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Resident reports trucks removing roadside water; commission says practice is legal
Summary
A Moses Mead Road resident told the commission she saw trucks taking water from roadside sources. Commissioners said the practice is legal and described typical contractor behavior (filling tanks up to ~500 gallons for landscaping work).
A resident from Moses Mead Road asked the commission about people and companies removing water from sources near the road, saying she "recently witnessed a Massachusetts truck with a hose removing water from a source close to the road and then ... a Peerless Tree truck doing the same thing later." The resident asked whether the activity was permitted.
Commission members explained that the practice is legal and common among landscapers and contractors. They said such vehicles typically fill tanks — usually no more than about 500 gallons — to mix with fertilizer or grass seed and then move to other nearby sources as areas dry. The commission did not identify any local ordinance prohibiting the behavior nor propose enforcement action at the meeting.
The exchange was recorded as a public comment and informational response; no formal investigation or policy change was directed at this meeting.
