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Council approves Concert Fest F‑1 permit with conditions; alcohol service limited to enclosed beer garden
Summary
The council approved an F‑1 (special event) alcohol permit for a June Concert Fest, allowing alcohol sales in a cordoned beer‑garden, with ID checks, volunteer security and alcohol service starting mid‑afternoon and ending at 7 p.m.
The New Shoreham Town Council on April 7 approved an F‑1 special‑event liquor permit for Concert Fest, imposing conditions on service, security and hours.
Cam (Cameron) Greenlee, representing Concert Fest, said the event will use a roped‑off beer garden with volunteer security and DOT‑approved ID checkers. "There's a cordoned off beer garden… we have volunteer security, stands at the entrance… and usually 3 to 4 bartenders on staff," Greenlee said.
Councilors debated hours and types of alcohol to be offered; the applicant said alcohol service will begin in the afternoon (about 2 p.m.) and end at 7 p.m., with the event ending by 8 p.m. Organizers said they have used similar controls in the prior year and worked with police chief Paul Dean. The council amended the application to record that alcohol service start at 2 p.m. and end at 7 p.m., with the applicant to continue coordination with the police department.
A motion to deny the permit failed; a subsequent motion to approve the F‑1 license passed after councilors confirmed the event’s beer‑garden layout, wristbanding/ID checks and coordination with the police department. The council asked organizers to continue working with Police Chief Paul Dean and town staff on logistics and to maintain measures to keep minors out of the alcohol area.
Organizers said they plan to purchase alcohol retail and have used local breweries and distillers in prior events. Greenlee said the festival team will enforce the cordon and check coolers so no outside alcohol is consumed in the beer garden.
The council’s approval reflected a desire to balance neighborhood impacts with the economic and cultural value of a summer event; a councilor who had proposed denial said the council’s conditions alleviated his concerns.
The council required the applicant to keep the police department apprised of operations and to ensure the beer‑garden staffing and ID‑checking protocols were in place on event day.
