To take arms against a sea of phone books

[redcolumbine.livejournal.com]

Aldermen Gewirtz and Desmond, and simultaneously Aldermen White and Sullivan, have introduced measures to stem the flow of unwanted phone books (text below the cut). If you have an opinion about unwanted phone books, the My Somerville page is a good way to find out who your aldermen are and let them know.

Order

By Ald. Gewirtz and Desmond, That City Solicitor draft an ordinance to curtail mass phone book distribution in the interest of the environment and the convenience of residents, and provide an advisory opinion about how to do this so that phone books are available upon request but are not littered on doorsteps of those who do not want them.

Order

By Ald. White and Sullivan, That a representative of the City Solicitor appear before this Board’s Committee on Legislative Matters to address regulating the non-mail distribution of advertising brochures and phone books.