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Council to consider waiving parking meter fees for Blue Star Plates; item sent to first printing
Summary
Council endorsed sending an ordinance to first printing that would add a parking meter fee exemption for Blue Star Plates—commemorative plates for families of fallen law enforcement officers—after a unanimous finance committee recommendation.
Councilor Haglund presented an ordinance to amend the city code to add Blue Star Plates to the parking meter fee waiver exemptions. The plates—recently authorized by the governor in Massachusetts—are intended for families of fallen law enforcement officers and would receive one fee‑exempt plate per vehicle per family subject to the ordinance’s restrictions. The finance committee reviewed the policy and voted unanimously in favor of sending the ordinance to first printing.
Council members noted the measure would make Gardner among the first communities in the Commonwealth to adopt such an exemption, and a MASCOP representative attended the meeting in support. The council moved the ordinance to first printing and the motion passed on a voice vote.
