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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#2E74B5'>Hi Kristina,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#2E74B5'>Fortunately, we haven’t had any issues here in Attleboro (and we administer/staff both the PB and ZBA as well as the ConCom). Technically this is not a problem for the City but rather for the applicant -- every now and then the local newspaper will contact the Planning Department prior to the public hearing to inform us that an applicant hasn’t paid the advertisement fee – in these instances, we simply don’t hold the public hearing (the process is articulated in the PB’s regulations, ConCom’s wetlands and stormwater regulations, as well as in the Local Wetlands Protection Ordinance, Stormwater Management Ordinance, and Zoning Ordinance – advertisement no pay, no public hearing).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#2E74B5'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#2E74B5'>Gary<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#2E74B5'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:#4472C4'>_____________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#4472C4'>Gary G. Ayrassian, Director<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#4472C4'>Department of Planning & Development <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#4472C4'>City of Attleboro | City Hall - Government Center | <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#4472C4'>77 Park Street | Attleboro, MA 02703 |<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#4472C4'>p: 508.223.2222 x 3143 | f: 508.222.3046 |<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#4472C4'><a href="mailto:cityplanner@cityofattleboro.us"><span style='color:#4472C4'>cityplanner@cityofattleboro.us</span></a> |<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#4472C4'><a href="http://www.cityofattleboro.us/"><span style='color:#4472C4'>www.cityofattleboro.us</span></a> |</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:#4472C4'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#2F5496'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F4E79'><img border=0 width=76 height=72 style='width:.7916in;height:.75in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D83EA8.183209F0"></span><span style='font-family:"Corbel",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79'> </span><span style='color:#1F4E79'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#2E74B5'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#2E74B5'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#2E74B5'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> MassPlanners <massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Kristina Johnson via MassPlanners (massplanners@masscptc.org)<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 23, 2022 10:44 AM<br><b>To:</b> massplanners@masscptc.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [Massplanners] Legal Advertisements for Planning Board and ZBA Hearings<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Hello Friends and Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>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!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>What a headache! Anyone else facing this issue?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Kristina <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy"'>Kristina Johnson, AICP<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond",serif'>Director of Planning &</span><i><span style='font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy"'> </span></i><span style='font-family:"Garamond",serif'>Community Development</span><i><span style='font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy"'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond",serif'>Town of Hudson, MA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond",serif'>President, Mass. Association of Planning Directors<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond",serif'>Tel: 978-562-2989 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond",serif'>Cell: 857-939-3427<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond",serif'>Email: <a href="mailto:kjohnson@townofhudson.org"><span style='color:windowtext'>kjohnson@townofhudson.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";color:black;background:white'>Acta non verba</span></i><i><span style='font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy"'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>