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Selectmen approve one commercial parking permit at Talbot Lot over objections
Summary
The board approved a single commercial-vehicle parking permit at the Talbot Lot for an adjacent resident——— despite objections about precedent and vehicle registration outside Norwood; the chair voted opposed.
The Norwood Board of Selectmen reviewed a municipal parking permit application Dec. 17 for one parking space at the Talbot Lot bordering Manhattan Street and approved the request after discussion.
Manager recommended approval under existing municipal parking regulations because the applicant lives adjacent to the lot and uses a single work vehicle that otherwise lacks off-street parking. Some selectmen opposed the permit, arguing that allowing commercial vehicles (especially those registered outside Norwood) could create precedent and lead to many more requests, cause snow-removal and storage concerns, and burden the town. One selectman urged tightening the rules to require local registration for such permits.
The board approved the permit; the chair stated he would vote opposed. The manager said the town could revisit the regulatory detail if needed and advised the applicant to consider registering the vehicle in Norwood to alleviate concerns and enable reconsideration should the applicant pursue that route.
Next steps: staff will process the permit and advise the applicant about registration options; the board discussed possible rule revisions for future similar requests.
