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SELECTMEN'S MEETING November 8, 1993 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Monday, November 8, 1993, in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town Office Building, at 7:30 p.m. Chairman Dailey, Mr. McSweeney, Mr. Busa, Mr. Fenn, Mrs. Eddison; Mr. Cohen, Town Counsel; Mr white, Town Manager; Mrs. Novak, Assistant Town Manager; and Mrs. Peters, Executive Clerk, were present. PUBLIC HEARING: H ol i day Sunday Openings for Package Stores Mr. Busa excused himself from participation in the Public Hearing since he is the owner of the Busa Brothers Liquors, Inc. Chairman Dailey opened the hearing by reading the Public Notice, and by noting that letters have been received from the five package stores in Lexington requesting holiday Sunday openings, beginning on the Sunday before Thanksgiving and ending with the last Sunday before New Years. Mr. McSweeney asked if there had been any problems with the Sunday openings in past years, and was told by the Town Manager that there had been no problems. Mr. Dailey declared the hearing closed. Upon motion duly made and seconded it was voted 4 -0 to allow the five package stores in Lexington to conduct business beginning on the Sunday before Thanksgiving, November 21, 1993, through the Sunday before New Years, December 20, 1993, in accordance with the regulations of the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission, and with hours as amended by the Board, from Noon to 6 :00 p.m. Mr. William Simmons, 82 North Street, asked to speak. Mr. Dailey apologized for not seeing Mr. Simmons and reopened the hearing. Mr.Simmons urged the Board reconsider its vote, and not approve holiday Sunday openings, since he thought six days a week was sufficient time for the stores to be open for business. Mr. Dailey noted that most other municipalities allow package stores to remain open for special holiday Sunday openings, and that the Board took this into consideration when deciding whether to allow holiday Sunday openings, since local businesses would suffer if they could not compete. There were no other questions or comments and Mr. Dailey declared the hearing closed. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 4 -0 to approve the applications of the following for permission to conduct business beginning on the Sunday before Thanksgiving, November 21, 1993, through the Sunday before New Years, December 26, 1993, in accordance with the regulations of the Alcoholic Beverage Commis - sion, and with hours as amended by the Board, from Noon - 8:00 p.m. Berman's Market 55 Mass. Avenue Busa Liquors 55 Bedford Street Lexington Liquor Mart 58 Bedford Street 1775 wine & Spirit Shop 1707 Mass. Avenue, Rear vinebrook Liquors 131 Massachusetts Avenue