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Alton Select Board approves trick-or-treat hours, two new road names and one-day liquor licenses
Summary
At its Sept. 23 meeting the Alton Select Board approved the town's trick-or-treat hours for Oct. 31, assigned two new road names off Depot Street, and granted one-day liquor licenses for two private events. A liquor-permit document was corrected during the meeting.
Alton — The Alton Select Board on Sept. 23 approved multiple routine items, including the town’s Halloween trick-or-treat hours, two new road names for a Depot Street development and one-day liquor licenses for private events.
The board voted to set trick-or-treat on Oct. 31 from 5 to 7 p.m., the time recommended by the police chief. The motion to approve the date and time was moved by Select Board member 2 and seconded by the chair; members voted in favor.
The board approved assigning the names Corkscrew Circle and Gateway Circle to two new roads off Depot Street intended to serve rental units with two driveways on the property. Select Board member Fran moved the measure and it was seconded and approved.
The board approved a request for a one-day liquor license and a related band/ban request for “Harvest Happenings” at Cold Spring Farm on Oct. 18, 2025. During the discussion staff flagged a clerical error on a fire-department inspection permit that listed an August expiration date in the wrong year; staff corrected the document to read 2026 before the motion was seconded. The motion was moved by Select Board member 2 and seconded with that clarification; members voted to approve.
The board also approved a one-time liquor license for a wedding hosted by Hart’s Turkey Farm on Sept. 27, 2025, at the Bayside Inn; the item was described as a single-day event and the motion passed.
Votes at a glance: - Approve agenda: motion to approve the meeting agenda (motion moved and seconded; approved). - Trick-or-treat hours: Oct. 31, 5–7 p.m.; mover: Select Board member 2; second: Chair; outcome: approved. - Road names: assign Corkscrew Circle and Gateway Circle (Depot Street development); mover: Fran; second: Chair; outcome: approved. - Harvest Happenings liquor license: Cold Spring Farm, Oct. 18, 2025; mover: Select Board member 2; second: board member who clarified fire permit year; outcome: approved; note: fire inspection permit year corrected to 2026. - Hart’s Turkey Farm one-day liquor license: Sept. 27, 2025, Bayside Inn wedding; mover: Chair; second: not specified in transcript; outcome: approved.
No votes failed or were tabled at the meeting. Several approvals were described as routine; where staff identified a clerical error the board accepted the correction and proceeded to vote.
Ending: The board then addressed the transfer station discussion and other items later on the agenda.
