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Select Board limits Saddle Up Saloon fundraisers to two dates and requires acoustic music
Summary
The Select Board approved two outdoor fundraising dates for Saddle Up Saloon with the condition that music remain acoustic. The board approved May 20 and July 15 and denied or deferred additional requested dates, citing the need for a planning-board site-plan modification for recurring, amplified entertainment.
The Select Board approved two dates for outdoor fundraising events at Saddle Up Saloon but restricted music to acoustic only and told the operator to pursue a site-plan modification if he intends to make outdoor entertainment a regular feature.
Applicant Mr. Pagliarillo submitted a special-event application with multiple proposed dates for the season. Board members noted past discussions with the planning department and the planning board, which had previously said amplified, recurring events should be part of a site-plan modification rather than handled only through repeated special-event permits.
After discussion and public input, the board voted to approve two dates — May 20 and July 15 — on the applicant's special-event form and to strike the other requested dates. The approval included a written condition that music at the events be acoustic only; the board said it would consider additional events after the applicant either seeks a planning-board site-plan modification or demonstrates compliance with applicable conditions.
The motion passed 3–2 with three members in favor and two opposed. The board directed staff to issue the permit for those two dates with the acoustic-music condition written on the license and to require the applicant to submit a site-plan application if he intends to continue recurring outdoor entertainment beyond those events.
