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Brockton ordinance committee weighs sweeping stormwater rewrite, postpones decision
Summary
DPW officials and consultant Apex proposed aligning the city's stormwater ordinance with state standards and moving technical rules into regulations to speed reviews; committee members raised governance and citizen‑input concerns and postponed the item for more work.
DPW officials and an outside engineering consultant presented broad proposed edits May 5 to Brockton's stormwater management ordinance aimed at reducing backlog and aligning the city standard with Massachusetts state stormwater requirements. Councilors asked for more time and the committee postponed the item.
DPW Commissioner Patrick Hill said the city's current ordinance and stormwater manual are more stringent than the state standard and have generated repeated developer frustration, extended reviews and project withdrawals.…
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