BOARD OF SELECTMEN
TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2003
The regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen convened at 7:00 p.m. in the Conference Room at 110 Main Street. In attendance were Richard E. Guertin, James R. Manning and Kathleen C. Norbut. Also present were the Town Administrator and the Media. Town Counsel did not attend this meeting.
In the Open session minutes printed up for the Board of Selectmen meeting of May 3, 2003, Ms. Norbut omitted a sentence on page 3 beginning with, she would like to see him set up in a position. Ms. Norbut made a motion to accept the meeting minutes of May 13, 2003 Open session as amended and the Executive session. Mr. Manning seconded and it was so VOTED.
A public hearing commenced at 7:05 p.m. on the application of Best Bet Inc. d/b/a Mug’n’Muffin regarding a Liquor License for beer and wine. Mark Thrasher, the owner, approached the Board of Selectmen. Ms. Neggers stated this hearing has been advertised and the abutters have been notified.
Mr. Thrasher said he feels he is losing customers by not serving alcohol and would like to serve alcohol on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and on Friday from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. On Sundays, Mug’n’Muffin is only open for breakfast from 7:30 a.m. to 12: 30 p.m., therefore liquor would not be served on Sundays. Mr. Thrasher is doing this mainly to try to get more revenues and to keep his employees employed. On the weekdays everyone working in the establishment is over 30 years of age. The two hours for lunch on Saturday is the only time under aged employees will be there and Mr. Thrasher will come out to serve the alcohol. Mr. Thrasher is experienced to serve alcohol as he has taken a Mixology course at Springfield Technical Community College and has also
worked as a bartender. There wasn’t anyone in the audience to speak in favor of or against this license.
Mr. Manning made a motion to approve this liquor license contingent upon a successful CORI check for the hours of 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday and on Fridays from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Ms. Norbut seconded and it was so VOTED.
Brian Sweitzer was unable to attend this meeting to give an up-date on his Eagle Scout project and will be rescheduled at a future date.
Mr. Guertin reiterated for the listening audience that the Annual Town Meeting will be held on Monday, June 2, 2003, at 7:00 p.m. at Granite Valley Middle School. Everyone is urged to attend as there are some critical issues being voted on.
At the last Board of Selectmen’s meeting, Mr. Guertin announced the utility company wasn’t going to allow any more banners across Main Street. The utility company is willing to put up a couple of poles solely for this purpose if the town is willing to pay for them at a cost of $500.00 each. Once these poles are up, the town would own them. Three organizations have donated very generous contributions toward the purchase of these poles. They are the Monson Arts Council, the Monson Rotary Club and the Monson Summerfest Committee, Inc. Mr. Guertin thanked these organizations and stated the town now has the $1,000.00 needed for the purchase of the two poles. The poles will be placed between State Street and the Senior Center.
Dick Noble and Russell Bressette of the Monson Summerfest Committee approached the Board of Selectmen with a request for permission to hold the Summerfest event, a one-day beer and wine license and a donation from the Gifts to the Town account.
Mr. Noble stated that everything is basically the same as it has been in the past. There will be some events held in Veteran’s Field. They have met with the Parks and Recreation Department and have their approval for the use of the field for the Summerfest as well as for the fireworks. The Beer Garden is the same as it has been with the same regulations and rules. They have met with the fireworks shooters and with the Fire Department, along with the Parks and Recreation Department. The fireworks are scheduled for July 6th at Veterans Field. They have recruited the Sports Boosters to clean up the field. They did it last year and did an excellent job. The Boy Scouts will clean the sidewalks. They also have a dumpster and trash barrels. Ms. Neggers said they have cleaned the streets up in the past following
the Summerfest and have done very well and are very prompt.
Mr. Manning made a motion to approve the schedule of events for the Summerfest 2003 as presented. Ms. Norbut seconded and it was so VOTED.
Mr. Manning made a motion to approve a donation to the Summerfest Committee in the amount of $1,200.00 from the Gifts to the Town Account. Ms. Norbut seconded and it was so VOTED.
Mr. Manning made a motion to approve the one-day Beer and Wine license from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Dave Grieve Park contingent upon receipt of insurance. Ms. Norbut seconded and it was so VOTED.
Mr. Guertin thanked everyone involved in the Summerfest event for their hard work and dedication.
In other business to come before the Board of Selectmen, Ms. Neggers stated she wanted to acknowledge the Board of Selectmen have received a request on behalf of Robert Holmes to release Lot #4 on King Street from Chapter 61A. Ms. Neggers explained what is normally done is the Board of Selectmen acknowledge receipt of this, it is then forwarded to the Conservation Commission, the Planning Board and the Assessors Office. At the next Board of Selectmen’s meeting scheduled for June 10th, the Selectmen will take action on this based on their response.
Correspondence was read and completed.
At 7:28 p.m., Mr. Manning made a motion to adjourn the meeting from Open session to go into Executive session for the purpose of discussing pending litigation and collective bargaining, not to return to Open session. Ms. Norbut seconded and it was so VOTED.
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Kathleen C. Norbut, Clerk
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