Westboro Mobil’s license reinstated by Select Board

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Westboro Mobil’s license reinstated by Select Board
A few days after its Class II license was reinstated, the Mobil station at 24 East Main St. cleared its access to High Street. (Photo/Maureen Sullivan)

WESTBOROUGH – The Westboro Mobil is allowed to sell used cars once again.

In a 3-2 vote on Nov. 2, the Select Board decided to reinstate the station’s Class II license with conditions after the board suspended its license over the summer. Westboro Mobil is located at 24 East Main St.

Lauren Sparks, who is attorney for Westboro Mobil owner Jack Azar, reported that the station passed recent compliance checks by the Register of Motor Vehicles and Westborough Police.

After asking the board to reinstate the license, Select Board member Allen Edinberg said he’s still seeing vehicles block High Street and on the sidewalk.

He then brought up the issue of the logbooks. After one logbook was turned over to the town, as part of the suspension, Edinberg said another logbook turned up.

One logbook was from 2016 to June 2021, and it was identified by the registry as incomplete, he said. The logbook that was discovered dates from January 2022.

“Why wasn’t the 2022 book turned over?” said Edinberg.

Azar said he was “a little bit confused” about the log books.

Sparks said she “misunderstood” that both books had to be turned over. She added that the loss of business from the suspension should be “sufficient punishment.”

Edinberg and Select Board member Shelby Marshall were in favor of revoking Westboro Mobil’s license until January to give Azar time to present a more formal plan on how he would deal with parking.

Board members Patrick Welch and Sean Keogh and Chair Ian Johnson favored reinstating the license with conditions until January. The conditions include having a designated area for vehicles that are on sale, keeping the High Street access clear of vehicles and keeping the sales logbooks updated.

“We’re willing to give you that chance, but it’s an absolutely last chance,” said Johnson. “It’ll be a short leash.”

The station’s dealership license had been suspended since August, citing “continued violations” such as having unregistered vehicles on the property. 

Azar voluntarily continued the suspension until October, when the board extended the suspension until the violations – including the logbooks – were resolved.

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