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Chebeague Island Selectboard approves inn liquor license with dumpster condition; OKs energy vendors and $50,000 truck purchase
Summary
At its Aug. 6 meeting the Selectboard approved a liquor license for the Chebeague Island Inn conditioned on Code Enforcement approval of a dumpster project within 30 days, approved two energy vendors for a collective purchasing program, updated the Climate Action Team charge, and authorized up to $50,000 for a Public Works truck.
The Chebeague Island Selectboard on Aug. 6, 2025 approved a liquor license for the Chebeague Island Inn, conditioned on the Code Enforcement Officer approving the Inn’s dumpster project within 30 days of Aug. 6. The approval carried with four votes in favor and one recusal.
David Hill moved the liquor-license approval and Richard Hackel seconded. Dave Lomba, identified as the Inn’s general manager, spoke on behalf of the business at a brief public hearing; no members of the public asked questions during the hearing.
The approval is one of several routine decisions the board completed at the meeting. The Selectboard unanimously approved recommended vendors for a Residential Energy Efficiency and Electrification collective-purchasing effort — naming Colin McCullough and A1 Remodeling and HVAC — on a motion by Ehrhardt Groothoff brought forward from recommendations by Ellie Hughes. The board also unanimously approved updated language for the town’s Climate Action Team charge on a motion moved by Eliza Jane Adams and seconded by Richard Hackel.
On fiscal matters, the board authorized the Town Administrator to spend up to $50,000 from Public Works equipment account 9055 to purchase a truck for Public Works; the motion, moved by Eliza Jane Adams and seconded by David Hill, passed unanimously.
Board members discussed suggested edits to the Selectboard Communication Policy but took no formal action, asking the Town Administrator to prepare a final formatted version for a future meeting. In other business, Ehrhardt Groothoff confirmed he may remain on the Broadband Committee, Richard Hackel relayed concerns from some South Shore Drive residents about heavy trucks using that road, and Eliza Jane Adams noted that a recent survey she circulated has been distributed to residents.
The Town Administrator reported that the Trails Grant Program deadline is in September and that flood-plan maps will be placed on a Special Town Meeting warrant in the fall for adoption. The board approved minutes for July 16 and July 30, 2025, and adjourned at 7:42 p.m.
Next procedural steps include the Code Enforcement Officer’s review of the Inn’s dumpster project within the 30-day window and the Town Administrator’s preparation of the revised communication-policy format for the board’s consideration at a subsequent meeting.
