<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Carolyn: Below is a link to a map that the Nantucket Planning & Economic Development Commission created in 2007 of all 351 cities and towns which, at that time, had either appointed or elected planning boards.</div><div dir="ltr">I would note it is somewhat out-of-date as, in the case of Amherst, the planning board is not appointed by the Mayor (Amherst does not have a mayor), but by the town council. As more towns moved from the select board/town meeting to town council form of government over the last 10-15 years I suspect that other towns also have their town council as the appointing authority.<br><div><br></div><div><a href="https://nantucket-ma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1064/Map---Massachusetts-Planning-Boards?bidId=">untitled (nantucket-ma.gov)</a></div><div><br></div><div>Bob<div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><font color="#000099" size="4" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></font></div><div><font color="#000099" size="4" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Bob Mitchell FAICP</font></div><div>Planning Consultant</div><div>Land Use, Planning, Zoning, & Training Programs</div><div>151 Tremont Street Suite 23A</div><div>Boston, MA 02111</div><div>617-512-9751 (c)<span></span><span></span></div><div><a href="mailto:MitchellFAICP@gmail.com" target="_blank">MitchellFAICP@gmail.com</a></div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Oct 3, 2024 at 1:50 PM Carolyn Britt via MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><u></u>
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<p>All,</p>
<p>There was a citizen-petitioned article at Town Meeting in Ipswich
in May to remove the appointment of Planning Board members from
the responsibility of the Town Manager, and instead have them
appointed by the Select Board. Further, the article indicated that
the terms of all appointees of the Town Manager would expire no
later than 7/31/25 and their replacements would be appointed by
the Select Board. Town Meeting referred the article to the
Government Study Committee which is just now beginning research on
this article.</p>
<p>I believe there have been queries on this listserve regarding
appointed vs. elected. If you have in your files the results of
the earlier queries on the manner of selecting Planning Board
members, please send them to me, whether they are about elected
vs. appointed, or the source of appointments. It would be great to
hear from a few of you individually regarding what form your
community uses and what you think is effective, or not.</p>
<p>I look forward to hearing from you all regarding this important
matter. Thank you!</p>
<address>Carolyn Britt AICP</address>
<address>Ipswich Government Study Committee</address>
<address>1 Shagbark Woods</address>
<address>Ipswich, MA 01938</address>
<address>978-356-9881</address>
<address>978-317-2145<br>
</address>
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