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Residents press Charlton Select Board to study repeat citizen petitions and seek legal clarity on library policies
Summary
Residents urged the board to explore limits on repeat citizen petitions to reduce 'whiplash' and asked town counsel to clarify whether library trustees can adopt a weapons ban or whether state law controls; commenters also raised pedestrian safety at the Main Street crosswalk.
At the Jan. 13 Select Board meeting, multiple residents used the open forum to ask the board to study how the town handles repetitive citizen petitions and to seek legal guidance on the scope of library trustee authority.
Resident Bill Borowski asked the board to direct a review by a bylaw study committee into whether the town can limit how quickly identical measures…
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