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Needham committee questions whether detailed road specifications belong in bylaws or operational manuals
Summary
Committee members suggested moving highly technical street-construction specifications out of the general bylaws and into engineering or departmental manuals, and raised overlapping regulatory language about drainage, acceptance of new streets, and references to statutory authority.
At its April 29 session the General Bylaws Review Committee reviewed the Public Works-related provisions in Article 2 and questioned whether detailed technical specifications for new streets should remain in the bylaws or be moved to an operational manual maintained by the Department of Public Works.
Members cited examples in the draft — minimum equipment and material requirements such as a three-wheel roller of not less than 10 tons, specified asphalt/tar quantities, and precise thickness or width dimensions — and said those details can change…
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