<html><head></head><body><div class="ydpb9784a7ayahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Dear Kristina:</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">One of the things that endeared me to the frequent petitioners in Falmouth was adding the fee to the Petition Form</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><a href="https://www.falmouthma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1745/Article-Petition-Form--------Print-on-8-12-x-14-paper-double-sided" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.falmouthma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1745/Article-Petition-Form--------Print-on-8-12-x-14-paper-double-sided</a><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Hopefully at $200 it will take a few bake sales to apply for some of the half baked petitions. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">TBott</div><div><br></div><div class="ydpb9784a7asignature"><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 11:19:29 AM EST, Christopher Ryan via MassPlanners <massplanners@masscptc.org> wrote:
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<p class="ydp47b1c6c4yiv0603144956MsoNormal">Thanks Maren</p>
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<p class="ydp47b1c6c4yiv0603144956MsoNormal">That would be beneficial. In our case, the petitioner INSISTED on a separate Special Town Meeting which precludes bundling, and not certain if the Town is absorbing the other costs of holding this session, but it would be punitive, esp.
given that our Annual is just a few weeks later. Ugh.</p>
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<p class="ydp47b1c6c4yiv0603144956MsoNormal">Best</p>
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<p class="ydp47b1c6c4yiv0603144956MsoNormal">Chris</p>
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<p class="ydp47b1c6c4yiv0603144956MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Maren Toohill <MToohill@littletonma.org> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 3, 2023 11:09 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Kristina Johnson <kjohnson@townofhudson.org>; Christopher Ryan <cryan@duxbury-ma.gov><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] RE: Petitioned Zoning Amendments</p>
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<p class="ydp47b1c6c4yiv0603144956MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;">Littleton adopted several longstanding policies – it’s been helpful to have these to point to.
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Town will not consider any citizen zoning petitions later than 90 days prior to a Town Meeting.</li><li style="color:#1F497D;margin-left:0in;" class="ydp47b1c6c4yiv0603144956MsoListParagraph">
Petitioner must pay for legal ad plus a $300 administrative fee.</li></ol>
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<p class="ydp47b1c6c4yiv0603144956MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;">Littleton PB does offer to meet with “potential petitioners” to discuss if the issue will be sponsored by the PB, and in that case it wouldn’t be a citizens petition.</span></p>
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<p class="ydp47b1c6c4yiv0603144956MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;">Thanks, and good to hear from you!</span></p>
<p class="ydp47b1c6c4yiv0603144956MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;">Maren</span></p>
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<p class="ydp47b1c6c4yiv0603144956MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> MassPlanners [<a href="mailto:massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">mailto:massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Kristina Johnson via MassPlanners<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 3, 2023 10:34 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">massplanners@masscptc.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Massplanners] Petitioned Zoning Amendments</p>
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**THIS EMAIL WAS SENT BY AN EXTERNAL SENDER** </span></p>
<p class="ydp47b1c6c4yiv0603144956MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:serif;">Hello Friends and Colleagues,
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<p class="ydp47b1c6c4yiv0603144956MsoNormal"><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.</span></p>
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<p class="ydp47b1c6c4yiv0603144956MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:serif;">Let me know how your municipality handles this cost.</span></p>
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<p class="ydp47b1c6c4yiv0603144956MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:serif;">Thanks, and stay warm.
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<p class="ydp47b1c6c4yiv0603144956MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:serif;">Best,</span></p>
<p class="ydp47b1c6c4yiv0603144956MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:serif;">Kristina
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<p class="ydp47b1c6c4yiv0603144956MsoNormal"><i><span>Kristina Johnson, AICP</span></i></p>
<p class="ydp47b1c6c4yiv0603144956MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:serif;">Director of Planning &</span><i><span>
</span></i><span style="font-family:serif;">Community Development</span></p>
<p class="ydp47b1c6c4yiv0603144956MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:serif;">Town of Hudson, MA</span></p>
<p class="ydp47b1c6c4yiv0603144956MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:serif;">President, Mass. Association of Planning Directors</span></p>
<p class="ydp47b1c6c4yiv0603144956MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:serif;">Tel: 978-562-2989
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<p class="ydp47b1c6c4yiv0603144956MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:serif;">Cell: 857-939-3427</span></p>
<p class="ydp47b1c6c4yiv0603144956MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:serif;">Email: <a href="mailto:kjohnson@townofhudson.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">
<span style="color:windowtext;">kjohnson@townofhudson.org</span></a></span></p>
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