Bylaw Panel Reviews Seven Draft Articles

Bylaw Committee · Meeting of September 15, 2026

HADLEY — The Hadley Bylaw Committee reviewed seven draft bylaws after regaining a quorum for the first time in five months. The Select Board had reduced the committee's membership to five seats, allowing three attending members to reach quorum on September 15. Member Tim presented an 11-page lighting bylaw built on "BUG certification" standards, saying "we've all driven down a road and seen light that bothers us." Member Mike outlined a proposed rule requiring large commercial water users to install metered lines for mandatory testing, estimating the meters would cost "$10,000 to $15,000" apiece.

Members also learned the town's unregistered-vehicle bylaw legally applies only to the residential district near Rocky Hill Road, despite being enforced townwide, and debated adding a hearing process to a Finance Committee member removal proposal requested by Kirk Watley. No votes were taken on any bylaw language; the meeting ended with a unanimous vote to adjourn.

In the full story:

• Committee Status and Quorum
• Food Truck Regulations
• Finance Committee Member Removal Process
• Outdoor Lighting and Light Pollution Bylaw
• Hunting and Trapping on Town Land
• Noise Ordinance
• Supplemental Police Protection
• Water Meter and Backflow Testing Requirement
• Unregistered Vehicles Bylaw
• Handicap Parking Bylaw (Stalled)
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,355 words

Source: the Bylaw Committee meeting of September 15, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.