Edgartown selectmen approved an oyster farm license transfer, heard a report about the town Fourth of July festivities and addressed concerns about delays in paving Meetinghouse Road during a wide-ranging meeting Monday.

A handful of Meetinghouse Road residents were on hand to discuss planned paving of the dirt road, a $775,000 project that was approved at April 2015 town meeting and has yet to be completed. Town highway superintendent Stuart Fuller said a large number of rainy days this spring delayed work plans by off-Island contractors.

Selectmen and residents asked whether the work would take place this fall. “I hope so,” Mr. Fuller said. “We’re going to work toward that.” The work is expected to take five to six days to complete.

Abutters said they were concerned about the wait and what they said has been a lack of a communication.

“To me this is not acceptable,” said Janice Casey, who said she was speaking for the 24 residents at Meetinghouse Village. “This has been going on for two and a half years. When will it be done?”

“I understand your frustration. I’d like to get it done too,” Mr. Fuller said.

Selectman Arthur Smadbeck added: “I think what Stuart is trying to convey is that there are a lot of moving parts.”

Town administrator Pamela Dolby said the town would plan for work to take place in September.

Mrs. Dolby said residents would receive an update by email about plans by August 31.

“We’ll all do a better job of communicating so you don’t have this type of frustration,” Mr. Smadbeck said.

In other business, Joseph E. Sollitto Jr. thanked selectmen for judging the town’s annual Fourth of July parade. He also thanked all the participants and gave a special thanks to town administrative assistant Kristy Rose.

The town police chief and fire chief said the holiday went smoothly. “It was a great day for us,” police chief David Rossi said, praising Sgt. Craig Edwards for managing parking and other logistics and thanking other town departments for helping out. “It really went about as good as it’s going to get,” Chief Rossi said.

Fire chief Peter Shemeth said his department received backup from other town ambulances and fire departments. “It’s an Islandwide effort, when you think about it” he said. “A lot of planning went into it ahead of time . . . the things people don’t see.”

But things were relatively quiet, the fire chief said. “The sigh of relief that night was from all of us,” he said.

The board also easily approved an aquaculture license transfer from Patricia Sharples to Alex Friedman for a farm on Katama Bay. This is the first license transfer for the town’s thriving oyster farm industry.

Selectmen also heard an update about parking at the new Katama General Store building, which is still under construction and approved slight alterations to the liquor licenses for the Right Fork Diner and 9 Raw, a new 49-seat oyster bar that will be open seasonally. They appointed Rosemary Cunningham to a vacancy on the council of aging board.

Selectmen held an annual review for building inspector Leonard Jason Jr. “How many years, Lenny?” selectman Michael Donaroma said. Mr. Jason supplied the answer: 31. “Well, doing good. No concerns here,” Mr. Donaroma said.

“It’s not an easy job,” selectman Margaret Serpa said. “You know some people are going to be happy and some people aren’t but you do what you’re supposed to do.”

“I know you hate this stuff,” she added. To prove her point, Mr. Jason was headed out the door before the selectmen finished voting unanimously to approve the annual review.

Chief Rossi suggested that the town should start thinking soon about what to do about state legalization of recreational marijuana, including looking at whether shops or marijuana cafes will be allowed in town. Local bylaws require town meeting approval; the town has already approved bylaws for regulating medical marijuana.

“You’re a hundred per cent right,” Mr. Smadbeck said. He proposed setting something up for September.