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Consent items: The board approved, in a single motion, several routine permits and matters that were not held for discussion. The items approved by consent included park use permits for the Disabled Veterans Park (two events), a one‑day liquor permit for a charity event at the Elks, a block party request for Valley Road (August 17), the contracts list and cemetery deeds. The motion approving the consent items passed unanimously.

Block Party: A late agenda block party request for Green Witch Road on July 16 (2 p.m.–8 p.m., from house number 204 to 404) was approved with standard conditions: organizers must notify abutters and inform the police and fire departments of date and location. The motion carried unanimously.

Airport Commission vacancy: The board discussed a forthcoming vacancy on the Norwood Airport Commission. The manager recommended the position be posted publicly for one to two weeks, collect letters of interest and return a recommended appointment at the August 12 meeting (the Airport Commission is not meeting in July). The board approved the manager’s recommendation unanimously and asked staff to pursue outreach, including social media notices that have recently increased applicant interest for other boards.

FM Global Way license agreement (signage): The board reviewed a draft license agreement to allow a sign near FM Global Way. Select Board member Mike Plasco asked the town to add a clause making the licensee responsible for removal and removal costs if the town later requires removal; the board approved the agreement with that amendment and authorized staff to finalize the form for signature.

Other: The board filed two memoranda (items 5.1 and 5.2) and approved routine administrative memos. The board also scheduled an executive session later in the meeting (collective bargaining/litigation) by roll call vote.

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O'Neil said overall revenue outperformed the original budget while expenses came in below budget, producing a favorable year‑end position. He described four specific transfers:

- Treasurer/billing collection expenses: an increase of $65,000 to cover higher billing collection‑agent costs; O'Neil said higher collection costs corresponded with increased revenue recovered.
- Elections: an increase of approximately $23,000 to cover the cost of additional elections, printing and ballot mailings; O'Neil said the added expense was offset by additional state aid.
- Snow and ice removal: an increase to cover overtime payroll for DPW employees who performed snow‑and‑ice work in‑house rather than using contracted services.
- Solid waste/waste removal: an increase to $196,000 to reflect higher contract pricing and increased tonnage for curbside collection; O'Neil and other board members discussed recent multi‑year contract rate increases of 8–9% in coming years after earlier larger steps.

O'Neil said the town expects to close books for FY2025 to the accounting standard schedule (initial close around July 15 with some adjustments into mid‑August). He provided a ballpark estimate that the town could return roughly $500,000–$600,000 to the usual free‑cash number (he described this as a rough, preliminary estimate). O'Neil asked the board to sign the transfer paperwork so the finance office could finalize entries.

Board members pressed for detail on waste tonnage monitoring and asked whether increases would be recurring; DPW representatives said the town will begin monthly monitoring of tonnage to improve budgeting. Board members also confirmed that the snow‑and‑ice increases were overtime salary costs rather than contractual rate increases.

Action: Select Board member Dwayne Lane moved to approve the four year‑end transfers; the motion was seconded by Mister Donnelly and the board approved the transfers unanimously. The board authorized signatures on the transfer paperwork and directed staff to file final budget details with the Department of Municipal Finance per the FY close schedule.

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Attorney Dennis Quilty, representing the applicant, and Christopher Kronen, the proposed manager, said the arcade has operated at the site since 2023, has hosted dozens of one‑day licensed events without reported incidents and would not serve alcohol before noon on any day. The applicant said food would be available from a local restaurant, 18 Pizza, and that bartenders would be TIPS/TIP‑certified. The applicant’s written materials and testimony described the requested license as a general on‑premises (all‑alcohol) license and listed hours and operating plans; the applicant said it would accept conditions limiting where alcohol could be consumed.

Board members who voted to deny cited three categories of concern: the statutory classifications for on‑premises all‑alcohol licenses under Massachusetts General Laws chapter 138/140, the arcade’s physical layout and control of an outdoor area, and the site’s proximity to residential condominiums and children’s play areas. Select Board members who voted to deny said the application, as submitted, did not demonstrate the public convenience and need required for issuing an all‑alcohol license at that location.

At the hearing, the applicant said the arcade’s operating footprint for this application was roughly 3,700–3,800 square feet (the applicants and board referenced different earlier filings with larger figures), that alcohol service would be bar/counter service with one bartender for typical events, and that patrons would be carded at the bar and (if licensed) the business would deploy ID‑scanners. The applicant also described a wristband system to identify adults who could be served and said staff would patrol to enforce restrictions. The owner of 18 Pizza, who said he supplies on‑site food, said orders are called in and delivered by his staff to events.

Speakers at the hearing — including several condominium residents who live near the arcade — urged the board to deny a full all‑alcohol license because of pedestrian and parking patterns at the end of the lane, the presence of many children in nearby open spaces, and uncertainty about whether the applicant controls the outdoor courtyard cited in the application. Multiple residents said they supported the arcade as a daytime family destination but opposed a full liquor license at the site.

Several board members proposed conditional options that would address some concerns: limiting alcohol consumption to a secured back room, restricting outdoor service, or offering a beer‑and‑wine license instead of full spirits. The applicants said they would accept restrictions, or would consider withdrawing the all‑alcohol request and reapplying for beer and wine, but the board’s majority determined the current application did not meet the licensing standards for an all‑alcohol license at this site.

Motion and vote: Select Board member Sam Saad (mover) made a motion to deny; the motion was seconded by Select Board member Mike Plasco. The board voted 3 in favor of denial and 2 opposed; the chair directed staff to update the denial letter to record the board’s findings for the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission (ABCC). The clerk will transmit the board’s resolution and reasons to the ABCC as required.

The hearing record includes letters of support the applicant submitted and numerous public comments opposing the all‑alcohol application. The board noted the ABCC had previously returned an earlier application for clarity; the board said its denial is recorded with stated reasons should the applicant seek further review or to reapply.

Votes at a glance: The board also earlier considered, separately, a motion to approve an all‑alcohol license for a different applicant (Euro and Kabob House); that motion failed 2–3 earlier in the meeting (motion to approve failed). The arcade denial is the board’s final action on the arcade’s application for an all‑alcohol license at this meeting.

What’s next: The applicant may appeal to the ABCC or reapply with a different license type or with revised, more restrictive conditions. The board directed staff to check availability of beer‑and‑wine licenses and to advise on procedural next steps.

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