<div dir="auto">Correction March of 2023 extension<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Dan Fortier </div><div dir="auto">Retired </div><div dir="auto">Interim Dennis Planner <br><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><p style="color:rgb(225,225,225);font-family:-apple-system,helveticaneue;font-size:16px;background-color:rgb(31,31,31)">especially from unknown senders.</p><div style="color:rgb(225,225,225);font-family:-apple-system,helveticaneue;font-size:16px;background-color:rgb(31,31,31);height:57px;width:328px" dir="auto"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-spacing:0px;width:650px;border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0in"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-spacing:0px;width:650px;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:650px"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0in"><div align="center"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-spacing:0px;max-width:487.5pt;background-color:rgb(23,23,23)!important;border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0in"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-spacing:0px;width:649.99px;border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td width="10" style="width:7.5pt;padding:0in"><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:'calibri',sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.5"><img border="0" width="1" height="1" src="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.informz.net%2fadmin31%2fimages%2fspacer.gif&c=E,1,p2goBTDQH7ka_nhtjWWOmNqFq_mvBk34T1GW6sXUYHMNegOjgsrHNSPw2y2DRXfnQXG1Caa2P3WGUi-JLguwm0Ah7c66fMd4DQaNBosHbDsG8A-XOCyYZQ,,&typo=1" alt="image" style="border:none;max-width:100%;width:0.994792px!important;height:0.994792px!important"></span></p></td><td style="padding:0in"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-spacing:0px;width:629.99px;border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:7.5pt"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-spacing:0px;width:609.99px;border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0in"><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:'calibri',sans-serif"><img width="610" height="91" src="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fMMA.informz.net%2fMMA%2fdata%2fimages%2fLegislativeAlert-email-header2021%2520copy.jpg%3fcb%3d473085&c=E,1,U5j2bA5Nv3s4pTFS1r46BU2V7A-Z-r-DRsXuN4Vyv72bWnTlvIuP5YIBqupzHIxQ4WVVPIOd4dhbgX8hZcTCCFa_N5x8AymwzJTBhHk2yNfiKkA,&typo=1" align="left" alt="image" style="border:none;max-width:100%;width:609.99px!important;height:90.9979px!important"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.5"></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0in"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td width="10" style="width:7.5pt;padding:0in"><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:'calibri',sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.5"><img border="0" width="1" height="1" src="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.informz.net%2fadmin31%2fimages%2fspacer.gif&c=E,1,Y4JR4chGcNOecXozll6boQUI1tfPN0l-P8bm9K-ISXKZFrNvog8d636ZrsaYRSS_0Pf9HdQnK_81Ji1OsBWO7odjgJKTU7zq9dWkqDZ1&typo=1" alt="image" style="border:none;max-width:100%;width:0.994792px!important;height:0.994792px!important"></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(225,225,225);background-color:rgb(31,31,31)"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.5"> </span></p><div style="color:rgb(225,225,225);font-family:-apple-system,helveticaneue;font-size:16px;background-color:rgb(31,31,31);height:440px;width:328px" dir="auto"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-spacing:0px;width:650px;border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0in"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-spacing:0px;width:650px;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:650px"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0in"><div align="center"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-spacing:0px;max-width:487.5pt;background-color:rgb(23,23,23)!important;border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0in"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-spacing:0px;width:650px;border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td width="10" style="width:7.5pt;padding:0in"><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:'calibri',sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.5"><img border="0" width="1" height="1" src="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.informz.net%2fadmin31%2fimages%2fspacer.gif&c=E,1,xeiaUrSaK5rqyHZrmZIRF7ovPSUBN4dtQM5sSCWhXNm83U5TAV4LnIbIZOU1QGGp7k5AzQA3F-V9PvPabfnjFbrB1qBvSdFF5urMMXbotK2tLZ6bgKoyJQ,,&typo=1" alt="image" style=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t"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'arial',sans-serif;color:rgb(255,255,255)!important;line-height:1.5">The MMA is pleased the Legislature took these concerns very seriously and removed this unfunded mandate from the bill, extending current remote meeting options through March 31st of next year. The MMA will continue to push for a permanent solution that gives municipalities the necessary flexibility and funding they will need to expand participation and engagement through remote and hybrid meetings.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'arial',sans-serif;color:rgb(202,202,202)!important;line-height:1.5"></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:14.65pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'arial',sans-serif;color:rgb(202,202,202)!important;line-height:1.5"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:14.65pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'arial',sans-serif;color:rgb(255,255,255)!important;line-height:1.5">The bill is now on the Governor’s desk awaiting action, and will go into effect immediately once signed. Communities with public meetings scheduled today or early next week are encouraged to consult with their municipal legal counsel on the best course of action.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'arial',sans-serif;color:rgb(202,202,202)!important;line-height:1.5"></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:14.65pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'arial',sans-serif;color:rgb(202,202,202)!important;line-height:1.5"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:14.65pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'arial',sans-serif;color:rgb(255,255,255)!important;line-height:1.5">Please thank your Representatives and Senators for extending the remote meeting options, and for recognizing the challenges that would have been created with an unworkable mandate.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'arial',sans-serif;color:rgb(202,202,202)!important;line-height:1.5"></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:14.65pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'arial',sans-serif;color:rgb(202,202,202)!important;line-height:1.5"> </span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jul 14, 2022, 9:29 AM Laura Harbottle via MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hi everyone,<div>I hope things are going well with your planning lives, and otherwise... weekend approaching! </div><div>I'm just trying to confirm, the soonest a bill can be signed to extend or reauthorize remote meetings is Friday.  We're posting today for a meeting Monday and will probably go live, but board and staff are curious.</div><div>TIA!</div><div>Laura</div><div><br></div><div>Laura Harbottle AICP, CFM</div><div>Interim Town Planner</div><div>5 Springdale Ave.</div><div>Dover, MA  02030</div></div>
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