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65-402 Selectmen’s Meeting May 4, 2009 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Monday, May 4, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. in the Selectmen Meeting Room, Town Office Building. Chairman Cohen, Mrs. Krieger, Mr. Kelley, Mr. Manz, Mr. Burnell; Mr. Valente, Town Manager; and Ms. Pease, Executive Clerk, were present. Liquor License Transfer Hearing – 1727 Massachusetts Avenue Mr. Fenn, the attorney representing Karen and Kevin Masterson, requested approval of the transfer of the Not Your Average Joe’s liquor license to Nourish, Inc. The new restaurant will aim to provide healthy, energetic food. They plan to make minor changes to the floor plan. As soon as they receive approval from the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission on the liquor license transfer they will make the changes and open in about four weeks. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 5-0 to approve the application for a transfer of a liquor license and to issue an all alcoholic common victualler liquor license to Nourish, Inc., d/b/a Nourish eat well live well, 1727 Massachusetts Avenue. Economic Development Advisory Committee Report Mr. McWeeney, Chair of the Economic Development Advisory Committee (EDAC), came before the Selectmen requesting permission to provide information to town meeting members regarding their position on the Beal project and an EDAC report under Article 2, including development guidelines. Ms. Mahoney, who will present the information at town meeting, summarized the Article 2 report, which describes some of the activities being undertaken, what the committee’s makeup is, the proposed development guideline criteria and the EDAC position with respect to economic development. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 5-0 to approve the submission of a report by the EDAC to Town Meeting under Article 2 of the Annual Town Meeting. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve placing the recommendation memo regarding Beal Companies rezoning proposal on the Town Meeting table. Article Positions Ms. Brown, Town Moderator, asked if the Selectmen would approve the Transportation Advisory Committee making a brief revised report under Article 2 changing their recommendation regarding Article 48. TAC originally did not support Article 48 and have changed their position to support.