Trader Joe's License Request on Selectmen's Table

With a large crowd expected, the Foxborough Board of Selectmen have decided to move Tuesday's meeting from town hall to the Foxborough High School auditorium at 7 p.m.

One article on their agenda is expected to draw a huge crowd: the possible awarding of a liquor license to the Trader Joe's to be located at Patriot Place. Trader Joe's is looking for the approval to purchase the license of Central Wine & Spirits at 50 Central St. to 350 Patriot Place. The size of the new grocery store will be 20,331 square feet.

The selectmen will also hear a report of overcrowding at their March 27 meeting. Resident Larry Thomas told the board at the meeting he wasn't allowed in because of the crowd. On that night, the selectmen heard from the Kraft Group after they filed a lawsuit against Foxborough for the right to be heard during the meeting. That drew a large crowd, including several media outlets to the meeting.

Selectmen chairman Larry Harrington explained at the meeting that crowd was being check to make sure people who want to the attend the meeting could. If they weren't allowed to, the meeting would have had to been postponed. Before Harrington started the meeting, he asked if those who had later business before the board would leave and comeback.

After hearing from Thomas, Harrington asked the matter be looked into and a report filed.

The selectmen will also be discussing a town payment plan and the fire department overtime project.