The Marion Special Town Meeting was held in Sippican School on Monday. It began promptly at 6:45 pm, with Moderator Brad A. Gordon saying prophetically, “Hopefully this’ll be quick.”
Residents were leaving in droves just eight minutes later but not due to some protest or disagreement – the meeting was over. The two articles voted on had passed with no debate, nor even a single “nay” vote.
Article 1S: Transfers 2,977 square feet of land from the custodianship of the Select Board to the Open Space Acquisition Commission for the Shared Use Path.
Article 2S: Grants a license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be consumed on the premises to C & J Sull LLC (doing business as the soon-to-open J. Sull Wine at 119 Wareham Road).
The only public comment was from a resident who, before the vote on Article 2S, said he had purchased liquor from C & J Sull and that they were an upstanding family with whom he liked to do business.
After the unanimous votes of approval and so little discourse, Chair of the Select Board Randy Parker closed the meeting. The moderator said, “That’s the shortest Town Meeting in history.”
Marion Special Town Meeting
By Sam Bishop