[Massplanners] Legal Advertisements for Planning Board and ZBA Hearings

[Harry LaCortiglia]

In all fairness, that was for 2 public hearing notices that were 
published twice.

Not a lot of choices around here...

Best,

H. LaCortiglia

Georgetown


On 3/25/2022 8:22 AM, Eric Rumsey wrote:
>
> What are you guys putting in your ads that makes them cost $1400!  
> Ours typically run approximately $150 (though we haven’t yet gotten a 
> bill from Gannet since they bought the Worcester Telegram and Gazette).
>
> *Eric Rumsey*
>
> Town Planner & Conservation Agent
>
> /Economic Development and Planning Department/
>
> *Town of Southbridge*
>
> 41 Elm Street | Southbridge, MA 01550
>
> p: 508.764.5402
>
> e: erumsey at southbridgemass.org <mailto:erumsey at southbridgemass.org>
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> w: ci.southbridge.ma.us
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> *From:* MassPlanners <massplanners-bounces at masscptc.org> *On Behalf Of 
> *Harry LaCortiglia via MassPlanners
> *Sent:* Friday, March 25, 2022 7:46 AM
> *To:* John Charbonneau <jcharbonneau at stoughton-ma.gov>
> *Cc:* massplanners at masscptc.org
> *Subject:* Re: [Massplanners] Legal Advertisements for Planning Board 
> and ZBA Hearings
>
> $1400 is the going rate around here...
>
> It's almost as much as a full tank of gas....
>
> Happy Friday,
> H. LaCortiglia
> Georgetown P.B. and CPC
>
> On 3/24/2022 8:38 AM, John Charbonneau wrote:
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>     Everyone,
>
>     I don't think going to online legal ads would derogate from the
>     law.  Even with print newspapers, people can't get the papers
>     unless they pay for them through delivery or at a store.  So I
>     don't see how online newspapers are any different.  Our
>     conservation commission recently had a legal ad cost them $1,400
>     to be published twice.  That is outrageous. The law needs to catch
>     up to what is happening and allow publication in online newspapers
>     to satisfy the legal requirements.
>
>     John
>
>     */John M. Charbonneau/*
>
>     Town Planner
>
>     10 Pearl Street
>     Stoughton, MA 02072
>     (781) 341-1300 x9201
>
>     On Thu, Mar 24, 2022 at 8:08 AM Harry LaCortiglia via MassPlanners
>     <massplanners at masscptc.org> wrote:
>
>         Hi Everyone,
>
>         This is becoming a topic of concern for my community as well.
>         Public Hearing Notice costs are rising with the near monopoly
>         of the remaining newspapers that still serve the area.
>
>         Would it be adverse to law to advertise Notices only in a 100%
>         on-line publication?
>
>         Not only would that save money, but it most likely would have
>         the effect of increasing the distribution of the information.
>         Subscriptions for paper versions of newspapers are falling
>         every day, while more and more folks are reading their news
>         on-line.
>
>         It almost leads one to question if the paper versions are
>         truly any longer, "of general circulation".
>
>         Looking forward to the views of the Planning community!
>
>         H. LaCortiglia
>         Georgetown P.B. & CPC
>
>         On 3/23/2022 10:43 AM, Kristina Johnson via MassPlanners wrote:
>
>             Hello Friends and Colleagues,
>
>             I am curious to know if any of you are having an issue
>             with legal advertisements, as many local and regional
>             newspapers either being consolidated by large corporate
>             media entities,  have a completely online presence, or
>             have changed their billing policies. Both in Hudson and in
>             Framingham (where I serve on the PB), the regional
>             newspaper, the MetroWest Daily News is requiring
>             “pre-payment” for all legal advertisements instead of the
>             traditional third-party billing method.  Thankfully in
>             Hudson we have another newspaper that publishes locally,
>             although their deadlines completely changed our submission
>             deadlines for PB ZBA, as they only publish once a week. 
>             In Framingham, the only other local newspaper is 100%
>             online,  so Framingham will most likely have to raise fees
>             for application filings to cover the pre-payment in order
>             to ensure the provisions of 40A Section 11 are met. I
>             should note that legal advertisements are not cheap!
>
>             What a headache!  Anyone else facing this issue?
>
>             Best,
>
>             Kristina
>
>             /Kristina Johnson, AICP/
>
>             Director of Planning &//Community Development
>
>             Town of Hudson,  MA
>
>             President, Mass. Association of Planning Directors
>
>             Tel: 978-562-2989
>
>             Cell: 857-939-3427
>
>             Email: kjohnson at townofhudson.org
>             <mailto:kjohnson at townofhudson.org>
>
>             /Acta non verba/
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