Commission Backs Skip the Stuff Ordinance Letter
Naomi Ridge led a Commission on Disability vote on February 18 backing a Skip the Stuff Ordinance with disability safeguards.
Commission on Disability · Meeting of February 18, 2026
WATERTOWN — Naomi Ridge led a Commission on Disability vote on February 18 backing a Skip the Stuff Ordinance with disability safeguards. The panel voted 8-0 to send a letter to the City Council endorsing the ordinance while recommending language allowing restaurants to offer items to customers with disabilities and seniors. The ordinance, potentially up for first reading by February 24, would require takeout customers to request extra items rather than receiving them by default, reducing waste.
The Commission identified service barriers for disabled and senior customers and recommended language enabling restaurants to offer items proactively.
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Source: the Commission on Disability meeting of February 18, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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