By Carol Britton Meyer

At its meeting Wednesday night, the select board unanimously approved the application of Henry Dunn, Jr. to park 275 cars this summer in Lot A at the northern end of the Hull Redevelopment Authority property. On April 6, the HRA awarded the lease to Dunn, who is the son of last year’s parking lot operator, Henry Dunn.

Henry Dunn, Jr. submitted the highest bid of $70,177 through his home-improvement company HJD Exteriors. His application requested permission to park up to 275 cars on parking area A, at $50 a vehicle. He is required to post a sign for people using the lot about protecting the piping plovers that nest on Nantasket Beach during the spring and summer and to provide trash receptacles.

Beach Management Advisory Committee Chair Susan Mann was present at the meeting to provide a sign for Dunn to display.

parking lot operators are required to post signs to alert beachgoers to the presence of piping plovers on nantasket beach. Photo from The town of Hull/Richard Kuzminski

Before the select board voted to award Dunn the lease, he declined to speak to the application when Chair Irwin Nesoff offered him the opportunity.

In January, the HRA voted unanimously to issue two separate requests for proposals for the Water and Phipps Street lots – a total of 350 spaces – leaving the main area (Lot B) open for events. These smaller areas represent about 40% of the total available parking on the redevelopment authority property. Lot B, where the annual bonfire and summer carnivals are held, also is being considered as a site for a new public safety building.

In other business

• The board approved the renewal of Tipsy Tuna’s seasonal all-alcohol, common victualer, and entertainment licenses and a new amusement license for a pool table, darts, and similar games, and a Golden Tee golfing game. There will be no change in the hours approved last year. Owner Anthony Ghosn updated the board on the noise mitigation wall that was installed at the board’s request prior to the vote. Although a neighbor expressed concerns during the licenses hearing about occasions when the noise continued past the 11 p.m. live music stop time, Nesoff noted that there have only been two noise complaints since the system was fully installed.

• The board approved Temple Beth Sholom’s request to park up to 50 cars at 600 Nantasket Avenue and the Hull Knights of Columbus’ request to park up to 30 cars at 440 Nantasket Avenue during beach season, except during the hours of Hull’s US 250th anniversary parade on August 15, with the same piping plover sign and trash receptacle requirements.

• The town hall relocation project and budget update scheduled for this week was postponed until next week’s select board meeting, when the owner’s project manager will be able to attend in person.

• Nesoff encouraged citizens who would like the board to discuss an article or articles that appear in the May 4 town meeting warrant to let a member of the board know and the item will be included on next week’s agenda, which is the last select board meeting before town meeting.

Select board member Greg Grey asked that the 10 citizen’s petitions (Articles 35-44) be discussed next week “to educate the public before town meeting.”

The warrant is posted on the town’s website and at www.hulltimes.com.

• Following the regular meeting, the board entered into executive session to conduct negotiations related to the town manager’s contract renewal.

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