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Late‑filed siren ordinance withdrawn after committee objects to breadth of proposal
Summary
A late‑filed order to broadly permit a non‑emergency signal up to three minutes in any seven‑day period drew sustained criticism from councilors for being overbroad and for the timing of a late filing; the makers withdrew the motion and the committee granted leave to withdraw. The committee also granted leave to withdraw a zone‑change application and requested the applicant's $100 filing fee be reimbursed.
A late‑filed, broadly worded ordinance that would have permitted the sounding of non‑emergency bells or sirens for up to three minutes in any seven‑day period prompted sharp debate in the Holyoke Ordinance Committee on March 24 and was withdrawn by its sponsors.
Counselor Talheimer and others said the text was overly broad and could allow a private…
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