Liquor license renewal denied
SOUTHWEST HARBOR All but one member of the Board of Selectmen signed a letter on Tuesday for the state’s Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations with reasons explaining why a liquor license renewal for Joey’s Place Sports Lounge was recently denied.
George Jellison stated he had found out more information since the board’s Jan. 12 meeting and couldn’t in good conscience put his signature on the letter. When asked if he wanted to revisit the subject or reconsider the board’s vote, Jellison said no.
“This liquor license, every year that I’ve been on the board, it’s been a repeat of issues,” said Selectman Chad Terry during the Jan. 12 meeting. “You can only be a habitual offender so many times.”
Cost savings sought for town garage
SOUTHWEST HARBOR With the help of an Infrastructure Committee, selectmen have decided to revisit the plan for a new town garage to see if they can find cost savings before putting it back out to bid.
“My biggest concern is we pare some stuff out of here, send it back out to bid and the bid comes back higher than the first time,” said Town Manager Justin VanDongen during the discussion at their Nov. 24 virtual meeting via Zoom. “The price of materials has gone up and I’m hoping that maybe there’s somebody that still needs work out there…I’m worried.”