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<p class="MsoNormal">What type of escrow account?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Are you asking about the peer review funds that are provided during the permitting process that go into a 53G account?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Or are you asking about application fees?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Are an escrow account for say engineering review fees collected as part of building permit?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0070C0;mso-ligatures:none">Lynne D. Sweet<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"> MassPlanners <massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Town Planner via MassPlanners<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 7, 2023 10:27 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> massplanners@masscptc.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Massplanners] developer funded escrow accounts - allowed use<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Good morning,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">A simple question, I think….<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Can developer funded escrow account funds be used to pay a municipalities Legal Counsel for services related to “permitting” the project?
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<p class="MsoNormal">For example, if the Planning Board seeks advice of Legal Counsel during the permitting review process, can the cost of that legal service be charged to the Applicant and paid from the escrow account?
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<p class="MsoNormal">What section of MGL covers this?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks so much.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Segoe Script"">Sue Brown</span>, RLA<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Town Planner<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">West Newbury<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:townplanner@wnewbury.org">townplanner@wnewbury.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(978) 363-1100 x125<o:p></o:p></p>
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