<html><head></head><body><div class="ydp7e7a20d0yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Dear Alan:</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">The PB is required to hold a hearing within 65(?) days of when the Select Board forwards the articles to Planning. If the TA's office doesn't have a complete petition, i.e. no check for advertising, they don't/can't forward the petition in order for Planning to advertise.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">TBott </div><div><br></div><div class="ydp7e7a20d0signature"><div style="font-family:new times, serif;font-size:16px;"><div>Thomas Bott Carver Town Planner</div><div><br></div><div><i id="ydpfb687fb8yiv6753380931yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1519652102965_53159" style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font id="ydpfb687fb8yiv6753380931yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1519652102965_53160" color="#4c76a2">You too could follow me on Twitter @TBottPlimoth but it clearly isn’t necessary</font></i></div></div></div></div>
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On Friday, February 3, 2023 at 01:12:31 PM EST, Alan Pease via MassPlanners <massplanners@masscptc.org> wrote:
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<div><div id="yiv9138331966"><div><div>If we don't have enough money in our budget to advertise the hearing for petition zoning articles we request a reserve fund transfer for an unanticipated expense. My understanding is the Planning Board is required to hold a hearing and therefor incurs any associated costs.</div><br clear="none"><div class="yiv9138331966gmail_quote"><div id="yiv9138331966yqt43834" class="yiv9138331966yqt1870871840"><div dir="ltr" class="yiv9138331966gmail_attr">On Fri, Feb 3, 2023, 8:35 AM Kristina Johnson via MassPlanners <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;" class="yiv9138331966gmail_quote">
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<p class="yiv9138331966MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: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.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="yiv9138331966MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:serif;">Let me know how your municipality handles this cost.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="yiv9138331966MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:serif;">Thanks, and stay warm.
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<p class="yiv9138331966MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:serif;">Best,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="yiv9138331966MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:serif;">Kristina
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<p class="yiv9138331966MsoNormal"><i><span style="">Kristina Johnson, AICP<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="yiv9138331966MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:serif;">Director of Planning &</span><i><span style="">
</span></i><span style="font-family:serif;">Community Development</span><i><span style=""><u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="yiv9138331966MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:serif;">Town of Hudson, MA<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="yiv9138331966MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:serif;">President, Mass. Association of Planning Directors<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="yiv9138331966MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:serif;">Tel: 978-562-2989
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<p class="yiv9138331966MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:serif;">Cell: 857-939-3427<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="yiv9138331966MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:serif;">Email: <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:kjohnson@townofhudson.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:kjohnson@townofhudson.org">
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