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Motion: I move the Town vote to accept the provisions of G. L. c. 90, section 17C regarding <br /> local authority to establish a speed limit in certain areas in the Town. <br /> Motion passes at 7:42 PM. <br /> Article 8 <br /> To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of G. L. c. 90, section 18B regarding local <br /> authority to establish safety zones in certain areas in the Town, or take any other action relating <br /> thereto. <br /> Submitted by the Board of Selectmen <br /> Explanation: This article seeks to exercise the Town's local option to implement a 2016 General <br /> Law which authorizes the Board of Selectmen, in the interests of public safety and without <br /> further approval by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, to establish designated <br /> safety zones on, at or near any way in the Town which is not a state highway, and with the <br /> approval of the Department of Transportation, a way which is a state highway. Such safety zones <br /> shall be posted as having a speed limit of 20 miles per hour. <br /> The Board of Selectmen recommends Town Meeting approval by a vote of 4-0. <br /> The Finance Committee recommends Town Meeting approval by a vote of 4-1. <br /> Motion made by Selectman Andrew Gottlieb. <br /> Motion: I move the Town vote to accept the provisions of G. L. c. 90, section 18B regarding <br /> local authority to establish safety zones in certain areas in the Town. <br /> Motion passes at 7:42 PM. <br /> Article 9 <br /> To see if the Town will vote to adopt the following Bylaw to prohibit the operation of <br /> recreational/ non-medical marijuana establishments and marijuana retailers within the Town, or <br /> take any other action relating thereto: <br /> An amendment to the General Bylaws, adding the following: <br /> Chapter: 48 -Marijuana Establishments <br /> § 48-1 Purpose: <br /> By vote approving Ballot Question 4 at the Massachusetts General Election on November 8, <br /> 2016, the voters of the Commonwealth approved a law allowing the non-medical cultivation, <br /> distribution, possession and use of marijuana for recreational purposes (Chapter 334 of the Acts <br /> of 2016). The law was subsequently amended by the General Court and the Governor effective <br /> December 15, 2016 (Chapter 334 of the Acts of 2016) and, thereafter, on July 28, 2017 (Chapter <br /> 55 of the Acts of 2017). The law, as amended, is codified at G.L. c. 94G. The Cannabis Control <br /> 6 <br />