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Votes at a glance: Carbondale trustees approve liquor license, interim manager appointment, development amendment and town manager contract; pledge $1M for park
Summary
On June 24 the Carbondale Board of Trustees approved a cluster of procedural and project items: a liquor license for Mountain Fair, appointment of an interim town manager, a development agreement amendment for 522 Highway 133, a $1 million letter of intent to preserve two mobile home parks, and the contract for incoming town manager Brian Hyland.
Below are the formal actions trustees took during the meeting on June 24.
Mountain Fair liquor license — approved (unanimous) Motion: Approve liquor license for Mountain Fair 2025, including a beer garden on Main Street and specified security and crowd‑management plans. Motion by: Chris; Second by: Jess. Vote: unanimous in favor. Notes: Organizers said the beer garden will be supplied by local vendor Mountain Heart; the event permit allows up to 90 decibels and organizers said they will reduce sound levels and require private security and volunteer crowd‑management training.
Interim town manager appointment — approved (unanimous) Motion: Appoint Public Works Director Kevin Shoresman as interim town manager from June 28 through August 3, with a $1,000 monthly stipend or expense reimbursement. Motion by: Chris; Second by: Jess. Vote: unanimous in favor. Notes: Trustees said the appointment is to ensure managerial coverage during the outgoing manager’s transition and overlap with the incoming manager.
Amendment to Development Improvements Agreement (522 Highway 133 restaurant project) — approved (unanimous) Motion: Approve the first amendment to the development improvements agreement for the 522 Highway 133 restaurant project, including a one‑time fee‑in‑lieu payment equal to 50% of the original project estimate restricted to the undergrounding project area. Motion by: Jess; Second by: Erica. Vote: unanimous in favor. Notes: Staff said the amendment responds to direction provided at the board’s May 13 meeting and includes an exhibit map tying the in‑lieu fee to a defined undergrounding area.
Mobile home park letter of intent (Mountain Valley parks) — approved (5–1) Motion: Submit a letter of intent to support the mobile home park preservation effort in the amount of $1,000,000. Motion by: not specified; Second by: not specified. Vote: 5 in favor, 1 opposed. Notes: The LOI is expressly nonbinding and not an appropriation; trustees and staff said any final contribution of public dollars would require a subsequent appropriation and legally enforceable conditions such as deed restrictions.
Town manager contract (Brian Hyland) — approved (unanimous) Motion: Approve the town manager contract as presented for Brian Hyland, start date August 4. Motion by: Jess; Second by: Colin. Vote: unanimous in favor. Notes: Trustees welcomed the incoming manager and acknowledged the outgoing manager’s service.
Several informational items were discussed but not voted on, including an ArtSpace Town Center funding update and the status of a town center master association dissolution.
