Board of Selectmen Meeting

August 26, 2020

Notice & Agenda

Notice is hereby given that the Westport Board of Selectmen, Traffic Authority and Water Pollution Control Authority will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. Pursuant to the Governor’s Executive Order No. 7B, there is no physical location for this meeting. It will be held electronically, live streamed on www.westportct.gov, and broadcast on Westport’s Optimum Government Access Channel 79 and Frontier Channel 6020.  Emails to the Board of Selectmen prior to the meeting may be sent to selectman@westportct.gov. Comments to be read during the public comment portion of the meeting may be emailed to BOScomments@westportct.gov. We will use our best efforts to read public comments if they are received during the public comment period, include your name and are brief; no longer than 3 minutes. Agenda to include but not be limited to the following and subject to revision:

1. To take such action as the meeting may determine to approve the minutes of the Board of Selectmen’s Meetings of July 22, 2020 and August 16, 2020 and the Water Pollution Control Authority’s Meetings of July 22, 2020 and August 16, 2020

    

2. To take such action as the meeting may determine to approve the extension of the previously approved request to close the town owned roadway known as Church Lane from the intersection of Elm Street to Post Road East through September, 2020 to allow for additional pedestrian access and outdoor restaurant seating.

    

   Item #3 received after Westport News Publication Deadline

    

3. To take such action as the meeting may determine to approve the closure of a portion of the Main Street from 6:00 am to 7:00 pm on Saturday, September 12, 2020 (rain date TBD) for a “Fitness Day on Main Street” program sponsored by the Downtown Merchants Association, contingent upon compliance with comments and safety recommendations from relevant Town departments and in accordance with the Town Policy on the Use of Town Property, Facilities and Public Roadways.

    

4. To take such action as the meeting may determine to approve the Trademark License Agreement between the Town of Westport and Earthplace, Inc. as it relates to use of the Sustainable Westport trademark in connection with its programming to organize volunteers and raise funds to help achieve the Licensor’s goal.

James S. Marpe, First Selectman

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