[Massplanners] mowing requirements

[Corrin Meise-Munns]

Love the support. Come and speak at my Town Meeting :)

On Wed, Jul 3, 2024 at 3:57 PM Barbara Carboni <bcarboni at truro-ma.gov>
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> I’m with Jeff, on grounds of both property rights and pollinators.
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> No retreat; no surrender; no forced mowing.
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> Barbara Carboni  AICP  MCPPO
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> Truro Town Planner and Land Use Counsel
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> (508) 214 0928
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> *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
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> 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.
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> Jeff Lacy
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> Rural Planning Associates
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> (413) 230-9693
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Jul 3, 2024, at 3:18 PM, Nate Card via MassPlanners <
> massplanners at masscptc.org> wrote:
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> 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.
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> *Nathanael Card *
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> M.S. Ecological Design, 2024
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> The Conway School, Northampton, MA
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*Corrin Meise-Munns* *(she/her)*
Assistant Town Manager / Director of Planning & Community Development
Town of Longmeadow, MA
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