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Needham working group debates who should adopt stormwater regulations: Select Board or DPW
Summary
Town of Needham stormwater bylaw drafters discussed whether the Select Board or Department of Public Works should adopt implementing regulations, weighing public accountability and administrative flexibility.
Members of the Town of Needham’s Stormwater Bylaw Working Group spent much of their June 9 meeting debating which local body should have authority to adopt regulations that implement a proposed stormwater bylaw. Participants discussed whether the Select Board’s oversight would provide a transparent public check, or whether delegating rulemaking to DPW or an engineering official would allow faster, more technical updates.
The debate centered on two competing goals: making regulations accessible to…
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