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Rumford select board approves liquor licenses, service agreement and groundwater permit
Summary
At its Jan. 2 meeting the Rumford Board of Select Persons approved a liquor license and special amusement permit for The Lure Restaurant & Seahorse Lounge, approved Warrant #27, a service level agreement with the Northern Oxford Solid Waste Board, an order permitting large-scale groundwater extraction for the Rumford Water District, and extended the Hotel Rumford liquor license to Jan. 23. Several items were unanimously approved 4-0.
The Rumford Board of Select Persons voted on multiple routine and regulatory items at its Jan. 2 meeting in the Rumford Falls Auditorium.
The board approved a liquor license and a special amusement permit for The Lure Restaurant & Seahorse Lounge, whose applicant was identified as Deirdra Gallant. Select Board member Theriault moved to approve the license and permit; Select Board member DiConzo seconded and the motion carried 4-0.
The board unanimously approved Warrant #27 (motion by Select Board member DiConzo; second Theriault).
The board approved an added agenda item, a Service Level Agreement between the Town of Rumford and the Northern Oxford Solid Waste Board. Select Board member Brennick moved approval; Select Board member Theriault seconded and the vote was 4-0.
The board approved an order permitting the Rumford Water District to conduct large-scale groundwater extraction (motion by DiConzo; second Theriault; vote 4-0). The transcript records the board's approval but does not specify technical terms, limits, or conditions of the extraction order; those details were not specified in the minutes.
The board also approved an extension for the Hotel Rumford's liquor license through Jan. 23 (motion by Brennick; second DiConzo; vote 4-0).
The meeting concluded after the board entered executive session on personnel matters under 1 M.R.S. §405(6)(A) at 6:47 p.m. and exited at 8:24 p.m.; the board adjourned at 8:25 p.m.
What happens next: Several approvals were recorded as unanimous 4-0 votes. The minutes indicate further consideration of several items — including the extension date for the Hotel Rumford license and a tabled environmental concern — at the board's rescheduled Jan. 23 meeting.
