Council Fails to Override Snow Ordinance Veto

City Council · Meeting of October 22, 2026

PEABODY — The Peabody City Council sustained the mayor's veto of a sidewalk snow-removal ordinance on a 6-4 roll call vote. Councilor Peach, the measure's sponsor, needed eight votes to override and fell four short; Daigle, Welton and Rossignol joined her in favor. Council President Michael Higgins said he would not back an ordinance that's "seemingly tough to enforce, almost unenforceable." In the same meeting, councilors voted 10-0 to revoke the Class 2 motor vehicle license of Mandelitas Auto Repair over $11,711.20 in unpaid property taxes, and unanimously approved an entertainment license for Fogo de Chão's new North Shore Mall location.

Bartholomew Street residents testified about chronic speeding, prompting Captain Scott Richards to report 19 crashes there over five years and councilors to order new signage, a speed-reader relocation and a crosswalk study.

In the full story:

• North River Resiliency Plan
• Centennial Park Strategic Plan
• Casco Road Intersection Safety
• Lynn Street, Bartholomew Street and Fairview Avenue Traffic Safety
• Snow Removal Ordinance Veto Override
• Show Cause Hearings: El Fogón de la Rubia and Mandelitas Auto Repair
• Entertainment License: Fogo de Chão
• Other Council Business
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 3,431 words

Source: the City Council meeting of October 22, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.