As Westborough residents overwhelmingly approved new restrictions on commercial drone operations, the Worcester City Council voted Tuesday to request a public forum in which Amazon representatives could explain plans for a delivery service that could eventually make as many as 1,000 deliveries per day from a facility serving portions of Worcester and surrounding communities.
The council’s Oct. 20 vote calls on City Manager Eric Batista to arrange a community forum as soon as possible, allowing Worcester residents and business owners to learn more about Amazon’s proposed Prime Air service and ask questions about its potential effects.
However, a separate proposal seeking a legal review of Worcester’s zoning ordinances to determine whether the city could exercise greater control over future drone launch sites failed to pass…