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Select Board adds bylaw to raise fines for commercial truck parking on Bartlett and Lyman Streets to warrant
Summary
After residents and police requested stronger enforcement, the Select Board voted to add a bylaw amendment (Article 48) to the annual town meeting warrant to prohibit commercial vehicle parking on Bartlett and Lyman Streets, increasing fines (proposed $100 first, $300 subsequent). Traffic-safety committee will be able to comment at town meeting.
The Select Board voted March 23 to add a warrant article (Article 48) to prohibit commercial-vehicle parking on Bartlett and Lyman Streets and to raise fines for violations.
Police and residents described recurring truck parking on those streets as an ongoing nuisance. The chief proposed first-offense fines of $100 and $300 for subsequent violations; board members debated whether to route the proposal to the Traffic Safety Committee first or add it to the warrant because of time constraints. The Traffic Safety Committee said it had not formally reviewed the proposal but that it could place the item on its agenda and comment at town meeting. Board members agreed the article should be narrowly tailored to Bartlett and Lyman Streets to avoid unintended consequences on residential streets.
Next steps: the article will be included on the annual town-meeting warrant for voter consideration; town counsel will assist with final bylaw language and signage plans will be coordinated if voters approve the change.
