What: Amazon's planned MK30 drone package deliveries from its Westborough distribution center into parts of Worcester.
Where it stands: open. Report requested 2026-10-06.
Next: on the 2026-10-20 agenda, Rosen has follow-up orders for a community forum with Amazon and a zoning review of drone launch sites.
The orders
Gary Rosen's order asks whether the city has regulatory authority to control or prevent the launches and how residents will be surveyed about environmental, privacy and safety effects.
Khrystian E. King added a jobs-impact analysis.
Status and next steps
Report requested 2026-10-06.
On the 2026-10-20 agenda, Rosen has follow-up orders for a community forum with Amazon and a zoning review of drone launch sites.
Log
2026-10-06 - City Council — Gary Rosen said the launches could start soon once Westborough approvals finish, that he heard from about ten constituents (nine against), and that he wanted to know whether the city can regulate or stop the drones; he also raised privacy, noise, safety, jobs and competition for local retailers. Morris A. Bergman supported the report but doubted the city could stop the technology, citing a package dropped in a pool and one on a barbecue that caused a fire in Texas (per captions) and late-night delivery complaints in Worcester. Khrystian E. King amended the order to add data on job impacts where the drones operate and moved a separate report on workforce development in response to artificial intelligence (adopted as item 20c); Satya B. Mitra asked whether a drone ordinance could be considered. Adopted as amended.