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Hello Jeff, all.</div>
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Here in Athol, it's been the policy of the Town Manager for any marijuana project to have their Special Permit in hand before proceeding with the host community agreement process with the Board of Selectmen.<br>
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<p style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="">Eric R. Smith, AICP </span></p>
<p style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="">Director of Planning and Development </span></p>
<p style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="">Town of Athol </span></p>
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<font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">esmith@townofathol.org </span></font></div>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> MassPlanners <massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org> on behalf of ruralplanningassociates--- via MassPlanners <massplanners@masscptc.org><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 31, 2022 11:27 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Mass Planners' <massplanners@masscptc.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Massplanners] Host Community Agreements</font>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">For those of you who have been through the marijuana permitting process, has the host community agreement been completed before, during, or after the zoning permitting?
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Thanks so much,</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Jeff Lacy</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Rural Planning Associates</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">(413) 230-9693 </span></p>
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