General By-laws Committee approves prior minutes, schedules noise bylaw public hearing.
Mendon's General By-laws Review Committee approved prior minutes and scheduled a public hearing on the noise bylaw for February 25. Chair Tom Merolli's committee, which also includes members Joanne Lamothe, Carl Hommel, and Karen Meade, is advancing several bylaw amendments: the Town Administrator
General By-laws Review Committee · Meeting of February 11, 2026
Mendon's General By-laws Review Committee approved prior minutes and scheduled a public hearing on the noise bylaw for February 25. Chair Tom Merolli's committee, which also includes members Joanne Lamothe, Carl Hommel, and Karen Meade, is advancing several bylaw amendments: the Town Administrator Bylaw awaits Town Counsel review, while Earth Removal regulations may shift from the General Bylaws to the Zoning Bylaws, a change that would require two Town Meeting articles and potentially move permitting authority from the Select Board to the Planning Board. The Historic District Commission and Historical Commission identified the Demolition Delay bylaw (Chapter XXXIII) as most in need of update.
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Source: the General By-laws Review Committee meeting of February 11, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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