It's been a life-affirming couple of days 'round here, weather-wise. Needed that.
Back in the fridge tomorrow but that's ok, my batteries have a full charge now
On other fronts, Brian apparently got the Feds okey-dokey on his brew pub plans and can now go to the State and then the Town for approvals.
Which seems completely backward to me but I understand that's the process...
All the Feds did was essentially put his entity into the tax payment process given the information he provided them gave them some assurance that the correct taxes would be paid. That is what 99% of TTB approval is about.
Next is Mass ABCC which, while the taxes are a big thing, they start looking at other things regarding “public health” and operations. “Is it near a school or church?” That sorta stuff.
Finally the town gets involved and that’s where the real nightmare begins. That’s where you get all of the different inspectors and very specific codes that have to be met. Now you have architects and engineers involved to tell you how many sprinkler heads you need and exactly where they need to be placed. Whether or not a chair rail has to be fire-rated given its flame-spread speed... etc.
It goes from highest level down to nitty gritty. Not saying that’s a good way to do it... that’s just how it happens.
The TTB is the easiest part.
