Select Board weighs special-event alcohol permits for park; will draft ordinance language
The board reviewed a proposed per-event permit to allow temporary alcohol service in Fairhaven park, discussed vendor limits and public sensitivity, and agreed to draft discretionary language and return with a proposal at the next meeting.
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Town staff presented a draft special-event permit that would allow alcohol service in defined areas of the park on an event-by-event basis, similar to other town permits. Speaker 5 told the board that the Vermont League of Cities and Towns (VLCT) counsel had advised a permit could be used without immediately changing the 1977 ordinance, and that the permit process would allow the Select Board to approve or deny specific events.
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