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Board weighs pavilion reservation changes, keeps alcohol approvals at Select Board
Summary
The Select Board discussed delegating pavilion approvals for non-alcoholic events to staff while retaining Select Board review for events involving alcohol; members expressed concern about on-site check-in logistics and insurance requirements and agreed to maintain stricter review for alcohol-related permits.
Recreation staff proposed streamlining pavilion reservations so that the parks staff could approve non-alcoholic uses and post reservations on the pavilion to reduce conflicts. Several board members supported delegating routine non-alcoholic reservations to staff while keeping any request involving alcohol under Select Board review to ensure proper insurance and oversight.
"If they're involving alcohol, I think it then comes to the select board," a member said during the facilities-use discussion. Members asked staff to consider the administrative burden of checking in reservations on weekends and recommended posting proposed changes on the town website and sending notices to organizations that regularly request space.
