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Committee clears sidewalk seating for LaShu; courthouse plaza and Weed Street closure remain unresolved
Summary
The committee approved use of the sidewalk next to the Court Street garage for LaShu Brewing seven days a week, but councilors split over regular closure of Weed Street and use of the new City Hall courtyard and deferred broader approval to further review and full council action.
The Marlborough City Legislative and Legal Affairs Committee voted 2–1 on May 14 to recommend allowing LaShu Brewing and Roasting Company to use the sidewalk area by the Court Street garage for outdoor seating seven days a week, but members did not approve the brewery’s wider request to close Weed Street or to reserve the new City Hall courtyard for regular, brewery-run events.
Melinda Gallagher, who presented the request for LaShu, told the committee she hopes to continue pandemic-era outdoor activity on weekends and use the renovated courtyard and adjacent Weed Street for live music, farmers markets, food trucks and community programming. Gallagher asked the committee to grant extended use so the business would not need one-day pouring permits, which she said are…
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