<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hi,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The Norwell ZBA has been hybrid since the opportunity first presented itself a couple of years ago. The local cable channel provides volunteers who manage the equipment and any technical glitches. They also mute Zoom members of the public until the chair of a public hearing asks whether anyone on Zoom would like to speak.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">We have had minimal problems. Our meetings are broadcast live, rebroadcast on cable, and available for streaming on Vimeo, courtesy of the local cable company. There is no board/committee/commission expertise required.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Good luck!</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Lois S. Barbour, Chair</div><div class="">Norwell Zoning Board of Appeals</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Jun 8, 2023, at 10:32 AM, Eric Twarog via MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org" class="">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">Good Morning:<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The City of Greenfield is also interested, thank you.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Eric</div></div><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jun 8, 2023 at 10:29 AM Joseph Giniewicz via MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org" class="">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>> wrote:<br class=""></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-2431031307832224482">
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<div class="m_-2431031307832224482WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Good Morning,<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">We’re hoping to get feedback from other communities that have implemented a hybrid meeting format for Land Use Boards (i.e. Planning, ZBA and Conservation) and would like to hear how your experience has been (both the positive and the negative)
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<li class="m_-2431031307832224482MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:5.25pt">How many staff person(s) do you have facilitating the meeting?<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></li><li class="m_-2431031307832224482MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:5.25pt">Is the Chair responsible for facilitating any of the virtual portion? Otherwise, who is facilitating the virtual portion and the in-person portion of the meeting?<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></li><li class="m_-2431031307832224482MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:5.25pt">Have you had technical issues during a public hearing?
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<li class="m_-2431031307832224482MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:5.25pt">If you weren’t able to address the issue in short order, was the hearing continued?<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></li><li class="m_-2431031307832224482MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:5.25pt">Again if technical issues arose and no immediate solution presented itself, was everything else subsequent on the agenda continued as well?<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></li></ul>
</li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Any feedback and best practices that you could share would be appreciated.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Joe <u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="">Joseph Giniewicz, AICP<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="">Town Planner<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="">Town of Westford<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="">55 Main Street<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="">Westford, MA 01886<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="">978-692-5524<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></p>
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</div></blockquote></div><br clear="all" class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br class=""><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><span style="font-size:12.8px" class=""><b class=""><font color="#274e13" class="">Eric Twarog, AICP, Director</font></b></span><br class=""></div><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="">City of Greenfield</div><div class="">Department of Planning & Development</div><div class="">20 Sanderson Street, Room 203</div><div class="">14 Court Square (Mailing Address)</div><div class="">Greenfield, MA 01301</div><div class="">(413) 772-1549</div><div class=""><a href="mailto:eric.twarog@greenfield-ma.gov" target="_blank" class="">eric.twarog@greenfield-ma.gov</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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