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Planning Board keeps fence and hedge bylaw on warrant, opts for public debate at Town Meeting
Summary
After debate about whether the select board’s request to bypass the fence and hedge warrant article reflected undue gatekeeping, the Planning Board decided to leave the bylaw on the Town Meeting warrant and allow residents to discuss or amend it there.
The Town of Northborough Planning Board discussed whether to recommend passing over a proposed fence and hedge bylaw at Town Meeting after the Select Board flagged the article as likely to spark extended public discussion. After back-and-forth among members, the Planning Board agreed to keep the article on the Town Meeting warrant so residents can debate and, if desired, amend or pass it over at Town Meeting.
Several members argued that the Town Meeting forum is precisely where…
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