Board of Selectmen Town Meetings

RCL April 11 BOS meeting notes

File for the Civic News:  RyeBOSrclNotes041116revBfinal

  1. The application by Seacoast Velokids to use the Town Forest for bicycling events was tabled after Conservation Commission opposition. More Detail
  2. Rye’s representative to the Coastal Risk and Hazard Commission reported that estimates for sea level rise by 2100 range from 1.6 to 6.6 feet. More Detail
  3. An “august” group of residents was appointed to the Parsonage Apartments Long-range Planning Committee. More Detail
  4. Beach permit applications from Get Out There Fitness, Mission of Portsmouth, Cinnamon Rainbows and Jenness Beach Pizza were approved.  Applications from Summer Sessions, the Shack Surf Shop and Magnolia Barrett will be considered at the next meeting.  More Detail
  5. Neither the Selectmen nor the Police Chief had any objection to the liquor license application for Johnny O’s Oyster Bar.  That led to heated discussion as to why the license for the Rye General Store had been denied under circumstances that certain residents felt were similar. More Detail
  6. No parking zones may be established this summer on Perkins Rd. and Parsons Rd. in preparation for implementation of parking meters on Ocean Blvd. in 2017.  More Detail