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Votes and actions: liquor licenses, abatements, Comcast stipulation, grader engine allocation
Summary
At the July 7 meeting the Select Board approved liquor licenses for two businesses, several sewer abatements, a stipulation regarding a Comcast grievance, and authorized up to $84,000 from capital reserves to replace a grader engine.
The Select Board recorded several administrative votes on July 7.
Licenses: The board approved a 1st- and 3rd-class liquor license for Positive Pie and a 2nd-class license for Woodstock Village Market, subject to state review. The chair asked for a motion and the board approved by voice vote.
Abatements: The board approved sewer abatements for 10 Maple Street (inactivate second unit charge while the unit is used for storage, with a three-year revisit policy), 164 Butternut Lane (change billing to single-occupant rate following separation), and 3 Church Street (inactivate a second meter located under Route 4 while monitoring for future usage). Finance director Robert Detmore explained the basis for each recommendation.
Stipulation: The board signed a stipulation requested by the town assessor to bypass the local Board of Civil Authority for a Comcast grievance because the state had set values; the board approved the motion and directed the assessor to mail the paperwork.
Capital reserve allocation: Public works reported the town grader needs an engine ($~75,000 estimate). The board approved using up to $84,232.34 in capital reserves (motioned as up to $84,000 in the meeting) to pay for a replacement engine or a cheaper alternative; members noted they would ask staff to check for borrowing/sharing options with neighboring towns.
Formal vote tallies were recorded as voice votes and unanimous 'Aye' responses in the transcript but no detailed roll-call counts were provided for each motion in the meeting record.
