Select Board packet for September 15th
Contents of the packet received Friday, September 12th for the Monday, September 15th Select Board meeting: (Note: this will be a brief meeting, starting at 5:30 p.m., with training sessions on Open Meeting Law and Conflict of Interest to follow at 6:00 p.m.)
• The agenda
• The motion sheet
• Information concerning an application for a Common Victualler License for a new downtown restaurant – Miss Saigon – including: a memo with the Police Chief’s recommendation for approval of the license; a copy of the license application, and a letter from the Building Commissioner to the applicant detailing why Site Plan Review is not required for the project; what changes would trigger that requirement or Special Permit approval; and the necessity for the Design Review Board to approve signage plans prior to the issuing of a Building Permit
• E-mails and a map detailing a request for the
• A memo to the Town Manager from the Police Chief renewing “the appointment of police officers as agents of the Select Board,” pursuant to M.G.L. Chapter 138, Section 63, with a list of officers and a copy of the section of the law
• Two Special Liquor License applications for events at UMass
• Draft minutes from the September 8th Select Board meeting
• A Citizen Activity Form application to serve on the 250th Anniversary Celebration Committee
• Notification of resignation by the
• Copy of a notice “to appear for final pre-trial conference” at Hampshire Superior Court on October 6 at 2:00 p.m. for the case of “Chris & Jean Allison et al v. Conservation Commission of Amherst et al”
• The agenda for the September 17 Planning Board meeting
• A response letter from the Town Manager to a
resident, suggesting that the resident contact the Air Force to address
concerns about planes flying over certain
• A ZBA Notice regarding September 25 public hearings for: seeking a Special Permit to create a flag lot on Wildflower Drive; modifying the Amherst Brewing Company’s Special Permit to expand into adjacent retail space and to modify hours of operation; seeking a Special Permit to transfer ownership of an auto parts sales and installation business, to allow continued use of a non-conforming building, and to modify a Special Permit that condition regarding expiration upon transfer
• A letter from the Town Manager to the Massachusetts Highway Department Director, seeking a meeting to discuss the timeline for the West Street/Atkins reconstruction project
• An invitation to the annual dinner on November 20 for HAP, Inc., the regional housing partnership
• Event information for the Massachusetts Municipal Association’s Fall Conference for Selectmen, October 18th in Sturbridge
