[Massplanners] mowing requirements

[Barbara Carboni]

I’m with Jeff, on grounds of both property rights and pollinators.
No retreat; no surrender; no forced mowing.

Barbara Carboni  AICP  MCPPO
Truro Town Planner and Land Use Counsel
(508) 214 0928

From: MassPlanners <massplanners-bounces at masscptc.org> On Behalf Of Jeff Lacy via MassPlanners
Sent: Wednesday, July 3, 2024 3:41 PM
To: Nate Card <card24 at csld.edu>
Cc: cmeisemunns at longmeadow.org; massplanners at masscptc.org
Subject: Re: [Massplanners] mowing requirements

Are we talking about private property? A homeowner’s little patch of the earth? I can’t see any legitimate role for government here, especially if the only complaint is appearance.
Jeff Lacy
Rural Planning Associates
(413) 230-9693

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On Jul 3, 2024, at 3:18 PM, Nate Card via MassPlanners <massplanners at masscptc.org<mailto:massplanners at masscptc.org>> wrote:

I don't know what it would look like, nor of any precedents (as far as regulations go) but I suspect you could establish an approved ratio of mowed to un-mowed lawn, essentially requiring some degree of cues-to-care, like mowed borders or pathways. Or perhaps waivers to the current regulations could be issued for households submitting a plan for some level of lawn conversion, to promote long-term pollinator support.

Nathanael Card
M.S. Ecological Design, 2024
The Conway School, Northampton, MA
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