<div dir="auto">One additional add: time needs should account for your various peer review consulting review time. Though the board must approve specific consultants, some will take the recommendation of the involved department, who may be more in direct contact. Examples: Engineers of record who built and host the town's water hydraulic model; stormwater management that may impact a ConCom permit, etc. So the depaetments and engineers may need to give advice as to their review time needs.<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Also, it seems a trend is developing where all sunmittals and documents are posted for the public ahead of meetings. So the public also would need time to review in advance of the meeting.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Just some thoughts.</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jan 25, 2024, 9:21 AM B <<a href="mailto:bfitzgerald.ma@gmail.com">bfitzgerald.ma@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div>Agreed if information is not submitted enough in advance, it should be continued. <div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">A question--what if the next meering will be past the constructive grant period? I was always told you should get a letter from the applicant agreeing to extend the constructive grant period, and accept it at that upcoming meeting. If they aren't willing to do that, I guess them the Board ought to deny it due to lack if information.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Violation of the Board's policy would be another reason to deny, but the applicant may argue state law trumps a board's policy. Especially if it's looking like the project has a low probability of being approved.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Our legal friends on this may have different advice. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Bill Fitzgerald</div><div dir="auto">Retired public works/planning and community development/environmental advocate</div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jan 24, 2024, 12:19 PM John Charbonneau via MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The Planning Board in Rutland recently established a policy that any materials or documents that are to be considered at an upcoming meeting are required to be received a minimum
of seven (7) days prior to the meeting in question.<span>
</span>This allows adequate time for the Board, staff, abutters and representatives on the other side of the project to review the materials rather than receiving them the day before the meeting or at the meeting itself, allowing for more productive discussions.<span>
</span>I’m sure most of you have received emails in the hours prior to a meeting with the expectation that they will be received and provided to the Board that evening.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">What other town’s Planning Boards have adopted a similar policy?<span>
</span>Thank you in advance for your assistance!<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">John<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Brush Script MT";color:#600000">John Charbonneau</span></b><span>
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Town of Rutland<br>
246 Main Street<br>
Rutland, MA 01543<br>
(508) 886-4100 x3001</span></b><span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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