Episode 581
FM #581 - Dean College Alcohol License Discussion&Vote - 05/06/20
We step back into the audio archives. This session shares the segment from the Franklin, MA Town Council meeting held on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 that covers the discussion and vote to deny the all alcohol license requested by Dean College.
The meeting was conducted in a remote format: all of the Town Council, Town Administration personnel, meeting guests, and the public participated remotely via the Zoom conference bridge, during this pandemic period.
The recording shares only the license discussion and vote from this meeting and runs about 56 minutes:
The show notes contain links to the meeting agenda including documents released for the 2020 meeting as well as for the July 21, 2021 meeting where the license is back before the Council.
Let’s listen to this segment of the Town Council meeting of May 6, 2020
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July 21, 2021 Agenda https://www.franklinma.gov/town-council/agenda/july-21-town-council-agenda
Specific item for Dean College
- Town Administrator Memo Summary;
- Dean College Section 12 All Alcoholic Beverages license application;
- Town Council meeting minutes April 15, 2020, May 6, 2020;
- Town Council Statement of Reason of denial;
- Dean College appeal to the ABCC;
- ABCC Appeal decision.
https://www.franklinma.gov/town-council/agenda/may-6-town-council-agenda-remote-meeting
7. LICENSE TRANSACTIONS
Dean College: New Section 12 All Alcoholic Beverages License, Located at 135 Emmons Street, Franklin, MA. https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/franklinma/files/mai/files/7a._dean_college_license_application_web.pdf
My notes from the meeting May 6, 2020 https://www.franklinmatters.org/2020/05/town-council-denies-dean-college-liquor.html
My notes from the meeting April 15, 2020 https://www.franklinmatters.org/2020/04/town-council-twitter-notes-recap-april.html
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