Planning Board readies articles for Special Town Meeting
New Marlborough Planning Board prepares articles for Special Town Meeting, weighing slaughterhouse regulations. Chair Robert W Hartt and Vice Chair Jordan Archey reviewed the prior decision to allow slaughterhouses as a special permit in rural districts, intending to support local agriculture.
Planning Board · Meeting of June 23, 2026
New Marlborough Planning Board prepares articles for Special Town Meeting, weighing slaughterhouse regulations. Chair Robert W Hartt and Vice Chair Jordan Archey reviewed the prior decision to allow slaughterhouses as a special permit in rural districts, intending to support local agriculture. Community emails raised concerns about facility location, traffic, pollution, and preserving the town's pastoral character.
The board acknowledged it might pivot the slaughterhouse decision back to prohibition if Article 5 generates public concern, to help other articles pass at the town meeting.
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Source: the Planning Board meeting of June 23, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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