Select Board signs joint FAA letter on Amazon drones
The Shrewsbury Select Board voted unanimously to sign a joint letter asking the FAA to review Amazon's drone plan.
Select Board · Meeting of October 20, 2026
SHREWSBURY — The Shrewsbury Select Board voted unanimously to sign a joint letter asking the FAA to review Amazon's drone plan. Meeting remotely on Oct. 20, the board backed the letter led by Westboro, which seeks a site-specific environmental assessment of the proposed Amazon Prime Air delivery operation in Westboro. The letter cites noise, public safety, environmental impacts, emergency response and cross-boundary effects, and asks that residents have a meaningful opportunity to participate.
Westboro, Grafton, Marlboro, Hopkinton and Upton had signed as of the meeting, and the roll-call vote was 5-0.
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