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    <p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">I would certainly hope that
        no government entity would infringe upon my right to grow the
        grass on my very own property, as tall as I need it to be, prior
        to my harvesting it for personal use.<br>
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    <p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">I cultivate my grass to a
        certain length to be as effective as possible in my garden bed
        as my primary mulch, thus preventing evaporation as much as
        possible. (So many communities are under to water conservation
        restrictions these days!) <br>
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    <p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Although I guess I could
        bring my home grown vegetables to the ZBA Hearing when I ask for
        relief of any grass height zoning limitation. </font></p>
    <p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Does anyone have a Grass
        Height Setback Variance application I could use?</font></p>
    <p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Have a great day
        celebrating the Independence of our nation and our inalienable
        right to sarcasm!</font></p>
    <font size="4" face="Times New Roman">H. LaCortiglia</font><br>
    <font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Georgetown P.B.<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 7/3/2024 3:40 PM, Jeff Lacy via
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      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.
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          <blockquote type="cite">On Jul 3, 2024, at 3:18 PM, Nate Card
            via MassPlanners <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org"><massplanners@masscptc.org></a> wrote:<br>
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            <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. 
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                        <div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b>Nathanael
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                        <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>
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