud moment for me um as superintendent. >> Um but I'm also here as a member of the Yarmouth scholarship um committee. So uh

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I'm here to uh just speak a little bit about the committee. I'm not the chair of the committee. Um but I just do want to the committee had a great uh chair um in Dr. Kerr who ran uh that committee I'm sure for several years before I

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joined I don't know how many years I wish I could speak specifically to I know for the first two years of my superintendency uh he was our steadfast leader um got up here spoke far more eloquently about the exper the uh experience that I'm about to um but did

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uh step down as the chair last year so uh the committee did carry on um and so I'm just going to take a couple of minutes here and just speak a little bit about the the committee and try to do a little bit of justice and nowhere near as well as he did. So, you know, the the

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whole process just starts with the with the community and it's really just a wonderful donation um made by the Yarmouth uh taxpayers and it's it's an optin uh that uh is an opportunity that comes through the tax bill for the the

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the residents of the town to make a donation. And this year that totaled over $50,000 that the scholarship committee had to give to students at at um that are residents of the town of Yarmouth. And so this just again, you

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know, I have the opportunity at school committee meetings to talk often about donations that come to the district in a wide variety of ways. The school district gave out just under $635,000 in scholarships this year. I mean, it was a huge number and this is part of

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that, right? So it's again $50,000 that is no small shakes um and that's coming directly um from the residents here in this town. We had 45 applications uh in for those that $50,000 uh and so it's

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and you know if I'm being fully honest when this when the email comes to start this process it never comes at a good time of the year for me and it's like the one of the busiest times of the year and so I start with rolling my eyes like oh and I have to go through those 45 applications because the students have

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to go through a lot like they have to provide us with a bunch of information they have to write a couple different essays and that means the members of the committee have to read all that and process all that and um but as soon as I start the process um I'm always grateful

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that I'm participating in uh in this committee because for me you know as superintendent the role can be distanced from students uh but it's a really a great opportunity for me to get to know kids from afar read their stories read

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get their perspective each year the scholarship asks a different question. Uh this year the question students had to ask was or had to answer rather was what local issue matters most to you and how would you address that in the future? And it was a great opportunity

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again to see our students shine just like the two eighth graders that you uh heard from today. you know, we got to read from all of our uh Yarma students in the issues that matter most to them and there were there were definitely some common trends, but you know,

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students talking about real important issues that I've hear discussed here, issues like housing, issues uh like food insecurity, the environment, elder care, and having real practical thoughtful solutions and really just gives me a lot

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of hope for uh our future because quite frankly, I said it during my graduation speak their speech. They're all holding our future in their hands. Um, again, it gives me a lot of hope. Um, and so, you know, I am just one person standing up here to happen to speak right now, but

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it it does take a whole committee in order to make this possible. So, I am one member. Uh, select board member. McGurn is another. Uh, Miss Sandy Rubenstein, Rubenstein rather, it makes another member. Miss Katie Castano and

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Miss Danielle Hayward was the scholarship committee. So I want to make sure all those folks get their recognition and again as I mentioned we all read through all 45 applications score the applications in five different areas and then average of all those scores is taken and then everyone is

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ranked and then we distribute the funds. uh this year uh the top uh amount given is $2,000 and then all the way down to the the smallest amount uh given is 500 and there's ranges everywhere in between. Um and it personally has just

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been an absolute honor to be a part of this process and I uh look for well again I probably won't be excited when that first email comes but I know I'll be very excited once I get into it. Um, so I'm gonna uh we've got a ton of people here uh and

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>> ask that they come up here and stand here so we can take a picture with you all um after you receive your envelope. If you just come stand up here, that would be wonderful. >> Excellent. So, I'm going to call folks. We've been trying to get an understanding of who's going to be here and it's definitely been a moving target. So, I'm going to go through the

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list that I have as of uh about an hour ago. If I miss anybody, um, then I will make sure we call them up, but I'm going to try to just to go through the, um, folks that we believe are here today.

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Um, all right. So, starting with Shane Arsenal, already 0 for one. All right. Um, Janiah Bland for two. >> Okay. >> All right. Cody Bogn Bogdan, sorry.

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All right, Jacob Bolan. Maybe this is a list of people that aren't coming. >> Uh, Nora uh >> Brundage. >> Brutage. >> Here we go. >> All right. >> If you'll get your envelope and then come up here, that'd be great. Thank

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you. >> Yeah. Make sure you get the envelope. >> Congratulations. Are the um sweatshirts, the shirts that you're wearing, have any significance? >> Okay. I know you need to speak into the mic, but >> that is her college.

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>> Um I go to Sweet Brower College and I'll be going on my second year there, and I really love it. >> All right. >> Thank you, Nora. It's not helpful. >> One second. >> It's not in alphabetical clearly. >> Let the kids do it. They'll be faster.

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>> Oh, there it is. I found it. >> Found it. >> All right. >> Yay. >> Hopefully they go a lot faster now. All right. Um, next we have um Rose Rosa Cali with a C.

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>> And next we have Abigail Conover. >> There you go. Go on up front. >> Congratulations. >> Congratulations. >> And after Abigail, we have Ava Deo. >> And next we have Jaden D. Simone. over.

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>> Thank you. >> Ava deo >> deo. >> Congratulations. >> Thank you so much. >> Congratulations. >> Uh next we have uh >> congratulations. >> I think it's supposed to say Max Edwards. Matt Edwards.

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>> You don't need to be on camera 247. Max or Max? >> Max Max and Max. Yeah, it's a typo on the screen. Sorry. Max. Max Edwards. >> Max Edwards. >> Yay. >> Here we go. I have it. >> You got it. >> Yep. Congratulations. >> Uh, next we have Sierra Enright.

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Congratulations. >> I have Colin and Colin. Enright. Max and Colin. I mean Sierra and Colin. >> All right. Perfect. Next we have Kamoya Ferguson. >> You would think so, wouldn't you? There he is.

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>> Kamoya Ferguson. >> Ferguson. >> Congratulations. >> Uh, next we have Sky Forester. And then we have uh Brooke Gardener and Emerson Emerson Gardner.

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All right, moving along. Um, Julia Healey. >> Julie, you want to give me a couple more? easier when we go down. >> Thank you all for your patience.

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>> And next we have Marcy Marcy. >> I have her little brother on my bus every day. and Lucas Kowski. Congratulations. >> Uh Zoe Logan and Melissa Lopes.

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Uh, Alana Manuel. >> Yeah. >> Congratulations. Oh, sorry. Say it for me again. >> Elena. >> Elena. >> Make sure we get it right for the public. For the public record. Congratulations >> May Nas and Timothy

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>> Nas. All right, perfect. >> TC is huge. >> Congratulations. >> You're welcome. >> Y >> Oh, there you go. I got him. >> You got him. >> You're welcome. >> Thank you,

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>> Dr. St. John. >> Squeeze in together. Everybody can fit. There we go. >> I just pretty sure everybody at home can see it, too. >> Congratulations. I think she's >> Anakah Swanson.

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Anukica Swanson. Right. Next year we're gonna have these in alphabetical order. I can tell you that last and uh Roasia Thompson. >> We didn't forget you. is going to need

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you to squish in more. Okay. >> To your right. To your right. To your right. There you go. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> You can pretend your paper dolls connected at the shoulders.

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>> Hannah Willis and Aubrey Woods. Aubrey Woods. Congratulations. >> Congratulations. >> Uh, did I miss somebody? >> Oh, yes. So, she's not on this list, so I'll have to go back. Thank you. Oh,

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actually, no, she's on the bottom list, so it's not alphabetical. Um, Brooke Woodward. >> Congratulations. Congratulations. >> Um, Alicia Wyman,

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>> um, Hawin Kenny, tell she's here. Yeah. Fiona Lou that everybody because that's everybody on my list now. All right. So, who did I miss? >> Abigail Bard. All right. Abigail, there you are.

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>> Congratulations. >> Anybody else we missed? >> Oh, yeah. Sorry. >> Oh, very >> KA Kogan. >> Yay. >> Is that everybody?

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>> Sure. Super. I think they want us out there, Joyce. >> You're short already. Congratulations. Sorry about the graduation. Okay. Come back up here and see us. >> That was me, Dorcas.

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Love you guys. >> Yeah, it's 300 girls. You're all my best friends. Every single one of them. >> Wonderful. >> See you. Congratulations. He's getting too big. He's taller than you. >> Let's do this every

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>> All right. Sure. >> Love scholarship night. >> Me, too. It's my favorite. >> Who doesn't love giving out money? I mean, that's the best part. >> It's always fun to give out money. >> I like getting more than

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>> Well, and to and to uh double down on what Dr. Smith said. We're very fortunate that people choose to um check that box and send a little bit extra. So when they ask you and you get your tax bill and you're irritated when you open your tax bill, just come back to this

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and realize that every dollar goes to um our future and make sure you it makes it a little bit easier for them. So >> let me also if I could just as a member of the committee um again thank my fellow committee members uh and a thank

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you to all who applied. I mean it was awe inspiring to listen to what these kids had to say >> and uh it comes from the heart. Uh it it was it never it ceases to amaze me at how

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wonderful the kids are. Everybody always thinks all those kids they don't you know let me tell you they're pretty amazing. >> They really are. They really are pretty amazing and I wish them the best of luck with what they do from this point on and from what we saw that was written for

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us. They're going places each and every one of them. Thank you. >> No, I'm glad you said that. I it was something as you know I very much enjoyed and reading what these children or not children the yeah our students that what they write is just it's it

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really um makes you recognize as Dr. Smith had said that a lot of the issues that we deal with they're very cognizant of and it and a lot of it affects their lives even at a very young age. So >> and these kids would have had the pandemic in their their last years of

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middle school. So, you know, good for them to have kept on and studied and, you know, gotten into higher ed and gotten scholarships, >> right? Inspirational. It is wonderful. All right. So, our next agenda item is 6:45. Um, is our pledge of inventory

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collateral for Oliver's Planks Tavern, 6 Bray Farm Road. I'm going to um I don't know if we have a public hearing notice. >> No, it's not a public hearing. Okay. It's listed as a hearing. All right.

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Do you want to explain, Abby? Amy? >> Sure. Um, okay. So, Olivers came to us through their attorney. um who and they asked for a pledge of collateral, meaning the pledge of the license and collateral in their business

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in order to um to uh help to finance a loan in order to purchase the property that they do business from. >> All right. So, all the all the documentation is here. Amy has collected

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everything that is needed for um this particular pledge. This is um doesn't change anything operationally. It's it's just a it's a procedure that is required. >> Correct. >> So um with it not being a public hearing

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um we just need a a motion from the board. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Any discussion on the motion to approve the application as presented? >> I. All those in favor? >> No. >> I just wanted to make sure you said you moved it, but it's move. Move to approve.

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>> Move to approve. >> Yes. >> Okay, great. >> All those in favor? >> I. >> Any oppose? That passes 4 zero. All right. Next is our 7:00 item for the

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Yarmouth Lodge 2270 Loyal Loyal Order of the Moose. And um I have that in front of me and I need to find the public. This is a public hearing. Correct. This

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is a a change of manager and director um change. >> So it's >> and it is not a public hearing. Um, it is again paperwork that the ABCC needs for a change of director and uh change of officers. >> There's no advertisement though for

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this. >> No, there was no advertisement required. >> I outlined them differently on the agenda. >> Sure. Well, >> because they're listed as hearings. >> Um, >> apologies. I'll make sure. >> No, no, it's not it's not you. I approved the agenda, so it's me, but

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it's a little bit it does get confusing. Sure. So that's just a side that's just a side note for us. >> See, Holly, you're not the only one who is confused. >> No, it's >> it's a it's a required vote again. Um

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but you know, a public hearing is typically there's a formality in that with advertising and this is a little bit different just for our own just for our own knowledge. So um again, all the documentation is here. uh if you want to introduce yourself and just talk about

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what it is that you're requesting that would be wonderful or Amy can help you. >> Sure. Uh my name is Holly Sheridan. I am the administrator at the Yamoth Moose Lodge. I have been a Yamoth resident for almost 30 years. Um the administrator at the lodge is uh basically a secretary. I

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do all the paperwork, pay all the bills, make sure everything is in working order, uh order all the liquor, make sure everybody's doing what they're supposed to do. And uh that's about it. >> I see that you are tips trained. You've been there. Are you related? I'm I'm

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assuming you were related to Hugh. >> He was my husband. >> Okay. Well, Hugh served in this capacity for many years before his passing. So, um >> yes, he did. >> We're sorry. Yeah. >> Thank you. >> Did wonderful. We're familiar with him. We've never had any problems with your

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license um at all. So the request is for a change of director and change of manager to Holly. Is there anybody on the board that has any questions? >> Nope. I think >> well well suited to the task. >> Thank you.

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>> Is there anybody who would like to make a motion? >> I would make a motion that we approve the change of directors and manager for the Armouth Lodge 2270 loyal order of Moose. >> Second. >> Second. >> Okay. Any discussion on the motion? All those in favor? I.

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>> Any oppose? Pass unanimously. Thank you very much. >> Thank you very much. >> Good luck. Good luck. >> We know you're uh you know what you're doing. >> That's for sure. >> Thank you. >> You're welcome. Thank you. >> All right. Next, we have um a 7:15 item.

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I don't know if they're here. Um but we are going to This one is a hearing and we're going to read the um hearing notice into the record. The Yarma Select Board acting as the local licensing authority has received an application

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from Shrim Inc. DBA freeird motor Lodge Parth Patel manager 553 Route 28 West Jarmath for an annual weekday annual weekday entertainment license and an annual Sunday entertainment license for live and recorded music to include

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one to three musicians and or a disc jockey. No dancing by patrons. Music will be outdoors from 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Sunday and 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday. A hearing will be held

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on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2026 in the hearing room 11:40 at Yarmouth Town Hall, 11:46 Route 28 in South Yarmouth. The select board meeting begins at 6 p.m. Written comments will be accepted until 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 18th

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in the licensing office uh at town hall or by email at public comment at yarmit.mma. us and verbal comments will be accepted at the hearing. With that, we will open the hearing. I will say that um although it was after the this

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the date that was listed, we do have some public comment uh that has been submitted to us that I got today in our at our place from an abuter that um said that they had just received

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this was dated uh Sunday and said they just had received the letter informing them about the desire to seek approval for the outdoor music license for live and recorded music. They go on to say that the letter question states that uh written comments

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will be accepted until Thursday the 18th. However, I did not receive the letter until the 20th, precisely at 10:41 a.m. with video recorded evidence of the letter being signed for. Secondly, the date that the letter was postmarked was June 16th, leaving less

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than 48 hours before written comment would be accepted. I find this practice of trying to freeze out written comment by not providing sufficient amount of time to receive written notice and response in very poor taste which my opinion reflects poorly on the business in

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question and uh to organize and completely forthright in doing business in his neighbor neighborhood in good faith. The timeline of receiving this information and the expectation to respond so quickly is

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unacceptable and import. Secondly, I recently been subject to loud music from the venue well beyond what I believe to be reasonable for a residential neighborhood. The occup the occasional music event is not particularly my

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concern. However, the letter states that they seek a license for both weekday and weekend use, which I believe is excessive for the neighborhood to have to endure. The letter also does not state the decibel level that the music will be played at, which is

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extremely concerning. If there's no decibel level, it raises questionable level will be enforced by licensed proprietor to operate at. That being said, I'm not in favor of granting the entertainment license for Freeboard Motor Lodge and hope that the town of

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Yarmouth will consider granting and hope that the town of West Jarmath will consider granting such a license. Um, and that is signed by Mr. and Mrs. Wanuk of Anastasia Road. Um, and we have

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another one here that disagrees with the Freeird Motor Lodge. If this petition is allowed to give precedence to other motel to bring music on their property, I strongly urge the town of Yam to deny this petition. Music attack, dancing,

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alcohol, drugs, and acceptable behav unacceptable behavior. There are many private residents in back of this hotel who will have to bear the brunt of the noise accompanying that behavior. Mary Petrus on Leonard A. And also as a matter of information, um just so the

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board is aware, there's a license in here from uh 2024 that they had for outdoor um entertainment from 2 to 7 and that was um in 2024. They let it expire, which is why they had to reapply now.

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And then the the back and forth emails from Amy, our licensing administrator, to the Patels. So with that, I will open it up to the petitioner I don't see here. So we'll open it up for public

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comment if anybody would like to speak either for or against. Yes, sir. If you don't mind, actually we can bring that right to you. >> We'll give you the microphone. >> Please identify yourself for the record. Sorry. >> It's It's not for us. It's for the people at home. It's a recorded, so

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>> it's probably ready now. >> I don't know. Those girls they spoke for about 30 seconds before it started. Maybe we'll get another one. Thanks, Liam. >> Did not approve the handwriting. >> Maybe we could just switch it. I see the

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green light on the other one already. >> Sorry. >> Technical difficulties. >> How's that? >> That's good. >> Okay. Thank you. We are Edward and Deborah Stifel. We live on Blackthorn

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Way, which is diagonally behind a freeird. Uh, two years ago, they had the permit that you spoke of. It was terribly loud. We enjoy sitting outside and having supper on the back deck. Way too loud.

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The house sh was shaking. But before we talk about that, they have not given the required notice. They are supposed to let all the abeters know less than 10 days before the hearing.

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And we, like the lady that you quoted, we have received a notice mailed the 16th, which is seven days before. So whether that's intentional to keep comments from being made or whether it's

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unintentional, it doesn't matter. They did not file the correct papers and the correct timeline and this hearing should not even take place tonight. >> I appreciate your comments, Edward. I was um that was brought to my attention. Unfortunately, he's not here. Did the

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Did he hand you the green cards with any >> He did. >> He said he would be here today. >> I know. What was What was the date of the mailing? Do you know? Uh there are several >> that were delivered on the 17th.

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>> There were among them. >> Do we know when it was they were mailed though because the delivery and the mailing is two different >> uh we the town also received um because the town is a Butters and the postmark is for June 16th. >> Okay. So,

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>> as is my postmark >> and I was I was reading um I was reading what our rules were uh before the meeting started and the legal advertisement talks about you're responsible for paying for the legal

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fees. Notices must be sent to abuing properties within 3 days after the legal ads posting and this is the the bothersome part to me in most cases at least 10 days before a public hearing. So, I'm not sure what in most cases is,

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but that to me, we need to correct that. >> Um, >> yeah. Well, yeah. I mean, it should it should say, you know, if required at a minimum of 10 days and it and it doesn't say that. So, um, >> unfortunately,

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>> it certainly eliminates any comments because there's no time to submit them, >> right? Absolutely. Um, so and and he's not here to um speak on this particular one. So, the only thing I can say is maybe the the board wants to continue the hearing till our next meeting. We'll

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leave it open so that way people do have time um to comment. >> Sounds like we have to. >> And um >> Madam Chair, I'd like to make that motion to continue this hearing. >> Do we have a date certain that we can >> our next meeting? >> We need to continue to a specific date.

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>> July 7th is our next meeting >> after you since you're not going to be here. >> Yeah, I won't be here on the 7th, but Well, the vice chair can handle it. >> Okay. >> July 7th. >> July 7th is the date of our next meeting.

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>> Second. >> That's very fair. Thank you. >> Thank you. Okay. Uh there's been a motion. There's been a second. Any discussion on the motion? All those in favor? >> I. >> Okay. That that means that the hearing is left open and will be continued and

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we will we don't need to readvertise it. We're just going to continue it. that will give people sufficient time. In the meantime, your point is well taken. I think we need some clarification. Um, and also we need to make sure that people have been given enough. Here he comes. I see him.

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>> The person right here. >> Yes, it is. >> All right. Great. Hi. Come on in. >> Hi. >> It was um well, we made a we made a motion to continue the hearing for the freeboard until July 7th. Um there was some question by the public about

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whether or not there was enough uh ample time given for the notices were not mailed until the 16th. >> They'd need to have at least 10 days notice by our so we continued it to July 7th and we'll leave the hearing open and

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then that way if anybody has any public comment that they'll have time to to comment before this board makes a decision. There were two comments that were submitted to us by neighbors and a gentleman here tonight that um also made comment that you can get those comments from from um so hopefully July 7th works

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for you, but you can stay right there because we're we're going to move on to the next one. Okay. All right. So that dispenses of the freeird for now and now we will take up the next item which is uh the town of

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Yarmis select board is acting as the local licensing authority has received applications from Hari hospitality DBA the uncommoner hotel parthel general manager 135 route 28 west jarath mass 02673 for an annual weekday

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entertainment license and annual Sunday entertainment license for live and recorded music to include two to four musicians and or a disc jockey and dancing by patrons. Music will be outdoors from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Sundays and from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

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Monday through Saturday. The hearing will be held on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2026 in the hearing room at Yarmouth Town Hall, 11:46 Route 28 South Yarmouth, Mass. The select board will meeting begins at 6 pm. Written comments will be

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accepted until 4:30 Thursday, June 18th in the select board's office at town hall or can be submitted electronically to public comment at yarmath.mma. us. Verbal comments will be accepted at the meeting. So, with that, we will open the hearing and um give you the opportunity

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to talk about um but before we start, do you have the green cards, Amy, for this as well? And do we have the same situation for the mailing dates on this one? >> Okay. >> I think to be fair, we'd need to >> Madam Chair, I'd like to move that we

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continue the hearing >> the public sufficient time >> comment. Yeah, that way we we make sure that we instead of doing it, we'll just continue it and then that way it gives people the 10 days that they need from the time they notice because um

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I don't think when did we receive ours? >> The same date as we did for the free bird, which was the 16th. >> I'm sorry. It was the 17th. >> It was mailed on the 16th. We >> Okay. >> All right. I do um I did acknowledge there's a

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little bit of ambiguity in our uh in in the requirement that perhaps um it said in most cases but u we would really like to say that it's 10 days in advance. So um that just gives everybody

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ample time to to comment. So okay so there's a motion to continue to July 7th and there's a second. Is there any discussion on that? >> All those in favor? Any opposed? Okay. So, we don't need to revertise. You don't need to mail anything from now.

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We're just going to put it off until July 7th and hopefully you can come back and we can have a discussion about it at that time. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thanks for >> All right. um one of your rebutters um has a

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concern and perhaps there's a way you could address that in the hall um while everybody's here you know out in the hall not as part of anything here but okay and and >> we provide comments

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>> yeah we don't have yeah I don't want >> we can talk here >> okay good >> okay all right so next we have um blue rockes short and I am going to open that one. I'm going to read it into the record. The

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town of Yarmouth ABCC new seasonal hotel all alcohol retail license for Blue Rock Resort 39 Todd Road South Yarmouth. The town of Yarmmer Select Board acting as the local licensing authority has received an application for a new

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seasonal all alcohol license from Lord Hotel Yarmath LLC DBA Blue Rock Resort. Mr. Patel owner manager 39 Todd Road South Yarmouth Mass.

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The premises includes two floors, four rooms, 22 rooms on each floor in a separate building. There is a bar, registration area, breakfast area, and an outdoor pool. A hearing will be held on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2026 in the hearing room at Yarmouth Town Hall,

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11:46 Route 28 South Yarmouth. The select board meeting begins at 6 p.m. Written comments will be accepted until 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 18th, 2026 in the select board's office, the town hall, or can be submitted electronically to public comment at yarmit.mma. US and

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verbal comments will be accepted at the hearing. With that, the hearing is open. Uh, do you have the green cards for this? >> I do not have green cards. Um, I was told this morning by Mr. Patel that he

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would have them with him today. Just as uh >> just to be clear, that's a a different Mr. Patel. >> Correct. Yeah. This is Davo. >> Oh, we can't pronounce his last his first name. Dal Kamore is the first name.

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>> And with the um the time of the hearing at 7:45, I asked each of the the um people to be here at least 15 minutes prior to the um the hearing. So, I'm sure that's why he's not here yet.

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>> They should all be here at the start of the meeting just for future Oh, I see. Yeah, they should be here at the And that's why it says the meeting starts at six o'clock because after six o'clock we're able to act on it. >> Okay. So, I see. Um, >> if you'd like me to do appointments in the meantime, I could.

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>> Well, we just opened this hearing, so um >> if they can stay open for two weeks, they can stay open through appointments, but whatever is easy. >> What does the board want to do? >> I'd like to move on and come back to it.

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Maybe we close the hearing and then we can relose it close. >> Well, then we leave it open for while we hear some other >> think we're setting a precedent that >> you know these >> My apologies madam chair. I was not aware that >> Yeah, we always say that. That's why in

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our advertisement we say that the board select board begins at 6 so that way they they are here at six o'clock but it's it's not their fault. Okay, we'll just move on. We'll leave it open and we'll get back to it. Go ahead, Joyce.

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>> Okay. Um, uh, I'd like to announce the resignation of Glenn Martin from the Disability Commission. I, uh, suggest that we accept the resignation with thanks from the >> So moved. >> Second.

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>> Discussion. All in favor? >> I, >> u, I'd like to accept the, uh, resignation of Phyllis Venberg, also from the Disability Commission. Um, I'd like to suggest that we thank her for

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her service and accept her resignation. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Sorry. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Okay. Um, appointments. Um, I'd like to suggest for the energy committee a new

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appointment, Marie McHugh, um, for a three-year unexpired term that would end uh, December 2028. >> So moved. Second >> discussion. All in favor? >> I >> I

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>> thank you. Um reappoints uh for the board of assessors. Um Carlen Jones. Um this would be a regular appointment that would be for one to three years of an expired term and hers

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would run through July 2029. So move second. All discussion. >> All in favor? >> I >> and also for the board of assessors, I'd like to suggest reappoint of Pauline

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Israelian. Um this is a an appointment um regular appointment of an unexpired term that would run through July 2027. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Any discussion?

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All in favor? >> I. >> Okay. Uh, moving on, we have uh community preservation. Um, I'd like to suggest a reappoint of Judy Wilchinsky um for regular atlarge term for three

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years to run through July 2029. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Any discussion? >> All in favor? >> I. And then finally for conservation commission um two uh reappoints, David

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Bernstein and John Frost. Um they're two regular three-year terms, both to run through July 2029. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Any discussion? All in favor? >> Okay. And that concludes our

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appointments. >> Excellent. Uh let's look at the minutes of July 22nd, 2025. So it I they were incomplete. So I did we get them sent again in a complete version.

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>> Yeah. My understanding is that they're complete now >> with the presentation right? >> I don't know addit. >> So we'd have to go back I guess and look at them on the website. >> I didn't get a revised version. >> Why don't we turn?

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>> Okay. >> Yeah. It's right it should be right in your packet. The final packet that went out had the >> It said revised. Yeah. >> Okay. So, we're holding that. >> Are we is has anybody have a chance to

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>> You can You can do it by necessity. I'm I'm And I just will abstain. >> You haven't read the updated minutes >> after the wastewater presentation. My version had nothing. >> Just had a list of continue the discuss take this up at our next meeting, Madam

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Chair, so everybody has a chance to properly read. It's a It's a length. It's a It's a It's a lengthy set of minutes. >> Here's the new one. I thought everybody got it. I certainly got it. It was just the whole thing was ambiguous. It was like here's the change

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ones. Well, but nobody knew what changed. >> Nothing changed. It was just I let her know, Mary Alice know that it ended. They the minutes ended, >> right? And then she abruptly. >> Yeah. And

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>> she updated it and sent it out, >> but we'll put them on the next agenda. >> I don't think this is it. I'll check. Oh, here it is. Okay. Yes. Okay. That's it. water project uptake.

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>> So, are we on upcoming agenda review, Madam Chair? >> Sure. >> Well, I added to the July 7th the resumption of the uncommoner hotel and the freeird hearing. I will not be here on the seventh.

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>> Oh, no. You're our licensing chair. >> Dorcas will do it. I don't think we have a vice chair of licensing, but we have a vice chair of the board, so I'm not sure how that works, but Mark said Dorcas can handle it. >> Dorcas is >> We'll help her. >> Yep. >> But we don't have a vice chair of the

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license. >> Right. >> We'll be here to help if you get >> I'm sure. >> We'll all pitch in. We'll limp through >> madam vice chair. >> Now I think we're I'm posted for 5:30 tomorrow not at 5. We looked at it

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didn't seem to be hours. >> So we have a special town meeting at 6 select board meeting at 5:30. >> Oh thank you for straightening that out. >> That's tomorrow night. >> Right. Right.

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>> Note that the agenda schedule since that's incorrect. >> Thank you. Thanks. Another half hour of sunshine. >> All right. Then July 7th and Saturday,

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July 18th will be our goal setting and from that things may change. And I I if we wanted just the the list um of possible agenda items,

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I added to my list the naming review of the naming policy like the pond we're going to deal with tonight, Sandy Pond. That was something that we talked about having on an agenda. And then the school bus monitoring for red lights runs running past red lights

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through red lights. >> The bus patrol. It's it's listed on there. I see it. >> What's wrong with our naming committee? We we had questions about the the this particular situation, but is there is there a default a defect in our naming policy or >> I think we don't have a naming policy. I

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think that's >> I think we do. >> We do. Well, that's then is this Sandy >> Pond very specifically when we rename Smugglers Beach from Bass River to Smuggler's Beach. We went through that whole policy. So, is this recommendation

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that's before us on this other item, does that consistent with our policy? >> Yeah. >> Yep. >> Okay. >> So, I'll take that off, huh? >> I Well, I think I mean I remember I remember looking at it in the past because we have renamed

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other things. >> All I'm saying is I've looked for it. I can't find it and I've asked for it and I don't have it. So, um I'm assuming I I this is not going to have an effect on the Sandy Pond issue, but I think we have talked about maybe it would be nice

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to have a policy so that in the future when these come up, boards that might have recommendations could follow a policy because I'm not sure when, and again, I don't want to get out of order, but I'm I'm assuming this came to us without necessarily a review of a policy. And I'm seeing a head being

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nodded. So, um I I think the item should still be there. We should have whatever the policy is since you say it exists. >> Well, because we we reviewed it when we went from Bass River Beach and there was a there was a whole process about us looking at the policy. >> All I'm saying is I can't find a policy.

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I think it's a great idea to put the policy. Yes. >> Admin doesn't have the policy. >> Yeah. All I'm saying is is we should have it and review it and re reaffirm it or revise it. We should look back to when we named the in the packet when we

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renamed it was not that many years ago we re renamed Smuggler's Beach. That was part of making sure we followed the policy. And didn't we follow a policy when we when we named uh the Parker River Landing? >> No, we that was an issue. That was an is

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that was a problem. >> Yeah. That was a problem. That was It was flagged there as a problem. >> It wouldn't hurt to look it over again. But I thought that that I just didn't realize there was a problem with it because we've we've utilized it in the past.

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>> It came up then we didn't have a policy. It's coming up now again. We don't have a policy. So the idea is that you know what it would be good to have a policy. >> Yeah, I agree with >> so that when the rec commission wants to make a recommendation, they could look at a policy and uh have some guidance on

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what to recommend and how to recommend. >> Sounds good. So, I I still recommend we put that on the agenda and resolve it one way or the other. >> That's it's on my list. >> Someone can find the policy. I would recommend that we put it in the packet, put it on the agenda so that we can review it and we can all know what it

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says. >> Sounds good. I also have uh town commons. Any legal results yet on the Simpkins field? And going back to the town common study? >> No, we do not have the town council's report.

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>> Okay. Okay. So, it's on the stays on the list. And then the contract review for DY that >> contract or agreement >> agreement >> agreement. Is that >> agreement >> underway? Did

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>> is anybody doing it? >> I hear crickets. >> I don't know what you're talking about. >> No, I know. What? I mean, do you have a specific question? Is anyone doing it? I thought we were good. We were sent a letter to the yes >> um school committee and the school committee indicated that after the

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election they would um respond in writing and they have not responded in writing. So um the correspondence is in front of the school committee right now. >> So we leave that on the agenda. >> Okay. Then the last thing that I have on my list, we got a letter from a resident

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about the um the garbage trucks and um and we also have some evidence from other not letters but a story in the newspaper where a gun came into play over leaf blowers. Not in Yarmouth,

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thank goodness. But um should there be a review with the board of health or would the select board as part of or is this to go to the goals perhaps? But should there be some some review of noise issues and a some policy from the board

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of health? The board of health would be logically the committee to suggest drinking for physical exercise. >> At any rate, is that something that should be at our goals meeting or instead >> up to the board? I

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>> that's kind of a >> I don't I don't know how we would answer how how we would lead that discussion. Are you proposing to >> Well, we do have a letter from a resident. So, we could start there. >> Uh, and then >> in our perview,

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>> I I don't think it is. That's why I think we would have to say to the board of health, >> have the person direct their comment to the board of health. >> All right. >> It's not really a health issue. >> Oh, it is. >> But it is. >> People claim it's a health issue, but a lot of it like traffic noise, the noise

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people, you know, >> people say noise. >> We have a noise bylaw. So, >> in any event, if it it's up to the board. Does anybody else have any interest in putting that on? >> Not at the present time. >> Okay. All right. Anything else? >> No.

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>> All right. Moving on from upcoming agenda, unless anybody else has anything on that. >> Your gentleman is here. >> There we go. >> Great. Um, >> perfect. >> We'll do individual items. I have

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I um an individual I do you want to go ahead Tracy with that? >> Oh you go ahead. >> Okay. So, um, after speaking with the Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization and and Steve Tupper in particular, um, I would I'm finishing

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the previous, uh, representatives term and that would end in December and then there would there's about there will be another uh, vote that will be conducted by Steve Tupper of Cape Cod Commission. So, that answers that. So, I stay on Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning

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Organization till December. And I also um am willing to take on the Cape Media Center um representation um if that helps the board. I think that I am, as Joyce points out, very knowledgeable in the the media um area.

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So, >> well, we can put it on the upcoming agenda for a vote. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Anything else? >> And then yes, I just wanted to say um I there was an situation

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at Old King's Highway last night and I wanted to give them a a real strong shout out. They handled it with calmly, considerately, and they applied the law as opposed to

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opinions. And that was I was I was very pleased the way Oak's Highway was handling very difficult situation. So that's a shout out. Thank you. >> Joyce, do you have any individual items?

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>> Um, just to say that I'm still smiling after Saturday. I just think that was wonderful and it was so great to see everybody on board and celebrating something and you know that that there was no division on. It was it was great. I'm even you know wearing my buttons

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still. >> You're red, white, and blue. I like it. All right, Dorcas, you have anything else? >> Well, kind of piggybacking on what Joyce is talking about, the only thing I have is um could we put together a proclamation, you know, like for this committee, they they did an outstanding

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job. It was it was spectacular. And uh I I think we need to formally >> recognize them for that. Bring them back and let them get our applause. >> Be great. >> I think that would be nice. >> Wonderful. Let's do it. H Mark, you have

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any >> No, I I would add to um the accolades that other board members have shared regarding the way in which the event was handled. Um what I what I what struck me in addition just to the uh the public's

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enjoyment and it was there was an energy in in the whole air and I think it just goes to sort of reaffirm and strengthen our commitment to support these kind of events these kinds of opportunities to draw attention to the town of Yarma's

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history. We've talked about heritage tourism and the need to focus on our history and be doing events, doing things, uh, refurbishing old facilities, but we're really, uh, putting putting our energies and efforts into protecting

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and interpreting our history and drawing the public in that whole process. And I think this is a perfect example of uh, the good things that can come out of something like this. So, I thought it was great. The the other thing that jumped out at me was um all of the collaboration with all the different

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departments in the town and I kudos to the town administrator, kudos to uh the efforts to coordinate all the various groups. Uh we had a number of town officials there helping kick in and volunteer. Um so it was an event that

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really required a lot of collaboration, a lot of coordination and uh it was great not just to see the committee work and it's ex its extended network of volunteers but also to see all the different town departments sort of pitching in and helping out in some way.

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It was all well done. It was all well coordinated. buses, uh the transportation, getting people to the uh cemetery, um all the volunteers that helped out there. You just saw everywhere you went,

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uh regardless of where you might have spent your time, um you saw several town officials there pitching in and helping out and and it all was kind of like seamless. Everybody knew what they were doing, what their role was, what they had to do. And uh the public is well

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served. I mean the level of attention to the residents, people needing help getting on a bus or getting help getting seated or whatever just um there were so many aspects of this event that just made you proud um of this community, you

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know. So, um I too um uh want to celebrate all of that hard work that went into that event from everybody >> that contributed because it was truly a town a community exercise. Uh and it was wonderful.

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>> It was the second time this spring to see lots of happy community faces. The first being the park dedication. I was thinking about that, Joyce. I was thinking we'd have had two wonderful openings, grand openings or dedication, so to speak, in the last couple of months. And you know, I've been here a

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few years and sometimes we go >> years without having things like that and the fact that we've had two wonderful ones in the last couple of months. >> Yeah. And I, you know, I've been a constant critic of um communications, but it's obvious that we're seeing

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improvement. Um the town administrator talked about a lot of hard work being done there to sort of improve facilities, capabilities, presence and uh that has to be acknowledged as well. Um if you I and I encourage members of the board to take a look at the website and some of the material that's out

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there on this event. They've every everybody's everybody's pitched in and uh I want to give a shout out to our communications team. I think that will probably be noted as a rarity uh for me, but uh it's welld deserved. They've done a great job and I appreciate that they're

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>> a robust shout out from Mr. Forest. >> No, I I I just think it needs to be noted that that you could clearly see they're working hard and uh I I want to let people know I appreciate it. >> Great. All right. So, that's it for

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individual items. We will go back to our 745 art item. if the petitioner would like to come for Blue Rock Resort. I've already read the uh public hearing notice into the record and the hearing is open. With that, I am going to before

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while you come forward, I am going to read um one public comment that we received on the application. It says I'm submitting this in regards to the select board's meeting on liquor license application for Blue Rock Resort. I'm in a butter and received the certified letter today. I live here 18 years and

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an active look uh there was an active liquor license up until the pandemic and never caused any problems. I've met with the new owner. I have no doubt that this will be a benefit to the abutters as well as the owners. They seem to they seem sincere and hardworking. These are

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ideal owners that I can speak for many of my neighbors when I say that we miss having a place to grab some food and a be and an alcoholic beverage. We at least a dozen are excited of the prospect of this happening. That's signed Patrick Wheelen of South Yarmouth.

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>> So with that, the um the hearing is open. If you would like to introduce yourself and uh discuss uh what what it is that you're asking for today, that would be wonderful. >> Hi. Uh good evening to everyone who's here. I have been listening to the things going on for the town and yes,

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I'm willing to add something to the town as well. I am the assistant manager of Blue Rock Resort and I am here um representing uh our family business. We have been um the owner of properties around Massachusetts but in Maine that's

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our first property and we volunteered to be here because we wanted to be in Maine uh sorry uh in Cape Cod. So, I'm just getting confused because on the way I was informed that this should be the setting and I'll be sitting in front

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of all of you and I'll be speaking. Thank god this mic is not working. >> Oh, it's working. >> Oh, it's working. Okay. >> So, you're doing great. Don't worry that it's going to be a public speaking like that. I was just thinking that I will walk in the office. I'll just give my

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certification and it will be, you know, two. >> No, forget about all that. you can just have a regular conversation with us. You're fine. >> I saw you people and I'm feeling better after listening to you all when you were talking. So um just when we are talking

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about things happening here for the licensing actually when we joined in we were settling down the hotel and there were many other things which we were focused on but each and every customer they they just walk in and they just said that why not the restaurant or the

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bar is opening here. And then we started thinking that why not if we are here to serve people then why not to serve them in a way that they want us to serve them rather than decide that what we feel easy or comfortable with. Although

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restaurant or bar was on the papers but we made this process uh what you call it we expedited this process to have it done as soon as possible and yes that's a truthful thing that till the co times

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the previous owners red jacket group was having the license for both the restaurant and the bar we have applied for the bar because we are planning to serve the packed food with it definitely we can not serve anything else until unless our restaurant is up and running.

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>> Uh we have the food licensing and stuff. But for the bar, um we started with the application and then the training. I did the certification myself and I'm willing to be there taking the responsibility of everything that is being done on the

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premises. And uh we never had a situation ever in the past also where the bar or all these things have created any um nuisance for the society or the community around us. We are loved by our

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neighbors. I know this thing because we just walk around. We invite our neighbors who are having homes nearby our hotel. And I would find this as an opportunity to invite all of you also to just walk by our property. It's just next to the one of the famous attraction

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of the town that is Blue Rock uh golf course. So yes, I'm requesting all of you to approve this petition of ours and if there is any reservation, I'm sitting right in front of you to answer anything or everything that is there in the

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process. Thank you. >> Is that your how you pronounce Sadia? Okay. Thank you. Thank you very much for that. Um I So you said you are TIPS certified tips trained. Okay. I didn't see it in the packet. So make sure that Amy has uh

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>> Can I submit it to you, ma'am? Yes. >> Yes. She will she will need a copy of that. And um I see that you also met with um Officer Lunderan and went through our checklist of rules and regulations and you're comfortable that you understand all that's required of you.

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Okay. And you have your green cards for a butter notification. Can you tell me when those were mailed? >> Uh, well, I have a bunch of uh them. You want the dates for all of them? >> No, you need to um >> mailing date for them.

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>> Turn those into to the town to prove that you mailed them, but can you tell me when when you did the mailing >> uh for all of them? >> Um, ma'am, I was not the prime person to do the mailing. I me I'm we were, you

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know, our front desk was involved in it. So the dates are there but I'm not sure about the exact date. >> Okay. Um well this a butter had uh told us that he received his on the 15th because that's when the email came from

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him. So um we just want to make sure that we gave uh 10 days notice. >> Yes. >> It was like 10 days before. Definitely. >> Okay. All right. All right. So, um I guess we will go to

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the public first. Is there anybody from the public who would like to speak either for or against this application? Seeing nobody, we can take a motion to close the public hearing. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Any discussion? All those in favor? I.

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>> Any opposed? Okay, the public hearing is closed. Now we will have discussion amongst our board. Does anybody from the board have any questions for Sadia? >> No. >> I looked at the location and what a nice spot. >> So, >> it's a beautiful place.

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>> Yeah. So, this is >> and just to add to it, um I would love to retire here. >> Yeah. >> I would love to make this my home. >> Yeah. I I would love when I'm just planning because I have an

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apartment on top of the lobby. So, I'm staying there. >> I'm settling it down in a way that I'm not going to move anywhere else. going to be a part of this that and when I drive just to let you know when I was driving through 39 Todd Road till

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Highness there are homes newly built homes well-maintained home that I always tell my husband you know sometimes if I get bored or we get a bigger family to accommodate they'll make one of this home here but we're not going anywhere although people are just

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making us scared that you haven't seen a winter here >> u I'm so much willing to see the winter. >> Well, great. >> Joyce, do you have any questions? >> Um, no. I just I'm delighted to see someone so happy starting a new aspect

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of the business. >> I wanted to be here. I I'm I'm not forced to be here. So, this is what is making me happy. This is what I wanted to do. I'm not forced. I'm not convinced to do it. So, yeah, I'm happy. >> And even if it's a small apartment, you

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have great outdoor space. and a great view. >> Yes. Yes, I have. And I have guests coming in every day with lots of experience to share with. So, I'm happy. Great. >> Do you have any questions? >> Not at all. >> Mark, do you have any questions?

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>> Um, for someone who's has difficulty with public speaking, I I'm not buying it. You've done a great job. >> Actually, I think you people are really good. You haven't made it a serious kind of a hearing. We can

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>> but you all are sitting with serious faces and not a >> if you violate your license. >> You'll see a serious face. >> I would love not to see that. I would love to maintain the law. I'm a law-abiding citizen. >> Well, we appreciate that. And that's

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>> I have never even received any traffic violation ever in my life. >> Don't say that. Don't say it out loud. >> Knock on wood. I am looking at your um your resume and it doesn't look like you have a lot of experience with uh serving alcohol. So I am glad that you have met

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with officer Lundan. I just do want to say as I say not just to you but we say to every applicant that we take our licenses very serious. Um it's a it is a big responsibility for you to make sure that um the public is safe >> and if they're not you will um have to

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come back here and um it's a privilege to have a license and we'd have to address that at the time. But um you know I can't go without saying that we need to make sure that alcohol doesn't get into the hands of minors or there's no overserving which is all things that

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I'm sure you already know. >> Yeah. I'm a mother of three kids and I I know that having this any individual who trust us who walk in our premises and they uh are

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in a condition where they need help will be provided to them. I can just guarantee this thing in all our uh capacity the help the guidance the safety measures will be taken >> and that's the commitment. I am not going to promise this thing but that's

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the commitment. Of course I'm a human being. I can make mistakes but I am planning not to overlook anything that will make um any mistake of mine let any individual be harmed.

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>> Appreciate that's all and that's all you can ask. Right, >> Mark? >> Well, you won me over. Okay. I'm I'm I'm I'm all in favor of it. No, you're a wonderful ambassador to the uh to to your business. >> Um it's great having you before the board and um

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>> uh make a motion. >> Yeah, I I make a mot. Are we all set on terms of the dates for the Do we have a card issue with this one? Dates >> not. So she said it was over 10 days. >> Was over 10 days. Good. >> Great. So we don't have to continue. We can just go right to a vote. So

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>> I I move approve to approve the the request. >> Second. >> Second. >> Any discussion on the motion? All those in favor? Bye. >> Bye. >> Thank you so much. >> Good luck. >> Luck. >> Thank you. >> I'd love to share the joy with all of you. That's your town's place. So, do

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visit us. >> Well, thank you for being here. >> You're a shining star. >> Thank you so much. >> Thank you very much. Okay, you're all set. And um Danny, if you have any if you have any questions, >> we we would like to be introduced if

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possible to um >> to the manager. >> Dval Kumar. >> Yes. >> Come on up. >> Sadia will be our assistant manager. Dval Kumar, you are the listed as the manager. >> And um >> is he your husband? >> No.

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>> Oh, okay. And are you tip certified? >> Okay, perfect. to the microphone. >> Yeah, that's all right. I'm sure that that's what Amy's looking for. >> And um you also will have the responsibilities as Sadia had. Um did you also meet with Officer Lendan and

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you understand the rules and regulations? Okay, great. Well, it's nice to meet you and we hope not to we hope to um encounter you again but not see you sitting here um in any negative form in the future. So,

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We will make sure we will not be at fault in >> Excellent. >> Was there something else, Bob, that you No, you just wanted to make sure we met the manager and we need to make sure that you as the manager understand the rules and you say that you do. So, great. Thank you very much. >> Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank

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you. >> And we we voted on that, right? >> Yep. >> Okay. Great. All right. So, now we have a discussion about I see um you're all set. I mean, you can stay if you want, but you don't have to.

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>> Free to go. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Your job is done. >> It doesn't get exciting. >> I see uh members of the recreation commission, we have a a letter also in our board in our at our place that was emailed to us outside of the um outside

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of the packet. So, uh, perhaps we should read this for the record so people at home >> know it's from the town administrator dated today that the board's discussion tonight, um, the updated signage for Sandy Pond Recreation. A question was raised at the board's last meeting regarding the previous sign

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acknowledgement of the donation from Malcolm Mciel. >> Steve, can you come up here too and join Amanda because we're going to have questions for you. Our office looked into the matter to gain more clarity in order to provide guidance for a new sign. Mary Alice and Florio and Pam

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Barnes collected the research, board of select amendments, town reports, and files from the 1980s for additional information. I contacted the town the then town administrator Bob Lton and recreation director Pat Armstrong for additional background. Our results are

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as follows. The property at Sandy Pond was purchased by the town in the mid 1980s from Dorothy Rose and Jack Braggington Smith for the purpose of developing a park. Mr. Mcfield was a developer from the Boston area who

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developed the cove resort on Route 28 in Yarmouth. Mr. Mcfield was required to provide mitigation to offset the density of the Cove project and offered to develop the park for the town to provide this offset to allow increased density of the resort development. The original

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sign for the park acknowledged this donation, but the park was never named or dedicated with the name of Malcolm Mciel. Based on the history of the property, there does not appear to be any formal ties to Mr. Mciel directly or to the property that would require

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continuing to acknowledge in any new signage specifically given the benefits gained in the increased density for the resort development. It should be pointed out that since that time the park has been reconstructed, expanded, updated at a substantial cost to the taxpayers.

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Please let me know if you need any additional information. So for the public um this agenda item is to discuss the the signage for the Sandy Pond um entrance, which is we've called it um the Sandy Pond recreational area for

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several years. and we are looking to uh put up a new sign there and we just did the signage on uh the Parker's River Landing and so we're looking for some continuity and consistency between our our park signs. So that's why the matter

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is here today to figure out what the board would like to put on said sign. And there was questions about historic history and how the name got there and making sure that we didn't um

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you know disrespect any previous vote or requirement of the board. So I think that that satisfies that for for us. We also have a letter in here from um Steve Sanski asking us

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to look at um the area uh and the sign. But I I'll let you I'll let you guys talk about it and uh if you want to introduce yourself and just talk about the where we are and where you'd like us to go.

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>> Good evening. Amanda Lima. I'm the town engineer. Um, I was brought into this project initially for the Sandy Pond playground and splash pad. Um, when I went to the zorning board of appeals, um, there was a a condition that required us to put in a pedestrian crossing and sidewalk amenities. Um, and

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that's currently in construction. Uh, so while we were, you know, modifying the entrance, um, both the recreation commission and parks noted how deteriorated the existing sign is, um, how far it is up the hill. And um so we wanted to, you know, revisit replacing

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it and um and moving forward with that. And I'll off to Steve. >> Uh Steve Suzanski from the Recreation Commission, >> Debbie Glack from the Amouth Recreation Commission. >> All right, here we go. So this is a

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engineering plan for the work that we're doing for the modifications at the entrance. Um, as you may be familiar, the playground splash pad was completed in June of 23. And as I mentioned, this was a condition. Um, you can see, how do I do the pointer?

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>> That's a new one. Yeah, it's got it. >> Oh, it doesn't go on the >> Oh, it doesn't show on there. Yeah. >> Well, you may be familiar if you're looking at the entrance. It's on the right on up on the hill. There's the existing sign. And what we're doing is proposing it to be on the west side of

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the of the driveway. um closer, you know, same side as the dog park, um closer to the road edge and it would be uh perpendicular to the roads and it would be a two-sided sign. Um so you could see it in either direction. >> As far as the placement and and sight views go, when you say closer to the

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road, I know that there's there's the the sidewalk there. I I always get concerned about cars having to pull into the sidewalk to be able to I know there's a corner and there's a corner. So as far as sight lines, I just think we need to be really cognizant of that in the placement.

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>> Right. So um happy that you mentioned that. So I we pursued a grant for the rapid flashing beacon for the pedestrian crossing as part of Mass DOT um's grant for materials that they offer. They give you the materials and you have to install it. So that's about a $50,000

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ask. And um Bowman designed it so that it will improve the site distances for pedestrian crossings. So, we're bumping out the curbing so there's no more of that kind of like pulloff area. Um, you can see where the new curbing is today. And, uh, so we're shortening the

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distance for a pedestrian that's going across, but the the sign is still further back. Um, I have a graphic to show. >> Pointing won't work. >> No, unfortunately. No, >> let me just clarify. >> Thanks, Steve.

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>> So, the existing sign is now up here, >> even further up. >> Well, It's where that dark the dark mark is right and it's parallel to the street. No. >> Oh, the new sign wants to be over here

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kind of more perpendicular to the street so you can see it from both directions. >> Perfect. They're both further up. >> Yeah, sorry. But there Yeah, they're both I don't know the green dot doesn't go on the screen. There's a sign that says proposed Sandy Pond Park sign and there's an arrow. It's a little further

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back by the key. Mhm. >> Got it. >> But yeah, so kind of if you're >> This is the existing sign that's up on the hill and then that's not a logo in the middle. That's just the rotting board. Um and that's why the research was, you know, completed in regards to

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Malcolm and how, you know, there was if there was any, you know, contribution and exploring what the proposed one would look like. Um so this is a a rendering of what we had included in the bid package with the contractor. Um, but just given the nature for, you know,

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really wanting to, you know, solidify, you know, the signage, we did pull it out of the contract. So, this will happen after the completion. Uh, but as I had mentioned, those pink dots that are on the bottom of the screen are where we're pulling out that sidewalk that's going to be closer to the road. Um, it has like, you know, curbing and

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then the sign is still set back, but you don't want to inhibit the sight distances. So, perfect. So, an improvement for where it is today. So, a few things that we'd like to discuss, and I didn't intentionally write the same word twice. >> Oh, I won.

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>> But one of the conversation pieces that we had with the rec commission was whether it be Sandy Pond Recreation Park or Sandy Pond Recreation Area. Uh, and then figuring out the donation piece, which has been summarized. Um, the Parker River Landing sign included um

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certain amenities and uh whether or not to include the the seal or not. And then we do need to include the address um which isn't on the Parker's River Landing sign but is going to be modified for. >> Okay, >> I like it.

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>> I like option three. >> Too soon on the screen yet, but so yeah. So we kind of just given the um the you know commentary that we've you know received and you know what's developed over >> the last

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month getting there. back up. >> We've developed, you know, three options. The first option um just calls out Sandy Pond Recreation Area and has the address underneath it. It would have the same font, same colors um as Parker River Landing. Uh it's a rectangular

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shape. Um and then option two is, you know, talking about um the discussion about the donation and and that's included on option two. And option three is a pretty much a similar replication of the Parker River Landing where it has the town seal on the top of it and has, you know, listed amenities. There's a

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lot of amenities at the um Sandy Pond um recreation area and um and then areas interchanged between the different options. >> Doesn't say splash pad though. No, >> I remember that with the letter to the board, Steve, you had a second

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attachment which was a suggestion about standardizing our signs, kind of giving a, you know, a a brand for Yarmouth. >> I was a little surprised when I was uh presented with the decision of what to put on the sign that there was no font.

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There's no font specified, >> no color specified, the size of the sign, the shape of the sign, the posts that hold the sign. Um, I was just a little surprised that there wasn't a some kind of standard throughout the

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town. >> That's why we have Amanda >> helping us get there. Well, I mean, I I would venture to say it's been a lot of years since we I mean, it's not often like we were just talking about before. We've added, right, a couple new new

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things. We've added a new park. I don't know when. I mean, this in the 80s was probably the last park we added. We did some work with Flax Pond, which brings, you know, which we probably could do some >> Peter Homer got changed. >> Peter Homer. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. So, I think we should I I love the

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idea of standardizing. I I think I think branding and and that whole like being able to look and know that it's a it's like those blue signs, right? A point of interest like so people can they'll see this and they'll start to recognize that it is a recreational facility or it's a

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some type of town park. Um oh, we're back up. >> So now the illustrations, we got the three options like um I had summarized. we get the rectangular um kind of just a you know just simple you know relaying the message of where you're at. Um

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option two, this one was to you know duplicate again what was at Partner River Landing. Um and it gives you a little bit more amenities but it was noted that you know it does add you know the speed limit is 45 miles per hour in comparison to you know 28. So someone may be traveling much faster. It kind of

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adds a little bit of um you know clutter on there and a little bit harder to see where you may be you know trying to target to. And this is the same one just without the donation piece. >> Great. >> If I could ask Madam Chair um on the one that was preferred by the recreation

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commission, the town seal isn't on that one. Is that just is that part of what your recommendation was not to have the town seal? It was just for lack of clutter. I'm not sure, you know, people driving by if they're gonna

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I I would think they know. >> Think you should keep the seal on it. >> Yeah. I I think getting back to your suggestion, Steve, on the standardization of the signage in town, >> when it comes to a a town property, I think we in essence are putting our

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seal of approval on it, shall we say? And um I I would suggest that we really should have the seal there. I like your idea, I will admit, of keeping it simple. I mean, you know,

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like as Tracy says, where's the splash pad? You know, if we start naming Well, if you think about it, if you start naming things there, we could be going forever. >> There's a dog park or a basketball court, there's a soccer field, there's a beach. So, >> yeah.

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>> Isn't it forget splash park, >> splash deck? >> It has town fields, dog park, beach, playground, courts. I mean, >> I have to say I like recreation area more than recreation park because there

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are so many varieties of recreation. >> Yeah. >> I wondered how committed you are um to the giving the street address and the number. Does that seem important? Um I'm just thinking that that would simplify the sign and then there would maybe be

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room for a seal. >> I think you'd have to put the number at least in case somebody called 911. Yeah, >> it is a requirement to have the number, but you don't need to have Buck Island. >> Yeah, >> thanks. >> Really? You don't have to have Buck Island Road, but the number 482 would

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have to be there. >> It's just like a house number. >> That's interesting. >> That would be weird, though. >> Yeah. >> But was there any particular issue or concern about having the town seal? Was it just simplicity? Was that what you're looking for? But do you understand, Steve, that the board's looking to sort

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of have some uniformity and consistency >> in the Senate? >> Only going back to Parker's River where you made the decision to do that on Parker's River, right? >> So that's the only kind of thing you're going back to. And yes, going forward, we could use that as the standard and

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carry it forward. >> Yeah. I have no >> You have no objection to having a >> No. >> So I guess the question Oh, sorry. No, I just want to say I I I like the idea of having the recreation area there. >> Yeah. Or park. That was going to be next question. >> I think area is something that I that I

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would prefer. >> So So So in terms of options, am I hearing the board correctly that we like either the the the format of two and three with the seal and now we need to determine whether or not what we want it

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to be named. There's there's the recommendation of Sandy Pond Recreation Area or Sandy Pond Recreation Park. >> I think the area is what the wreck commission asked for and I think it makes sense. >> Yeah, I think area makes sense.

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>> So, are we all are we do we do we want to keep the donated by? >> No. >> No, we want So, we want we want option three that says Sandy Pond Recreation Area. >> Is that is there a vote for that? Well, and but but do we need the amenities or

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the list? >> I don't think so. >> I don't think we need the amenities. >> Well, we did it on at Parkers River Landing. >> I think the amenities help, but the the one amenity that really needs to be mentioned is the splash pad because there's a huge amount of interest in this community for the splash pad and

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the dog park. >> So, can I ask a question just to help this a little bit? And I agree, when you're going fast, it's hard to read it all. Um, in in being consistent with Parker's River Landing, and we didn't put the number on there, is it possible to take the 482 Buck Island Road off and

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put 482 on on the post that holds it? >> That is what we're going to do at Parker's River Landing now. >> Right. Okay. And then and then maybe we can add Splash Pad and and kind of make the make the amenities. >> There's too many already. >> Show a dog enjoying the food. But if we

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if we take 482 off of there and we make B, you know, town fields, dog park, splash pad, and then another thing that says beach, playground, and courts, >> or you don't want anything on there. I mean, you can't >> like like Parker's River Landing, three

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is as many as you're going to absorb. That's just too many there. >> And you assume people are coming by car rather than by bicycle, right? >> Okay. >> Yeah. I think the people driving by car are going to be looking for the dog park, uh the ball fields

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and and the splash pad. >> Just tennis, not >> tennis, basketball. >> Yeah. >> And eventually, if we look to the future, there will be pickle ball there as well. When we look at future plans for Sandy

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>> Pond, you don't want to cause an accident by up and see. >> Yeah. What they >> But if you have at least a few >> Yeah. Just a few. >> Just three. You're You're not You're not going to get everything in there because you're right. It makes it too confusing. >> Yeah. >> Dog park's unique.

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>> Splash pad's unique. >> And they're here for the beach, but if you have splash pad, maybe you don't need beach. >> It does have to be called a splash deck for by the by the splash deck. Is >> that what it call? >> Sorry. Yeah, that was we got corrected. Splash pad recirculates water.

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splash deck. >> Well, if you're saying that it really should only have three things, I I would suggest that you should have town fields, dog park, and splash deck. >> Yeah, it works for me. >> Yeah, >> those are the things that really >> because the softball people are people

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that are playing softball already know it's there and you can see it. >> Beach is going to have people coming in thinking they're looking at the ocean, >> right? Would town fields be slightly redundant in the fact that it's already the town property and you're saying town fields? >> It's a rec field area.

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>> How about playing fields? >> I I I mean I think the unique things to this to this area are the splash deck, the dog park. I agree with Mark. and the rest the I mean the the playground the tennis courts you can see kind of from Buck Island

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>> as well. I mean you can see the dog park too. >> You may not know what it is. >> Yeah. And the thing about a playground is it takes in a lot of different things. >> You know people will go to a playground knowing that there's a place for the kids to play but they may not know exactly the different things to play.

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That's why I think playground is a sort of an all-encompassing term. So, if you have that in there with the splash deck and the dog park, >> what did we put in Parkers River Landing? It says boardwalk park and >> kayak >> landing. >> Kayak

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>> launch. >> Lunch. >> Lunch. >> Okay. So, what do do we need? Are we all set on having three or >> I think so. I think get I agree with Liz that I mean you get too many up there,

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people are going to be tooting along Buck Island and they're not going to see anything. >> The reality is we have a lot of accidents there. >> Yeah. >> And I and I do think the sidewalks and the other work will help reduce the number of accidents. I I would go along

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with dog park um splash deck and uh playground >> because once again the unique thing is that our playground there is an all-inclusive playground and that's the only one in town. >> Yeah. >> So I think highlighting the playground that's something that's unique as well.

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>> But Amanda, are you saying that at Parker's River you're not going to put the Route 28 or Main Street? You're just going to put the number on the post? >> It's right there. It's already made. It's not on the sign. >> Not even still waiting. It's going to be on the one that's the post that's

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furthest or closest to Route 28 and it'll be on the post. >> We could do the same thing here to save >> Well, that's what I'm wondering. Should we And also to be consistent. >> So that's what you're proposing, Amanda, is to put the number on a post. >> That's for Parker's River Landing. Yes, that came out. >> Could you do that for Sandy

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>> P? And we could Yes, I think we should just to make it less cluttered. And the only other thing I forgot to add um in the discussion was the posts. Um this one is a a little bit more elaborate than what we were thinking and it wouldn't be three pilings on each side.

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It would just be the single one. >> Oh, okay. So that'd be it' jump out more the number. >> Well, yeah. Yes, it would. Yeah. >> So want to do three. I >> I would like 482 on the post to be consistent and to make the sign less

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cluttered. So, Sandy Pond, recreation area, and then take out the dog park, playground, splash deck, >> and then what? >> In what order? >> I don't think >> I don't think it matters.

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>> I think you want to start with the playground. >> Playground. >> Yeah. Playground, dog park. >> Sophie wants dog park. >> Dogs. You know who comes first. >> Exactly. The kids. >> Is there a motion? >> You want me to spell it out? I move that we

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take option three with but amend it to be Sandy Pond Recreation Area. The address is struck knowing that the number will be on the post >> and the the uh amenities will be

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playground dog park splash deck. >> Perfect. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Second. I' I'd also like to consider an amendment that we're not just doing a sign. I want to make sure that we're naming the site. All right, this is not just a sign, but we are also by our

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vote, I want to make it abundantly clear that we are voting to name the site the Sandy Pond Recreation Area. So, can I amend the motion to include that? >> It it did include it, but yeah, >> the naming of the site there two

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different things here. >> So, >> we have a sign. >> Maybe that's a >> The sign should reflect the naming of the site. So I want to make sure this goes >> we're just making sure we clarify what we're doing here. >> Right. So this is the sign but it's also reflects the the proper name of the

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site. >> So the All right. >> Yep. >> Mhm. >> Okay. Any discussion on that? There was a second. Yes. >> Okay. All those in favor? >> I. >> Any oppose? Thank you for your work on this. >> Yeah.

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>> We've uh come a long way. It's great to actually uh we were talking about the two dedications, but you know, having the upgrades in these parks have been very nice, too. >> And the thing the thing that is important is that most communities do

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and I guess we at one time did have a naming policy, but I'm sure we'll get that corrected soon enough. But typically the naming policies usually identify something that's significant about the site or it's a geographic area. So this is an appropriate. So I

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think when we come to some resolution on what our naming policy will be going forward that I think this would be totally consistent with that because in most communities you either name it after a site. Yeah. >> There you go.

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>> There would be we could name that. >> We could Yeah. You want to name it after a ge something that's geographically significant, culturally significant, historically significant. or if you name it at for an individual, it's something that they did either for the site or for

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the community. All right. And I think to some degree, my hope is that when we do adopt the policy, those those are the key provisions of the policy. And I think what you've done, Amanda, and and with your recommendations at at the rec commission isn't it's all entirely

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consistent with that. But my hope is that in the future when we come to do a sign again, we will have a naming policy with some signage guidance so that you're not sort of left to sort of ponder and think think it all through

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that there's some guidance and consistency to all of this. And now that we have Amanda becoming a real pro on this stuff, she can help us. Uh >> just to clarify the posts. Yes. >> One, three, round square. I think one

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post fine round. >> Three posts like that. >> No, one round like that is what I think uh Amanda said was going to be. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Save the trees. >> Perfect. We have some um you know, broken snapped

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telephone poles that we could probably use that >> from Gray Beach. We can >> Yeah, there you go. >> There you go. >> There you go. >> That's actually not a bad idea. >> Take the Have them bring it back to us and we can reuse them. There's some planks we probably have too. >> Yeah. >> Wonderful. Is there anything else you

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need from us? Thank you for your work on this very much. It's going to be great to see and I I really do enjoy uh the thought of moving forward having that similarity in all of our parks or town

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facilities. So, yeah, >> I think that that's a >> beautiful sign. >> Yeah, it really is. >> It is >> nice. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> Thank you all. >> All right, Amy, >> you got a full night. Section 12, the

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license pilot. So, um, as many know the, um, I you know what? Take it away, Amy. All right. So recently um the governor of

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Massachusetts proposed a pilot that is the alcoholic beverages control commission ABCC advisory regarding the local licensing authorities LLA's option to temporarily allow its on premises

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lenses to sell alcoholic beverages for one additional hour not to exceed 3:00 a.m. So, let me just take that part first, okay? Because it was very ambiguous to me and I called Ralph up at

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the ABCC and talked to him about it and he also acknowledged a lot of people are confused about this. So some of the cities and towns in Massachusetts allow their licences to stay open until 2 am.

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So this part of the law was designed to allow these uh lences to stay open one hour beyond their um their license time to serve alcohol. And uh for the purpose

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of it's a pilot program. It's only meant to be done until July 31st, 2026. And it was born out of the World Cup, you know, to welcome people to give, you know, an opportunity for economic

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development within the existing licenses of a town to offer service and serve to their um patrons. Uh the second part of this law basically says that the local licensing

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authorities can authorize a district an area where there can be public consumption and that is another very uh confusing piece. But after talking with Ralph and kind of you know listening to his uh explanation

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>> like a watch party like if somebody wanted to do an outside watch party for the World Cup. Okay. So, it's meant for the existing licences to be able to have an outdoor watch party or outside of their regular seating area in order to

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um enjoy the games of of the World Cup. In further discussion with him, I talked about the game schedule and how most of these games are very well coordinated in the um Eastern time zone to be in the

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afternoon or early evenings. So that's one of the facts that I put forward to you is that you know a lot of these uh games are going to take place within the hours that our licences already operate. And in uh polling our lences, I got

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really just one response from a lency scallies that wants to stay open an hour later because they have a lot of international um members of their p of their uh their constituency that would like to, you

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know, watch and enjoy the revalry, if you will, after their uh their their 1:00 a.m. um license hours. So, excuse me. One of the uh two of the things that you need to vote on tonight

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is whether you want to opt into this pilot program and which lenses you will you will grant the ability to stay open an hour later. Um and also the second part of it is if you are going to

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designate an area uh that public consumption can take place that second part of the the law it needs to be well defined. Um, meaning the, you know, Ralph basically mentioned, you know,

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from number one Main Street to 1555 Main Street and which ones of those licenses in that area will be open till an hour after their license time and which licenses will have the ability to um to

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have the watch parties outside of their their licensed area. So, >> makes it easy. >> Yeah. So it's basically two parts. If you if you choose to opt in, you know, which parts are you going to opt in on? And uh number two, which licences or how

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will you determine which licenses will allow? Um we've the license administrators around the Cape have all had some back and forth emails. I put that into your packets just this evening.

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And basically um nobody's opting into the into the watch party part or the public consumption part and a lot of the licences that have been pulled around the Cape are not interested in staying open an hour later simply because it's

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not something that they feel is uh is needed. >> So I have two questions. One, this exempts um this exempts any uh advertising or or a need for hearings, right? >> Correct. So, and and the second one is

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you pulled our licences. There's only one. So, I mean that makes it easy. And number two, if somebody else came forward, we could if we voted tonight to allow one license to extend for an hour with no watch party. If somebody else

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came I mean, I don't know how any board could do it without knowing the the details of the watch party, right? like if somebody came that had some type of plan that we could review, right? Potentially, you know, we could consider that. But under thout that circumstance,

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I don't think anybody on this board probably would ever consider what they're asking though is just to have the the ability for the a a restaurant or >> they have the ability through this law, but we don't have to we don't have to opt into that. are. Yeah.

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>> But if they if they want to have a watch party and we don't opt in, >> they can't have a watch party. >> I wouldn't I wouldn't say that. I would say if they come forward and they have some type of proposal, we could opt in at that point in time, >> right? We have a process in place for a

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one-day alcohol or special alcohol or special entertainment licensing. >> Okay. >> So, we could follow that. >> I would say from from my point, I wouldn't even consider the watch party >> point. and to to to opt in to have one

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licency for an extra hour for a month. I don't have a problem with that. That'd be the only that'd be the only thing I'd consider under under this. >> So, what about >> party sounds scary. It sounds like the go cup thing in New Orleans and the streets get really crazy. >> Just to eliminate

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>> they'd be driving because it isn't a city. the Bayberry Hills request M&G Grill for to serve liquor an hour earlier. That would not that would not fall under this. So, >> no, the the law specifically states one

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hour later than what uh is >> are we considering doing this for scallies? >> I would consider I would say for a month's time as a trial if he's requested it. I would >> I would say >> why not >> let them let them do it for an hour. I

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mean >> I don't know how the board feels. My only concern on it is that um all of our establishments in Yarmouth are very close to a butters and we've we've time and again heard concerns about late

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night activity and disrupting their sleep and what we'd now be doing is pushing that an hour out later. Um, and I I think of scallies for instance and where it's located and that is going to come up against a butters that are right on the other side. People are concerned

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about the noise that's generated in the parking lot at the end and um the the disturbance that it makes for the homeowner and you know it it's a true hardship. So, and we've only got one that's been

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interested in doing it. Um I I I would not be inclined to allow it. >> I'm I I feel they've they've shown the interest and again I'm trying to be more

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trying to help the commercial in U individuals in Yarmouth. The only thing I can say is this doesn't preclude them from any uh >> special license. >> It this doesn't preclude them from any requirement of their license. They need

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to keep the noise inside. They can, you know, they all of the same laws and rules still apply. >> Um if this was a permanent thing, you know, I mean >> nothing my my mother told me nothing good happens after midnight, right? So, I mean my say that

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>> my my instinct is is no, but I mean what's the difference? One or two am. It's one business for a month. >> Yeah. >> I mean, I don't know. >> It's special. They make >> Mark, did SAS make a written request? >> Yes, they did. >> They did. That's in the packet.

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>> Yes. >> Guess I missed that. >> Would you like me to read it? >> Would you mind? Just for the record, just that we've got that written request in because if we're going to >> I got to find it. elaborate on that. I want to make sure it's clear. >> Sure. Okay.

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It's from Doc Nean, who is the manager. Excuse me. Dear members of the Yarmouth Board of Selectmen, I hope you are well. I am writing to respectfully request approval for a 1-hour extension of our on premises alcohol service license for the World Cup in accordance with the

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recently enacted state legislation permitting such extensions. On June 8th, 2026, Governor Mora Healey signed an act authorizing municipalities to opt in to a temporary pilot to extend the hours of liquor licenses and to allow for public

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consumption in designated districts in summer 2026. This act authorizes local licensing authorities to temporarily allow on premises licenses lenses to serve alcoholic beverages for one additional hour not to exceed 3:00 a.m.

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The law took effect immediately and gives municipalities discretion discretion, excuse me, to opt in for the 2026 World Cup season. In light of this new authority, I respectfully request that the town of Yarmouth opt into the

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pilot program and grant the World Cup a one-hour extension for these upcoming events. This extension would allow us to responsibly ac accommodate guests during highinterest matches that are scheduled to run slightly later than our current permitted hours. We remain fully

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committed to maintaining a safe, well-managed environment. All staffing, security, and compliance measures will remain in place throughout the extended period. Our goal is simply to provide a positive, well-ontrolled experience for

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our patrons while upholding all town and state regulations. Should the board require any additional information, documentation, or a formal appearance, I would be happy to provide it. Thank you very very much for your time and consideration. Sincerely, Carrie Doc Nelan.

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>> Thank you. Now, with respect to this request, if we were to make a decision to approve this, does that mean we have to approve the blanket policy that applies to everyone or could we just adopt this for this one establishment?

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>> So, we could do it for just one establishment. That's within our power. Okay. >> Yep. >> I think we're getting off pretty easy compared to what most municipalities are probably facing. >> Yeah. And I do feel better listening to their letter and how they speak to making sure that they're going to follow. Um

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>> yeah, I I tend to sort of be in the the same situation as Liz. Um you know, our businesses are taking a beating on Route 28. That's an area that's had a lot of construction activity. Um I'm sure they've taken a hit of some sort. So I'm

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I would be open to allow to grant Scallies their request. So, um, when the appropriate time comes, I'm happy to make a motion. Madam Chair, >> I think the time is now. We're going to >> motion for you. >> Oh, perfect. >> That the board would vote to

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opt into the pilot program section 12 license late night service provision only. and that Scallies Scallies Incorporated. >> Um, it's uh, let's see, Scallies

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Irish Brew Pub >> and that Scall's Irish Brew Pub be extended their closing time by one hour. >> That's my motion, Madam Chair. >> I second. >> Any discussion on the motion? All those in favor?

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>> I passes for 10 Um I mean I'm anti- addiction and all that but um that is the location from which someone came and this was like at 1:00 in the afternoon um several years

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back um plastered out of his mind and um hit my husband um on uh Buck Island Road. Phil was not injured, the car was totaled. We have great insurance, but it was just crazy. And uh luckily the car

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immediately behind the drunken person who was proceeding in his car and hit Phil was um a car with uh two detectives from the Yarmmouth Police Department. So that was wrapped up fairly fairly easily

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and didn't involve court stuff. I mean everything was kind of clear and then somebody got charged but the police people were the witness. But um I I do worry about our our establishment sometimes. >> I I I hear you. >> I think we need to be careful about

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drawing any insinuation on that, but um >> years years ago. >> Yes. Well, I I mean again, it doesn't preclude them from from the laws. They have to uphold the laws of not overserving and you know this this actually is a liability to them because

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it gives them one more hour. So that's their responsibility that they need to take serious and it doesn't preclude that from happening. So >> excuse me, one more. Um the the ABCC is requiring me to uh let them know who is

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going to be granted this and their um investigatory staff will be out looking at establishments not only that are licensed in this capacity but also those that are not. So there will be enforcement and there will be um a lot

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of eyes on people. >> Good. >> Good. Well, and and and and it expires July 31st. >> July 31st. Yes. >> Um and that is part of the law that we approved. So this is not a long-term thing at this point. We're >> pilot program.

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>> Just about four weeks. So >> and practically I mean our next meeting is July 7th and then the next one is July 18th. So, you know, that month is going to go fast in terms of any requests. >> Right. For sure. Okay.

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>> Just madam madam chair Amy, thanks for doing all the homework on this. A took a lot of time to pull that together. Thank you. >> You're welcome. >> Okay. Great work. >> Thank you. >> Perfect. All right. So, next we have a discussion of the energy committee

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charge. Oh, we didn't vote yet, did we? >> I thought we did. Yeah, it was. And I abstained. >> Yes. Right. Thank you, >> Mark. >> Then I gave a speech and then I seconded. >> Gotcha. How could you forget my speech? >> And everyone else said yes. >> Yes. Got it. >> Thank you. I'm going to I'm going to

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excuse myself. >> Thank you very much. >> Me, too. No, I guess. >> Thank you. >> Have a good night, everyone. >> Thanks, Amy. Same to you. >> All right. We have a discussion on the energy committee charge. >> And I I just want to say that um I thank you, Joyce. She got the the draft. I

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reviewed the draft and put it in the same exact format as all of our um committee charges. You have to go one to the other and they all have these exact >> Is this is this what we have in front of us? >> Yes. >> Okay. I had one comment that I wonder

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Bob if you think I noticed that in staff support town administrator assistant town administrator or design and then the town engineer and I wondered if knowing that we're advertising for town facilities manager that would be the more appropriate

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>> we could designate them. >> Okay. So leave town engineer in there too. >> Yeah I'd leave it the way it is and you know we could designate >> very good staff. >> Okay. I mean, in the past it's been like with George um town DPW director. I

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think the main thing is somebody from the staff who knows stuff. >> Madam Chair, I move to approve the revised Yarmouth climate mitigation and energy committee charge. >> And yes, so it's both the charge,

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mission statement, and title of the committee. All three. >> Well, I don't understand why we're voting on a mission statement. Usually the mission statement comes from the committee, but >> the charge >> charge. >> It's a charge. Yes, you got the name right out. I know it says and mission statement.

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>> We never did that. >> Second. >> Any discussion on that? All's in favor? >> I opposed. Nay. >> Okay, moving on. >> 10 administrator items.

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Do we want to do consent? You're waiting on consent agenda. >> That's under town administrator items. >> Oh, I'm sorry. I see. >> Okay. You want to start with the consent agenda? >> I had a comment. I wanted to understand uh there's a

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donation to the Yarmouth Town Libraries from an estate and I was curious as to how it would be divied up. That's a 12 almost 13,000 um dollar donation and I just just for

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understanding I wondered how that would be divided up. Does it go to all three libraries? No, we go to the town the operating the town >> goes to the donation account, right? >> For the libraries liaries

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>> and um they it's it's not divided up until um >> town meeting, right? >> They divide it up. It doesn't need town meeting. It can be expended under the um library commission. >> Okay. Just I just curious. Thank you.

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I have a follow-up question on that. Um, I assume that this is sort of a special donation, like it would seem like the donation would lose its meaning if it were just moved to cover operating expenses. Um, so that library funding

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stayed the same and the town didn't have to pay some of the the operating expenses. I assume this is going to be used for something other than >> usually if somebody makes a donation that they want it specifically earmarked to something, they make that. And if it's just to the library, the library

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can designate it how they want to use it in their budget any way they want. >> Oh, great. Okay. >> It's all in the way that it's donated. Some a lot of times um there's very formal acceptance for very specific things, but if it's just donated to the

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library, they can utilize it. >> The library swimming pool needs work. And and this one just to to clarify this is part of that larger donation that is for the benefit of the South Yarm Library. Yeah, I was I was going to ask

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that question. >> Yeah. This is the estate of Linda B. Simon. >> Yeah. >> And uh it's the process check and and that goes for >> specifically to South Yarmouth. >> So it's not split up.

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>> It's not for the general library fund. >> Gotcha. >> Okay. Is there a motion on the >> I move we approve the cons accept the consent agenda. Approve consent. >> Any discussion? All those in favor? >> Any opposed

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unanimously? Go >> ahead. Bob you >> items. Um, the first item that I wanted to let board members know, we had a another really great night last Thursday

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evening, I attended along with um Amy Fragilleti, our assistant town administrator, and some of the DPW staff the New England chapter of the American Public Works Association, which was

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awarding our own DPW director, Jeffrey Colby, with their distinguished public works leader award. >> You know, that was a real big event for um for Jeff and and his family and and our whole town and and it was great. And

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if you recall, the um Massachusetts organization had had granted him the >> Yeah. >> awarded him the public works of the year and and and now this is the New England >> award. So I I chided him that that if he

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makes it to the nationals, he's going to take us to Disney World. where they >> or Parker's River Landing. Anyways, >> we're hoping it's Disney. We'll find out. But congratulations to Jeff KBY and and the the DPW and it was a great event

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and to also see um you know the respect uh that you know he's given by the the whole chapter. It was really something to see and and I also want to point out Roby White House is our assistant director is a leader in the

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organization. She's been on the board of directors and past um president and so um when you say yarm >> the DPW field sits right up with it were very well known and and so just to be at that event was was really great and

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congratulations to Jeff and the DPW. Um my second item is the um was contacted by the Yarmouth Housing Authority um and they're preparing to issue a new RFP on their forest road project. And I just

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want to be clear that um despite several many offers, they did decline to meet with our working group. If you recall, I put together a whole entire working group to review the technical issues and um so they declined several times to meet with us, but they have prepared a

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new RFP which I'm hoping to to to get and provide you with copies of now. Um what I was told that the changes in the RFP is that they have added the requirement for a nitrogen removal

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septic system. So that was one of the things that we had asked for and I was going to push hard with our working group. And another interesting thing that we hadn't asked for um is uh they are requiring a conservation restriction

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be placed on all of the property that it's not developed. So that they've got a limited amount of housing and then they're going to put a conservation restriction on the remainder of the property that they own in that location. Um and and that was something I know that they had representatives of the

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neighborhood that were at their meeting. Um, and the >> the other item that we were going to um ask for very strongly, which I I still think we can get that was um storm water remediation program. Now, there is a requirement for a project of this

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threshold that meets this threshold to provide a storm water management plan. So, I'm convinced that we can uh make sure we get a storm water management plan. Um, but I I'll get a copy of the RFP, make sure everyone gets it, and I just learned all this information. So, I wanted to bring it to the board.

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>> How many units? >> I I I think that they're limited to um in the area of like 90 bedrooms. So, >> that would be split up. So, >> some threes, some twos, some ones. Yeah. >> 40 50 units maybe. >> That's what I remember is 40 units.

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Yeah. >> So, so that wouldn't take all of that parcel. So it could wind up being we'll have to take a look at how it plays out but it could be substantial on the conservation piece >> but we'll have to take a look at that and and you know the devils are going to

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be in the details. And thirdly, I wanted to update the board on the um Emmy small building committee. Um we've been placing most of our efforts in the owner's project

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manager selection process and we um did complete we finalized the RFP through many hours of discussion released the RFP received the um bids back for owner's project manager. I was appointed

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to the committee to evaluate um the proposals. I've had a lot of experience with owners, project managers, and construction projects. And um we conducted a review, made a short list, and just this afternoon um right before this meeting I got done, we um did

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interviews for the owner's project manager. So, we haven't selected a company yet, but we're narrowing it down. And I was just I would say I was very impressed with um the finalists that we received in the interview process. So, um I I don't have um any

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real reservations about the selection of an owner's project manager. I think it's been a high quality process that I've personally participated in. So, that's just an update. >> Glad you're there. >> Yeah, Madam Chair. Does the OPM Bob

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participate in the actual feasibility study in helping making sure that all options are thoroughly evaluated or is it an OPM that's more focused on building a new facility? Um, great

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question and and I I want to say it is with this SBA process, it's much more rigorous than your normal OPM situation. So to answer the question directly, yes, they are a

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critical resource in the feasibility study. And one of the things I would say that we spent a lot of time talking about today in the interviews with the finalist firms is how specifically um they were going to assist us working

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through the various options, the no build option, um the use of existing buildings and um and we also had a a separate question about the process that that they would use to assist us in

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working with the various ious stakeholders in our community that you know it's a regional school we have a regional school committee we have a building committee we have the town of Yarmouth we have this select board we have all of the input and um both of those um the two firms in particular

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were very strong in um how they would assist the building committee and the community in going through the various options and listening to people hearing what the suggestions concerns issues are

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and trying to have productive options that help build a consensus around the issues. So, I do believe that having the um the OPM will be a central figure in helping us to coordinate those issues.

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>> Thank you, Madam Chair. Thanks, Bob. >> And the last one, you saw a letter on your desk. You probably says, "What the heck is this?" Um, apparently we are required to send a letter to the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners regarding um the

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our progress in um you know getting the votes to do the grant and obviously we didn't get any of the votes to to do the grant and um so um you know working with the the staff I came up with that letter um I wanted you know it's an it's a

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draft letter we're supposed to send it to them by June 30th and I just ask I wanted to make sure board members knew what we were doing, why there's a letter that there's nothing in the letter that um is objectionable and we're not um you

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know making any definitive statements. In fact, the biggest definitive statement is we'd like to confirm that um we did not receive the votes that our grant um application had indicated we were supposed to get by June 30th. And then it says the town will need more

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time to um discuss and determine next steps, which I thought was a um pretty fair representation. And so I just wanted people to know that's a letter we propose to send to meet our requirements with um the Mass Border Library Commissioners. Now um I mean in all

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likelihood that that means they'll take our money, give it to someone else, but it leaves it open to I'm not sure what they're going to do, but um it just lets them know where we stand. And so that's what that letter is about. But um it would be my intention to send that to him um by June 30th. That way we're in

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compliance with everything we're supposed to be in. It's just um some of the highlights of the last week. >> Great. You want to talk about uh special town meeting tomorrow? >> So we have um special town meeting um

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tomorrow at 6 PM. We had a um our preparatory meeting with the town council and um I think we're on solid um legal ground. Um it's you know somewhat awkward that

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the town moderator uh our new town moderator is unavailable but obviously it couldn't be helped. So the way the process works and um attorney Talman is going to assist us in metriculating as smoothly um through the process as we

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can. Uh the meeting gets called to order and the first order of business is >> calls the meeting to order. >> The um there was some question as to whether town council would would do that on our behalf and it was mentioned the town clerk could possibly but we're gonna have Jay Talaman there. He's going

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to he's going to try to call it to order and help us through the uh the process to what would happen is that we would seek nominations for a temporary town moderator. And um we do have um one individual I I believe

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that was asked by Jim Sabin to try to fill in for him. um our former town administrator Bob Lton um who's very knowledgeable on municipal affairs and um he I really to his credit um has been participating uh learning all about the

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town meeting and he attended our our meeting such that if he is in fact nominated and elected as a temporary moderator he's very familiar with the recommendations of the select board all of the material um and the um idea would

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be it. He's also contacted the petitioners and you know sort of mediated that whole issue and my understanding is that the current update is that there will be no um speeches or

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statements that um the moderator would be looking for a motion of indefinite postponement from the select board and that um you know barring a positive motion on the article that um that would be the primary motion and it would be

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moved and voted without um any real additional discussion. Um but obviously once you enter into a town meeting, you know, we don't even know who the actual moderator is going to be and what people are going to raise their hand and say, but but that is the planning. Um we are,

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you know, prepared to operate just like any regular town meeting and um we'll be prepared for basically anything. Okay, sounds good. >> And we're going to meet at 5:30 to um go over it.

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>> Okay. Evening attire, right? Pearls, diamonds, >> tiaras. >> Got it. Well, >> if that's it, I'd like to make a motion to adjurnn. >> Second. Any discussion? I was in.