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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Checked with the MMA yesterday. The Senate pulled this out of the budget and has approved the extension. House is expected to take it up today. Hopefully the extension to December 15 2023 will pass today and get to the Governors desk for signature.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dan Fortier</p><p class=MsoNormal>Retired Planner</p><p class=MsoNormal>Interim Dennis Planner</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org">Michelle Tyler via MassPlanners</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Tuesday, July 5, 2022 11:33 AM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:SDanielson@easton.ma.us">Danielson, Stephanie</a><br><b>Cc: </b><a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org">massplanners@masscptc.org</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Massplanners] Legal Notices and Meeting Place & Continued Remote Meeting Limbo</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>My Town Counsel said this last week:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Just an FYI - reports are that the State Senate Budget includes language that would extend remote meetings until December 15, 2023, as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-right:0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>SECTION 125A. Section 30A of chapter 20 of the acts of 2021, inserted by section 10 of chapter 22 of the acts of 2022, is hereby amended by striking out the words “July 15, 2022” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- December 15, 2023.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></blockquote></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>It's not 100% clear that this is what will pass, but it suggests that some significant extension of the remote participation rules will be adopted before July 15, when the current authorization for remote meetings expires. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#A64D79'><img border=0 width=96 height=96 style='width:1.0in;height:.9953in' id="_x0000_i1028" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4wpRW2a9qK3yohcVl8OLpDR5WPmCKvT_Utzp-iPHtbc0ISA-0rA52TtmHmfQ4mE9c96SDKtnuE"></span></b><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:blue'>Michelle R. Tyler</span></b></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:blue'>Director of Planning</span></b></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:blue'>Town of Randolph</span></b></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:blue'>781-961-0936</span></b></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;color:#222222'>Please be advised that the Massachusetts Secretary of State considers e-mail to be a public record, and therefore subject to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, M.G.L. c. 66 § 10.</span></i></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, Jul 5, 2022 at 10:44 AM Danielson, Stephanie via MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>> wrote:</p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Hi everyone,</p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> </p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Our Planning Board isn’t rushing to go back to in-person meetings, yet we have hearings that need to be noticed and no decision from the State on continuing remote meetings. I have a call into our Town Counsel, but thought I’d go out to the list with this question to see if anyone has asked and received guidance:</p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> </p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Could we submit the legal notice with the statement “The agenda, <u>with the meeting location</u>, will be posted at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting.”</p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> </p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> </p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> </p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Candara",sans-serif'>Stephanie Danielson, AICP, </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Candara",sans-serif'>Director of Planning & Economic Development</span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Candara",sans-serif'>Department of Planning & Economic Development</span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Candara",sans-serif'>Town of Easton, 136 Elm Street, Easton, MA 02356</span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Candara",sans-serif'>508.230.0641</span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Candara",sans-serif'><a href="http://www.easton.ma.us/">Easton.ma.us</a></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Candara",sans-serif'> </span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><a href="http://envisioneaston.com/"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Candara",sans-serif;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=110 height=76 style='width:1.1481in;height:.7962in' id="gmail-m_4081392619869030041gmail-m_-2382649836352026544Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:181cefc95ec4ce8e91" alt=logoemail></span></a></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> </p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Town-of-Easton-MA/109553865754359?sk=wall"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=32 height=32 style='width:.3379in;height:.3333in' id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://www.easton.ma.us/images/facebook2.jpg" alt=Facebook></span></a><span style='font-family:"times",serif'>Follow us on Facebook</span><br><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/townofeaston"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=32 height=32 style='width:.3379in;height:.3333in' id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://www.easton.ma.us/images/twitter.jpg" alt=Twitter></span></a><span style='font-family:"times",serif'>Follow us on Twitter</span></p><p><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"times",serif;color:#29AB00'>Help make the earth a greener place. 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