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Select Board approves July 4 and weekly summer event permits for venue with conditions
Summary
The select board accepted late assemblage applications, approved a July 4 event and granted conditional approval for a Thursday evening summer series, reserving the right to rescind future dates if problems arise.
The select board accepted two assemblage permit applications from a local venue and approved event dates after hearing an overview of planned activities and crowd controls.
The applicant described a July 4 day event using the venue’s back deck for food and limited live music, and a proposed series of Thursday family nights in July and August featuring children’s films on a portable screen, live acoustic music on some nights, and food service that would end before evening dinner service. The applicant said crowd controls would be implemented if attendance exceeded expectations and that loudspeakers would be oriented away from neighboring properties. “I don't see it being that big of a deal,” the applicant said, describing previous event controls and a plan to add no‑parking signage on a narrow nearby road if needed.
The board first voted to accept the late application for filing. The board then approved the July 4 assemblage permit as presented and approved the Thursday series with a condition that the select board retain authority to rescind future dates if the events generate problems. Board members asked staff to add conditions and remarks to the permit records and to follow up on specific parking or safety concerns if they arise.
No fines or operating conditions beyond the rescission authority were added at the meeting; the board said it could reassess after initial events.
