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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello all,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Some questions on how written testimony and public comments can be received and submitted to review boards (Planning Board, ZBA, etc.) prior to public hearings:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">If you have deadlines, what happens if you receive written comments after those deadlines? Are there specific protocols or standard responses?
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you all!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Emily Hutchings, AICP<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Senior Planner<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Mayor's Office of Strategic Planning
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">& Community Development
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">City of Somerville<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:ehutchings@somervillema.gov">ehutchings@somervillema.gov</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">City of Somerville Public Records Notice</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Please be advised that the Massachusetts Attorney General has determined that email is a public record unless the content of the email falls within one of the stated exemptions under
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