<div dir="ltr">For communities getting insurance through MIAA, there are or at least there used to be some discounts when enough board members were trained since well trained board members can reduce a community's legal exposure.<br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><br><i><font color="#0000ff" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Wayne Feiden FAICP</font></i></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Sep 28, 2022 at 3:44 PM Furtado, Jacqueline (SEA) via MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg-174356483123791170">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(71,31,241)">Hi Alison,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(71,31,241)">Citizen’s Planner Training Collaborative (CPTC) – the moderators (administrators?) behind MassPlanners, offers on-going training on topics like Special Permits, Variances, etc. The trainings are essential (in
my opinion) to municipal board members and other ‘citizen planners’, as well as professional planners. CPTC also offers on-demand training options: </span><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><a href="https://masscptc.org/index.php/training/on-demand/" target="_blank">https://masscptc.org/index.php/training/on-demand/</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(71,31,241)">Regards,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(71,31,241)">Jacquie Furtado, AICP<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(71,31,241)">Senior Program Manager – MassWorks<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(71,31,241)">C: 617.894.7755<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org" target="_blank">massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Alison Manugian via MassPlanners<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 28, 2022 2:51 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> '<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org" target="_blank">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>' <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org" target="_blank">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Massplanners] ZBA Training<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Wondering if you have any recommendations for an overview training for ZBA roles and responsibilities. We have some new members and older ones could use a refresh. Looking for Special Permits, Variances and very high level 40B.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I reached out to CTPC, but didn’t get an answer as of yet.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Alison<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Alison Manugian<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Community Development Director<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:amanugian@dracutma.gov" target="_blank">amanugian@dracutma.gov</a><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">978-453-4557<u></u><u></u></p>
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