12/30/1981 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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' BOS Meeting }' 12/30/81 F • age 2. _ { r 1 r aiir _ ling from, .- sui�r r d in '.at w r s. is hpee- for'-the.. purpose o getting in a r 4 -¢ extra hour drin9king., This causes_ problems for our Police e- {+� partinen o 'and n-Fgeneral affects s the� safety of inhabitants who . happen' .to b r Vinr on out roads, However he ° this tition was-'pr se t d i Town -Counsel rdlec .. t was not a proper action to cone befo l-T n •Meeting r 'a �it• Is -a "decision that rests a clu-9 .. s u rely' wi th`--thy' Ho d "6f"•S a lie t eh 'down courisl remembered the oc c a i rig, -"and d6ndurred that he had- 'so- ruled. el. Thomas dont1hued -that -shy 'the the 92: o a.m.. closing en- courages people to 'drink an extra hour and consumO more alochol. She just does nt think it is in the general good nor best inter- ests of public safety of the Town. - Chm. Garland -indicated he concurred with Sel. Thomas' sentiments, and they discussed when the new closing hour should take effect. It was agreed that it should take, eff ects soon as -the licensees could receive notification, but no . later than noon on January 3rd 1982. Bobby yrfn , -owner• of the Pub by that name, was present,- and asked o be ogni ed. He reminddd t o Selectmen that at' the Hearing there 'were'. more people speaking for the 2: 00 a.m. closing than against it. He said this should b6 taken into consideration in _ deidig the public need. He asked where is the proof that the later hour results in more accidents? He continued that he felt the qrounds for making this change are vague, and the accusations, too 'general. Chr . Garland reminded hire that most of those speaking at the ear- .ing were owners or employees of the liquor establishments in To , He also said that Mr. yrne's Pub is open 15 hours a day, yet at the - ring the' Selectmen held with the license-holders, fir. Byrnes said he .did=- -over,' 20 .. of his- 'business in tHat. last hour, which indi,r,,. :. cater,'something.,.._ ir:' Byrnes responded- that• that is the nature of the business. He then departed, -saying a would see the Selectmen in court: 3 t Ch . Garland- thea ' stated that he believes it- is the -judgment of _ this. Board that the hour should be rolled. back', and called for a vote. Both he and Sel.: Thomas voted in - favor of the rolling back :.' of the clo ing hour until 1: 00 a.m. Sel, O'Connell was absent. A. L H TR DE PAS LANDFILL ,CONTRACTOR .. Chm. Garlarid ,read ,the Memo from the Board of 'Health, which cited a number of violations of the contract with which they were c arging the Contractor had committed. Mr. DePaul deferred to his Attorney, Martin o�Nailey,_ who basically denied all -the alle�_. gations. He claimed his client has had someone at the. dump -at all times, and has materially complied with the contract. F He ac n - r ledged -that occasionally the attendant has, to leave the dump site to repair -equipment, etc. i