Panel deletes sound-truck chapter, revises street code

Select Board · Meeting of June 26, 2026

NORTH ADAMS — A City Council code review committee deleted the sound-truck ordinance and revised street rules. The three-member panel, with Blackmare, Green and President Shade present, voted 3-0 to drop Chapter 20 after being told police had never used it. It voted 3-0 to change Public Works references to Public Services in Chapter 21 and to delete Section 21-28 on selling articles on sidewalks, citing the outdated "newsboys" language.

Members asked General Code and the city solicitor to rewrite Chapter 18 on purchasing, whose $5,000 contract threshold dates to 1990, and agreed to seek more advice on the sidewalk riding ban. The committee set meetings for July 16, 23 and 30 and held Chapter 24 for the commissioner's return from vacation.

In the full story:

• Overview
• Chapter 18: Purchases and Contracts
• Chapter 20: Sound Trucks
• Chapter 21: Streets and Sidewalks
• Chapter 22: Subdivisions
• Scheduling
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 1,468 words

Source: the Select Board meeting of June 26, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

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