ADAMS, Mass. — The town will soon send out annual license renewal information to businesses, which the Board of Selectmen intends to approve on Dec. 7.

The board's Local Licensing Authority Subcommittee met Monday to discuss the renewal timeline, deciding on a Nov. 21 deadline for returning renewal paperwork. Board Vice Chair Cristine Hoyt said businesses should receive the necessary paperwork before the end of the month.

"Nobody can sign off on anything until the month of November, so we typically have not set anything until closer to the start of November," she said. "So this week or next week is really the earliest that anybody would get their materials."

The committee, Hoyt said, will meet again before Dec. 7 to review returned applications. She explained that licenses that go to the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission are a priority, as they have to be sent as a package.

"We have to send the complete package to the ABCC, so any entity that holds that up holds up every single license in the Town of Adams," she said.

Town Administrator Jay Green urged businesses to return license renewal paperwork quickly, explaining that it makes the approval process easier for the Board and town staff.

"It's really beneficial for them, the business, to get their materials in sooner rather than later, and there'll be no disruption," he said, "And then once the new licenses and everything are reissued for the year, re-upped, then make sure they pick them up [from town hall] as soon as possible."

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