2026-09-01 - Town Council

Summary

Built from the town's posted agenda, the approved minutes and the video's auto-generated captions.

Minutes of August 4 and August 18 accepted.
Sale of an abandoned paper road on Oliver St approved with a no-construction stipulation. See Oliver Street Paper Road Sale.
Mayor Charles A. Lombardi discussed leasing or selling the Centredale School property; a meeting is to be set up. See Centredale School Property.
Doggy day care zone change (Ord. 26-002Z) and introduction of the mixed-use overlay (Ord. 26-015) were continued to October. See Doggy Day Care Zone Change and Mixed-Use Overlay Ordinance.
Licenses: several victualling licenses, a Class F1 liquor license for Camp Meehan events and a BV Limited license for La Dolce Vita Cafe were approved; the Hangry Joe's license was continued.
A Historic District Commission alternate was appointed.
Storage facility on Douglas Ave: after discussion the Council voted to direct planning and zoning staff to work with counsel on a stop-work order. See 1204 Douglas Avenue Storage Facility.
A block party on 9/22 was approved, the Ordinance Committee report was accepted, the Claims Committee meeting was cancelled and three claims were sent to the Claims Committee.

Paper road sale on Oliver St: about 3,100 sq ft that is not buildable and currently pays no taxes; the sale was described as bringing roughly $10,000 in revenue to the town.
Centredale School: the mayor is to set a meeting on a possible sale or lease; outside advice on valuation was mentioned.
Doggy daycare zone change: the applicant offered a professional acoustic assessment and said there would be no overnight boarding; council members raised the 100-ft buffer from residential lots. Continued to the October meeting along with the mixed-use overlay item.
Douglas Ave storage facility: council discussed the 2017 approval and neighbors raised erosion and lighting concerns; a motion directed the zoning department to issue a stop-work order.
Licenses: Pizza and Catering Gourmet (after its probationary period), Sweet Licks under new ownership with a nightly cleanup question raised, and The Local Shop; Hangry Joe's victualling license was continued to October; several F1 liquor licenses for events at a camp venue were considered.
Block party on the Hawkins Boulevard circle, a 22-year tradition, set for September 22.
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