<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Are we talking about private property? A homeowner’s little patch of the earth? I can’t see any legitimate role for government here, especially if the only complaint is appearance.<div>Jeff Lacy </div><div>Rural Planning Associates </div><div>(413) 230-9693</div><div><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Jul 3, 2024, at 3:18 PM, Nate Card via MassPlanners <massplanners@masscptc.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">I don't know what it would look like, nor of any precedents (as far as regulations go) but I suspect you could establish an approved ratio of mowed to un-mowed lawn, essentially requiring some degree of cues-to-care, like mowed borders or pathways. Or perhaps waivers to the current regulations could be issued for households submitting a plan for some level of lawn conversion, to promote long-term pollinator support. <div><br><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b>Nathanael Card </b></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">M.S. Ecological Design, 2024</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">The Conway School, Northampton, MA</div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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