Warrant Article Title:
BYLAW AMENDMENT/MINUTEMAN BIKEWAY HOURS

Discussion:

*This articles returns to the Warrant from the 2020 Annual Town Meeting.

 

The Select Board strongly supports this effort to increase Minuteman Bikeway hours beyond 9:00 p.m. in recognition of the Bikeway’s increased use in later evening hours. Rather than affix a specific time in the Bylaws, the Board urges Town Meeting to vest discretion in the Town Manager to set and post evening hours (with a curfew no earlier than 9:00 p.m.) as appropriate for conditions. For example, if summer month conditions are appropriate, the Bikeway could be open for longer periods than in winter months. It bears noting that several Bikeway communities, including Lexington and Bedford have no hour restrictions whatsoever. This proposal would maintain control of Bikeway hours, but afford appropriate flexibility as seasonal or infrastructure conditions allow.

Vote Language:

That that Title III, Article 1, Section 10 of the Town Bylaws (“Minuteman Bikeway Hours”) be and hereby is amended as follows:

Section 10. Minuteman Bikeway Hours

The Minuteman Bikeway shall be open to the use of the public between the hours of 5:00 A.M. and such evening hour as set and posted by the Town Manager no earlier than 9:00 P.M. Anyone found on said premises between the posted evening hours of 9:00 P.M. and 5:00 A.M. shall be considered trespassers and subject to a fine of up to $20.

(5 – 0)

 

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