<div dir="auto">The big question is who is providing the information. The applicant, one week is appropriate. The public can present their comments at the hearing, that is what it is for. A caveat, the Boards often wanted to hear the applicants response to the staff report. This might result in presentation of modified plans during the hearing, with the recognition that the Board may choose to continue the hearing to allow closer review of the changes.<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Remember, it is a hearing, an opportunity to get comments and exchange thoughts. Shutting the door on back and forth really minimizes the public process.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Dan Fortier, AICP</div><div dir="auto">Retired Planner </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jan 25, 2024, 5:46 AM Harry LaCortiglia via MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org">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"><u></u>
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<p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">That's the firm policy in
Georgetown. <br>
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<p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">One week prior, or it
doesn't get discussed at the meeting. </font></p>
<p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Period.<br>
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<p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">No one likes to have a 30
page report dropped into their inbox at 5PM, for a meeting to be
held at 7:00.</font></p>
<font size="4" face="Times New Roman">H. LaCortiglia</font><br>
<font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Georgetown Planning Board<br>
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<div>On 1/24/2024 12:17 PM, John Charbonneau
via MassPlanners wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Everyone,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<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 forHearing 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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">John<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<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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</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Town
Planner & Community Development Coordinator<br>
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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