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The Lee Select Board convened on April 21, 2026, for a meeting that included a public hearing for a lodging license, a detailed update on odor complaints from Green Theory, and action on several licenses, permits, and appointments.
I will call the meeting to order. And before we get started, just let everyone know, pursuant to Mass General Law, Chapter 30A, Section 20. I'm informing all attendees that a video and audio recording is being made of this meeting. And with that, we will go right into our agenda for this evening. First order of business are the open session minutes from April 7th. Is there a motion? Yes, Mr. Chairman. I'd make a motion that we uh accept the minutes of Tuesday, April 7th, 2026. I will second. And if there's no further comment, I will call for a vote. All those in favor. Aye. All right. All right. Our next order of business tonight, we do have a public hearing. And this is in regards to a lodging accommodation license. Um for the the Econo Lodge at 980 Pleasant Street. We have someone from the Econo Lodge. You guys just why don't you come up, introduce yourself, tell everybody what you what you guys what you guys do. So we are uh yeah, you can stand at the podium and talk into that like everybody at home that can hear you. Yeah, that's great. Um, my name is Dani Shkandi, and I'm the general manager uh at Iconor Lodge. We are uh hotel, and it's a choice franchise hotel. And uh yeah, that's it. That's it. I I see here you have 28 rooms in your facility, and um this is uh pretty standard accommodation at this point. Um license accommodation license that we've issued at a number of establishments in town. Um and all the all the notices have been sent to the abutters. Do you have any questions, Jordan? No questions actually. I do have a comment when you're in our I'm ready. Okay. Well, I I have I have this bugaboo about lights and lighting. Um I don't know if there's any way I wish that someone had spoken to you before you you have great lighting, too good lighting, actually. It's so bright it's hard to even drive by you at night and like it's so bright. I don't know if there's a way to shield anything, but it's like the light bulb. If you look there, it's just so bright and intense every single room. I don't mean like a freestanding light, I mean outside every room. And I know you need security, and I know you need light. But wow, um it's just incredibly bright. And there's no reason for me to say no to any of this. I'm just giving you my perspective. Right.