Board of Health backs Foley's proposal for seasonal outdoor venue with sanitation conditions, recommends longer food‑truck hours

Mike Foley presented a proposal for a seasonal family‑friendly outdoor venue at 645 Main Street, describing lawn games, rotating licensed food trucks, a main bar, two pop‑up bars and a stage for live music. Foley told the Board the venue would use self‑contained portable restroom and hand‑washing facilities and contracted service providers for waste and wastewater, and requested flexibility for some mobile vendors to operate up to 9 p.m. to align with a 10 p.m. alcohol closing time.

Board members praised Foley’s trash and restroom plan but recommended daily servicing to avoid overflow and nuisance, with the option to reduce frequency if operations remain smooth. The health director confirmed liquor service rules require food service and said individual food trucks must still obtain appropriate local permits. A board member moved to recommend daily restroom servicing, daily trash pickup (with flexibility to reduce if standards are maintained), and to direct the health director to recommend to the Select Board increasing food‑truck hours at that location from 4 to 6 hours, consistent with prior approvals; the motion passed unanimously.

A nearby condominium owner expressed concern about noise, generator use and proximity of food trucks to residences; the board noted noise is typically addressed through planning or select‑board permitting and advised Foley to coordinate with other permitting boards and vendors to minimize off‑site impacts.

The Board’s action was a recommendation to the Select Board on operating hours and an approval of sanitation recommendations for Health Department oversight; Foley was advised to work with the licensing and zoning offices as he proceeds with permitting.