Mendon panel tables flock camera bylaw

General By-Law Review Committee · Meeting of September 23, 2026

Mendon's General By-Law Review Committee voted 4-0 to raise the town's $50 surplus-property threshold to $1,000 but delayed a vote on a citizen bylaw restricting license-plate reader cameras and surveillance drones. Resident Mike Krager, who drafted the petition, told members "I'd rather act while the iron is hot and it's at the front of people's minds," while committee member Michael Byrne said the town doesn't yet have the cameras and wants more time. Police Chief Kersey told the panel he opposes a bylaw, preferring a Select Board policy because bylaws are harder to undo.

The committee also voted unanimously to recommend the Select Board table a separate noise bylaw. Members scheduled a vote for Monday, September 28, ahead of the Select Board's September 30 meeting.

In the full story:

• Special Town Meeting Warrant: Surplus Property Threshold
• Surveillance Technology Bylaw: Town Counsel's Legal Review
• Noise Bylaw: Deferred Pending Other Priorities
• Administrative Items
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,287 words

Source: the General By-Law Review Committee meeting of September 23, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

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