Planning Board tackles bylaw changes ahead of Special Town Meeting.
Planning Board refines bylaw language ahead of Special Town Meeting vote. Chair Bob Hartt, along with members Christian Stovall and Jordan Archey, incorporated public comments and red-line corrections into proposed bylaw changes, with the board tasking Stovall's slaughterhouse definition--drafted
Planning Board · Meeting of June 4, 2026
NEW MARLBOROUGH — Planning Board refines bylaw language ahead of Special Town Meeting vote. Chair Bob Hartt, along with members Christian Stovall and Jordan Archey, incorporated public comments and red-line corrections into proposed bylaw changes, with the board tasking Stovall's slaughterhouse definition--drafted with input from Jake Levin and clarified by Jan Johnson--for circulation to members at the next meeting. The board set a June 9 finalization deadline, followed by June 10 submission to the Town Administrator and Select Board, with the warrant vote scheduled for June 29.
Mobile meat processing units cannot sell commercially without USDA inspection, while brick-and-mortar facilities remain subject to case-by-case Special Permit review on size limits.
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Source: the Planning Board meeting of June 4, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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