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SELECTMEN' S HEAVY EQUIPMENT NOISE COMMITTEE
BACKGROUND It has been brought to the attention of the Selectmen that the Town
does not have a By-Law covering the hours of operation of heavy equip-
ment, and that in certain instances, such equipment is operated at
hours and in such a way as to be a disturbance to residents The Police
currently handle such distvgbances under existing "disturbance of the
peace" regulations The South Lexington Association, which represents
a neighborhood that has had particular trouble in this area in the past
year, initially asked the Board to bring to the 1989 Town Meeting a By-
Law dealing with the noise from heavy equipment. It was the Board ' s
feeling that this was not as simple a matter as might first appear, and
agreed to put together an advisory group to further research the matter
and make a recommendation to the Board If the recommendation led to
a proposed By-Law change, the Board would bring that to the 1990 Annual
Town Meeting
CHARGE The Committee shall research the matter of noise control of heavy equip-
ment used within the Town and any other matters relating to same This
research shall include the need for regulation, if any; the impact of
proposed regulation on both the residents and the operators of such
equipment; the use of such regulation in other communities in the Common-
wealth The Committee shall report back to the Board of Selectmen no
later than December 15, 1989 - earlier if possible
COMMITTEE The Committee shall consist of six members one of whom has background
in acousitcal engineering , one familiar with such heavy equipment and its
use, one with legal training and three "at large"
Adopted - February 27,1989