At the invitation of the municipal council’s Community Relations sub-committee, P7 members Mary Sirum and Kate Broughton updated the councilors on the status of work that our ad hoc research committee began in September of last year.
Councilors were presented with a timeline showing the steps taken to date, including extensive research on noise ordinances in over 50 Massachusetts communities as well as out-of-state cities with successful noise ordinance programs, and interviews and meetings with the Mayor and city department heads, including Police Chief Dodge, Health Department Director Michael Theroux, and Economic Development Director Amy Cahillane. Additional meetings with other city departments will be scheduled in the coming weeks.
The 5-member Ad Hoc committee has added additional community members to the team to assist in completing an ordinance draft that will be submitted to the council’s Appointments and Ordinances sub-committee in early January. Community input is welcome. Feel free to send a note using the contact form below.