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Select Board votes to draft revisions to snow-removal and nighttime parking rules
Summary
After residents and the highway superintendent flagged inconsistencies between a 1989 traffic order, the DPW winter policy and the town bylaw on snow/ice removal, the Select Board voted to have the town administrator prepare a draft bylaw and policy to reconcile the rules.
Residents and board members told the Select Board that the town’s traffic order (cited from 1989), a DPW winter policy posted online, and the town bylaw on property snow/ice removal (chapter 240) do not align and create enforcement confusion, particularly about overnight parking and towing during snow events.
A board member described a scenario in which the published ‘‘no overnight parking’’ window (2 a.m.–6 a.m.) conflicted with instances of plowing and towing occurring earlier in the evening. The board noted the policy posted on the highway page showed different effective dates than the bylaw and that an old traffic order had been circulated on social media.
The board voted to direct the town administrator to compile the traffic order, DPW winter policy and the applicable town bylaw, prepare a single reconciled draft, and return it for consideration and potential placement on the warrant for annual town meeting. The motion to draft language passed unanimously.
Next steps: the town administrator will assemble the documents, propose consolidated language, and bring a draft bylaw/policy to the board for review and additional action.
