The ordinance did receive a motion and a second, so a roll-call vote was taken. However, it was defeated 5-3. A councilman who voted against it said he would possibly support a reworked ordinance that would be for a shorter stretch of South Salt Pond Avenue.
In other news, Ward 3 Councilman Dan Brandt reminded residents that since Christmas and New Year’s Day fall on Fridays, the trash pickup schedule for Municipal Services will be unaffected during those weeks.