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Leader Publications urges Norton to rescind delivery ordinance; council clarifies rule prohibits leaving papers on ground
Summary
Leader Publications’ circulation manager asked Norton City Council to rescind a city ordinance that the publisher says prevents home delivery; council members said the ordinance does not ban deliveries but requires papers not be left on the ground and suggested operational fixes.
Janet Stoberman, circulation manager for Leader Publications, asked Norton City Council on June 2 to rescind a city ordinance she said prevents the Leader from resuming route delivery in Norton. Stoberman said delivery problems last year stemmed from an injured carrier and weather-related losses; she asked the council to rescind the ordinance to allow Leader carriers to restart deliveries.
"The leader of publication would like to start delivery again. But the only way this can be made possible is the ordinance is rescinded," Stoberman told council during the public-comment period.
Council members and staff responded that the city ordinance under discussion does not ban delivery by newspaper companies but requires…
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