[Massplanners] Lack of quorum due to conflict of interest

[Katrina O'leary]

Hi Marianne,

Read this: https://www.mass.gov/advisory/advisory-05-05-the-rule-of-necessity#:~:text=A%20quorum%20of%20three%20members,to%20participate%20in%20that%20matter.

Katrina O'Leary, AICP
Middleton Town Planner
195 North Main Street     Middleton, MA   01949     PH: (978)777-8917
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Hi everyone.

Have you ever dealt with a 3-member Conservation Commission, in which one of the members has a conflict of interest with a proposed development needing an OOC and therefore has to recuse themselves? How have you handled this perpetual quorum issue?

Thanks for input/advice!

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Marianne Iarossi, AICP
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