6/1/1983 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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'Y •• Y4' BOARD of SELECTMEN MEETING June 1, 1983 at .r . PRESENT. Chairman Chester A. Garland,, Selectman Willard L. Hanson and Selectman Richard L. Terry, Executive Secretary Joseph F. Murphy. GUESTS: John Burke, Judy Howell. , Jane Peterson, Anne T. Shaw, Ernest Virgilio, Anna Tanneyhill , 'Charles and Gertrude Cuthbert, Fire .Chi-ef Ed Hartin, Police Chief Curtis Fare, Charles Hicks and Howard Evora. 6 : 00 p.m. - Chairman- Garland convened the meeting. Motion by Selectmen Terry to approve the minutes of the May 25, 1983 meeting. Chm. Garland noted that a correction is to be rade where the listing for those present is typed. The word are is to be removed and the middle initial L. is to b - included. The motion was seoonde.d by sel. Hanson .with the correction. Motion carried. HEARINGS AND APPOINTMENTS : 6 : 00 p.m& Chat. Garland opened the public- hearing on the. Channel 's request for ten video games, Chan. Garland read the public notice that was in the Falmouth Enterprise and asked if anyone .present was for or against and if they wished to speak . He also noted. that in lieu of receipts for notification of abutters the Board' accepted letters from the abutters . el, Terry asked. Mr. John Burke,. the manager, what had happened because at the alcoholic beverage license hearing he had asked if there was �..go ing to be any video games . and Mr.. Burke ha'd- replied in the negative at that time. Mr, Burke said that he did not understand .what Sel. Terry had asked hien. He .didnn' t think about that at that time. He was undecided then, this was -overlooked in the confusion of getting everything. h . Garland .asked if it could be possible not to put all the . , machines together in' one line. As he is concerned with. problems that occur when amusement machines are clustered together.. He said that people - have a tendency to get carried .away. He would really like to see them dispersed in a wider area. Mr. Burke said -that he would have eight machine lined up in the right, hand room and the other two would be in an area along side the stage. He stated that the devices would be fairly close but not one on top of the other. He also stated that the doormen and the bartender would be close by. el . Hanson asked if there were - any games in the establishment now. Mr. Burke answered in the negative. i Chm. Garland. asked 'if' any one was opposed, None. He than stated that the Ch-air would accept a motion, e l . Terry moved to approve the application for ten video games