<div dir="ltr">There are two strings that I've found:<div>One in May-June 2019 titled "Planning Staff, Population" started by Maren Toohill that included many responses, but I cannot find a summarized set of information. <br>One in March of 2021 titled " Staffing Levels in Planning and Economic Development Departments" collected by Kristen Las, but her final email didn't contain her intended attachment since I don't think the listserve allowed it. I followed up but hadn't heard back (as far as I can tell in my searches of my email).</div><div><br></div><div>Hope this helps someone track down the info and send it around.</div><div><br></div><div>-Eric<br><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><div><br><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size:16px;border-collapse:collapse;font-family:Georgia;line-height:1.15;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><tbody><tr><td style="height:1px;width:65px;vertical-align:top;padding:0.01px 1px"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding:0.01px;width:57px;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:start;border-collapse:collapse;line-height:1.15"><tbody><tr><td style="height:1px;width:65px;vertical-align:top;padding:0.01px 1px"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding:0.01px;width:57px;text-align:center"><a href="http://tyngsboroughma.gov/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);display:block" target="_blank"><img src="https://cdn.gifo.wisestamp.com/im/sh/YS81NjY3ZjZlYS0yM2QyLTQyODktYWNjYi0zMGQ4ZGIyZTBjZjQucG5nI2xvZ28=/rounded.png" height="57" width="57" style="width:57px;vertical-align:middle;border-radius:4px;height:57px"></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td valign="top" style="padding:0.01px 0.01px 0.01px 14px;vertical-align:top"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td nowrap style="line-height:1.2;padding:0.01px 0.01px 14px;border-bottom:5px solid rgb(189,189,189)"><span style="text-transform:initial;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(171,51,44);letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.2"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Eric Salerno</span></span><br><span style="text-transform:initial;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(100,100,100);line-height:1.2;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Town Planner / Eco. 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G.L.c. 4, 7(26). Consequently, email is subject to the disclosure, retention, and maintenance provisions as required by law. G.L.c. 66</span></div></div></div><div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12.8px"><div style="font-size:small"></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jul 26, 2023 at 2:45 PM Kristina Johnson via MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org" target="_blank">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">If I am not mistaken, there was a Google Docs survey that was circulated on this platform a year or two ago. I can’t seem to locate it!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org" target="_blank">massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>John Fay Jr via MassPlanners<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 26, 2023 11:53 AM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [Massplanners] Paper [possibly a staffing report] outlining City & Town Planning Staff levels, etc.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">It was a Massachusetts-centric paper, and though it may or may not revolve around these figures, within was outlined staffing levels of planning departments around the
state, as well as structural organization within municipalities. I do not recall if it was peer-reviewed or just a report, but I am unable to find the paper. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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