Monday, June 15, 2015

"limit the hours to what are essentially daylight hours"


Recent complaints from residents concerning nighttime visits from solicitors have prompted the town to consider a change to its bylaw on door-to-door sales. 
The Town Council last week took up a measure that would restrict solicitation to daylight hours. Its current bylaw allows solicitation from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. for businesses and advocacy groups that have registered with the police department and obtained a permit. The bylaw does not apply to political or religious organizations. 
The proposal would allow solicitors to work up until a half-hour before sunset, Town Administrator Jeffrey Nutting said, noting that depending on the time of year that could be as early as 4 p.m. or as late as 8 p.m.

Continue reading the article here
http://www.milforddailynews.com/article/20150615/NEWS/150617789/1994/NEWS


My notes from the Town Council meeting on Wednesday can be found here
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/06/live-reporting-legislation.html

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