The "Wareham Jobs Bill," an effort to secure eight additional liquor licenses for the town, has full support from the state Senate but is held up in the House of Representatives, Town Administrator Mark Andrews said at the Board of Selectmen meeting Tuesday.

Andrews said letters from businesses "describing the importance of having these licenses in town would go a long way" in helping to get the bill passed.

But letters may not be enough. The bill would create "economic development zones," with a certain number of liquor licenses allocated for businesses in each "zone." State Representative Susan Williams Gifford (R-Wareham) wrote in an e-mail Tuesday that the delay is because the House Chairman of the Joint Committee on Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure is arguing that assigning liquor licenses to economic development zones rather than individual businesses is too vague to justify issuing additional liquor licenses for the town.

Gifford said that while she is happy to pass along correspondence from businesses, unless the House Chairman softens his interpretation of the policy, "the future of the bill is uncertain."

In other business:

The Board of Selectmen approved a change of manager of Point Independence Yacht Club.

The Board voted to allow alterations to the Mill Pond Station building. The entrance will be moved to face Cranberry Highway.

A.D. Makepeace representatives presented a quarterly report to the Board. Among updates on the Rosebrook project, Makepeace Senior Vice President James F. Kane discussed a proposed solar project, which would consist of 24 acres of solar panels off of Charlotte Furnace Road. The panels would provide 3.6 megawatts of power.

The Board appointed David Smith to the Community and Economic Development Authority. His term will end in 2012.

The Board discussed the upcoming community and economic development summit, "Wareham Works," which is scheduled to take place Saturday, March 27 in the Wareham High School auditorium.

Town Administrator Mark Andrews said the town received a check for $50,000 from the Friends of the Wareham Free Library. The funds were the result of a lawsuit settlement.

Andrews said he plans to fill the positions of Town Planner and Director of Inspectional Services.