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<p>Kristina,</p>
<p>Middleton just adopted a process and form for citizen zoning petitions: </p>
<p>PB General Rules: <a href="https://ecode360.com/39761367" class="OWAAutoLink">https://ecode360.com/39761367</a></p>
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<p>Form: <a href="https://ecode360.com/attachment/MI1639/MI1639-240c%20Zoning%20Amendment%20Petition%20Form.pdf" class="OWAAutoLink">https://ecode360.com/attachment/MI1639/MI1639-240c%20Zoning%20Amendment%20Petition%20Form.pdf</a></p>
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<p>I should warn you that this process has yet to be tested by a citizen petition.</p>
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="4" color="#333399"><b style="">Katrina O'Leary, AICP</b></font>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">195 North Main Street Middleton, MA 01949</font></div>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> MassPlanners <massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org> on behalf of Kristina Johnson via MassPlanners <massplanners@masscptc.org><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 3, 2023 10:34 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> massplanners@masscptc.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Massplanners] Petitioned Zoning Amendments</font>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Cambria",serif">A Friday question for my municipal peeps…for petitioned zoning amendments, who is responsible for paying for the legal advertisements for the statutory public hearing? The petitioner (s)? The property
owner? The municipality? Here is Hudson this cost is borne by my Department’s Ad budget; and, as you all know, the cost for legal ads adds up quick. Lately, we are getting a lot of petitioned articles (many we don’t even support), and this cost is wiping out
my budget.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Cambria",serif">Let me know how your municipality handles this cost.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Cambria",serif">Thanks, and stay warm.
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Cambria",serif">Best,</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Cambria",serif">Kristina </span></p>
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<i><span style="font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy"">Kristina Johnson, AICP</span></i></p>
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<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""></span></i></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Town of Hudson, MA</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">President, Mass. Association of Planning Directors</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Tel: 978-562-2989 </span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Cell: 857-939-3427</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Email: <a href="mailto:kjohnson@townofhudson.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">
<span style="color:windowtext">kjohnson@townofhudson.org</span></a></span></p>
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