Episode Transcript
[00:00:00] Speaker A: Quincy City Clerk Nicole Crispo is joining us for an Update on the April 29th edition of the Board of License Commissioners meeting. Hey Nikki, how are you?
[00:00:08] Speaker B: Hi Joe. How you doing today?
[00:00:10] Speaker A: It's been a little while since we checked in, right?
[00:00:12] Speaker B: It has. We, we had a, a little period there that we didn't have any applicants. So we didn't have a meeting last time. So. Yeah, yeah, it. And we only had three. We, we did do a lot of it early on in the spring for events coming up. So that does happen sometimes.
But we had three applicants and we were happy to get together 4pm on April 29 and get right to we did have five members. We had a quorum. We went to agenda item number one, hearing regarding the request of the Quincy Pride for a Special use permit one day liquor license for 2025 Quincy Pride on Sunday, June 8 from noon to 4 at Pageant Field. Jay Southwood was there and told us about the event. They're very excited to have it at Pageant.
They worked up there before.
They're going to do the same corded area for the beer and wine. So everything is in place and they're hoping for Good weather. Sunday, June 8th from noon to 4 at Pageant Field. And that was Quincy Pride and that went through five to zero.
Next was agenda item number two here in regarding the request of Widowmaker Brewing in the Quincy Chamber of Commerce for special permits one day liquor licenses for the annual Kilroy Square Farmers Market and Beer Garden. The farmer's market is held on Friday, June to October from noon to 5. The beer garden is open Thursday, Friday, Saturday starting May 15 and going to June 28 and Fridays and Saturdays, July 11 through September 27 from 400pm to 9pm Julie Paganino, excuse me, Pagano. And Ryan Lavery were there.
Julie is the director of the Chamber of Commerce and Ryan Lavery is the owner of Widowmaker. They're working together along with Aviva Trattoria will be helping Widowmaker with supplying the food for this year. And Julie did mention that there will be some food trucks.
But you can go certainly onto the Quincy Chamber Commerce website for all the dates, all the vendors and any other information that you need. That did go through 5 to 0 as well.
[00:03:19] Speaker A: Very good. I know we're all hoping to break out of this wet weekend pattern for all these events.
[00:03:25] Speaker B: Certainly are. We certainly are. We deserve it after all this.
[00:03:28] Speaker A: Yes, for sure. Actually, I heard a report this morning we have not had a dry weekend since the first weekend of March.
So it's not your imagination yeah, right.
[00:03:40] Speaker B: We squeaked in Easter and then back to the rain.
[00:03:44] Speaker A: Exactly. Yeah.
[00:03:46] Speaker B: Agenda item number three here regarding the request of Quincy Market Law and Corp, doing business as Quincy Market for a change of offices and directors and change of stock interest. New 100% shilling shareholder will be Kamal Patel for the premise located at 33 Washington Street. Additionally, a new proposed manager, James Cucinata. So a new owner and new manager, James Cinata owned it before but he is going to stay on as the manager.
And that was everything, staying the same, same hours, same employees, tip certified and all that. And that went through five to zero as well.
And our next hearing will be on May 13th.
[00:04:47] Speaker A: Okay, yeah, it was a quick one.
[00:04:50] Speaker B: Yes.
[00:04:51] Speaker A: And although it is quiet in the world of licensed commissioners, it's about to get very busy in the world of elections.
[00:04:59] Speaker B: Here we go, here we go.
[00:05:01] Speaker A: City election this year and papers are coming out, right?
[00:05:06] Speaker B: That's right. So the only difference this year for the city election is there is the mayor is not on the ballot.
Nomination papers will be released by the Board of registrars on Tuesday, May 6, 8:30 to 4:30 and then any day there in between, Tuesday, July 15 is the last day, an hour to submit the nomination papers for certification to the Board of Registrars.
[00:05:36] Speaker A: Okay, and what does a potential candidate need to do, Nikki, to comply?
[00:05:43] Speaker B: So they do of course have to be a resident of Quincy and they need 50 signatures to actually go on to the ballot. Certified signatures. We give the nomination papers, we explain it, we give a packet with all the information for campaign finance, for having your papers notarized, filling out the candidacy statement of candidacy before you go around and get your signatures so that people know what they're signing. It's very important and you know, we're here, we're happy to help. Our election department runs reports and stats and if you take a look at our election page, you'll find a lot of the information there that you need.
And again, May 6th, which is next Tuesday, they'll be available 8:30 to 4:30 and then any day up until July 15th.
[00:06:54] Speaker A: Okay. And then, then the process of putting the ballots together.
[00:06:58] Speaker B: Right, that's it. That's it. So for the election for school committee there's three members. So we need six members plus one to go to a preliminary for same for AT Lodge and then the candidates for counselor two plus.
[00:07:31] Speaker A: So in order to trigger a preliminary.
[00:07:34] Speaker B: Yep, yep, yeah. So it should be, you know, interesting.
Certainly. Ian has announced he's not going to run again and so that will be, you know, somebody new. So you know anybody that is interested wants to call and get some information, you certainly can. 617-376-1111-4142.
It's it's all here. We have the information here. We're happy to help and looking forward to a municipal election this year.
[00:08:19] Speaker A: Yep. Yep. If there is a preliminary it'll be the Tuesday after Labor Day. Is that right?
[00:08:24] Speaker B: That's right. Y y September 2nd.
And the reason that is is because we use so many of the schools, of course and kids go back on the third.
So it just works for the city.
Certainly the custodians will be in the schools and so they'll be there to set up for the elections and it ends up all working out well.
[00:08:53] Speaker A: Right. And then the General on November 4th, right?
[00:08:56] Speaker B: November 4th. Right.
[00:08:59] Speaker A: All righty. We will I'm sure be talking more about it throughout the year.
[00:09:03] Speaker B: You bet. Looking forward.
Okay. Be well.
