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Votes at a glance: Select Board approves fees, licenses, appointments and donations
Summary
At its Jan. 6 meeting the Falmouth Select Board unanimously approved a set of administrative items: conservation commission fee schedule, transfer of an all‑alcohol restaurant license, two one‑day entertainment licenses for Main Street Gallery, acceptance of a donated street clock, consent agenda items and minutes.
The Select Board on Jan. 6 approved multiple routine and contested items in a single meeting. Key outcomes:
- Conservation Commission fees: The board closed the public hearing and approved a revised fee schedule proposed by the Conservation Administrator to align town fees with state categories and reflect staff time. Motion to approve the Conservation Commission’s proposed fee schedule passed unanimously.
- Transfer of all‑alcohol restaurant license: The board approved the transfer of the all‑alcohol restaurant license for Cravings Pizza and Ice Cream LLC, doing business as Simply Divine Pizza Company at 261 Main Street, Unit A, and congratulated the new owner. The vote was unanimous.
- Two one‑day entertainment licenses: The board approved two one‑day entertainment licenses for Main Street Gallery (open‑mic events on Jan. 9 and Jan. 23, 2025), unanimously.
- Acceptance of a donated street clock: The board accepted a donation of a street clock from the DiGiovanni family and approved proposed design features and a recommended location (Peg Noonan Park) subject to historic‑commission review; the motion passed unanimously.
- Committee appointment: The board appointed Robert Young to the Golf Advisory Committee (see separate article for discussion).
- Consent agenda and minutes: The consent agenda (with one item held for clarification) was approved, and the board approved public‑meeting minutes for July 29, Aug. 26 and Sept. 23, 2024; the Dec. 2 minutes were approved with one abstention recorded.
Votes were recorded as unanimous on the items noted above unless otherwise specified in the minutes.
