# Select Board Meeting - September 28, 2026


**Body:** Arlington Community Media Inc.
**Date:** September 27, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Regulatory Compliance


The Arlington Select Board meeting on September 28, 2026, considered three package-store license applications, with two licenses available. After discussion—including a question about whether state law bars related business entities from holding multiple licenses in a town—the board voted 5–0 to postpone a decision until the following meeting. The board also heard competing host-community-agreement proposals for the cannabis site at 1386 Massachusetts Avenue: Buds Goods is the receiver’s selected buyer, while DMC described itself as the backup bidder and proposed a $1,455,000 investment, including a $500,000 operating reserve. The board made no selection and voted 5–0 to postpone the matter; the receiver’s counsel raised concerns about DMC’s site control and the sequencing of the court-supervised sale.

For Escar LLC’s host community agreement renewal, the board voted 5–0 to authorize the town manager and town counsel to continue negotiations and execute an agreement they deem sufficient under current state requirements. The board also approved, 5–0, a final comment letter on the combined sewer overflow control plan, with the chair and town counsel to finalize its language. No procurement contract award or purchasing decision was identified.

**Source:** Arlington Community Media Inc.