EPPING — The New England Dragway will continue to operate as usual for the upcoming race season, at least for now.
The Select Board unanimously voted Monday to remove a proposed update to the town’s bylaws regulating motor vehicle racetracks from the March Town Meeting ballot. The proposal received heavy pushback from the track’s owners at 290 Exeter Road , who said the new rules would “directly affect how the Dragway operates and go far beyond reasonable governance.”
Town Administrator Jake Roger said the new rules, like requiring more police details and adequate ambulance service as determined by the police and fire chief, are part of “a routine update of the ordinance.”…