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    <p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">It will be a happy day to
        know more about a Remote Meeting provision extension or a
        re-write of the Regs.</font></p>
    <p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Am I correct that in March
        of 2025, unless something changes, things will go back to the
        2019 rules where only Board Members may participate remotely
        (940 CMR, § 29.10) and the general public must attend in person?
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    <p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Asking for a friend.  ;)<br>
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    <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 11/26/2024 4:16 PM, Richard McCarthy
      via MassPlanners wrote:<br>
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            style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1f497d">Kristina,</span></p>
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            style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1f497d"> </span></p>
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            style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1f497d">Have
            no fear. Extension of the Remote meetings Provision is
            coming.  It has been a tremendous help doing our job to
            improve public access to meeting and attract new members on
            many boards and committees. </span></p>
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            style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1f497d">Happy
            Thanksgiving. </span></p>
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style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:#1f497d">Richard
              J. McCarthy, Jr.</span></p>
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style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:#1f497d">Town
              Planner</span></p>
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style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:#1f497d">1
              Liberty Lane</span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:#1f497d">Norfolk,
              MA 02056</span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:#1f497d">508-440-2807</span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:#1f497d">Office
              Hours- Monday through Thursday 9am to 6pm</span></p>
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style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:#1f497d">Closed
              Fridays</span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:red">As
                a reminder, please do not reply all to this email. If
                you have any questions or comments, email me directly. </span></b></p>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:red">Please
                be advised that the Secretary of State has determined
                that e-mail sent by or received by municipal employees
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> MassPlanners <<a
                href="mailto:massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org"
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              <b>On Behalf Of </b>Kristina Johnson via MassPlanners<br>
              <b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 26, 2024 3:02 PM<br>
              <b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org"
                moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">massplanners@masscptc.org</a><br>
              <b>Subject:</b> [Massplanners] Third Permit Extension Act</p>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Hello
            Friends and Colleagues,</span></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Heads up
            folks! <a
href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hMiEh1w-Dv7-PFFSVKMWQrsnUO2ToFXj/view"
              moz-do-not-send="true">CLICK HERE</a> to read about a
            third Permit Extension Act, which was included in the
            recently passed Economic Development Bond Bill. </span></p>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">I do not
            have any further information or know of the existence of a
            “tolling calculator spreadsheet” similar to what was created
            during the COVID tolling period.; I would check with your
            respective municipal counsel. </span></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">It would
            have been helpful if the extension of the remote meeting
            provisions (or something permanent) was as part of this
            Bill; that extension expires in March 2025. </span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">😊</span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif"> </span></p>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Happy
            Thanksgiving.</span></p>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif"> </span></p>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Kristina
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              style="font-family:"Lucida Handwriting"">Kristina
              Johnson</span></b><b><span
              style="font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy"">,</span>
          </b><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif">AICP</span></b></p>
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            style="font-family:"Cambria",serif">Director of
            Planning and Community Development</span></p>
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            style="font-family:"Cambria",serif">Town of
            Hudson, Massachusetts</span></p>
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            style="font-family:"Cambria",serif">978-562-2989</span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            style="font-family:"Cambria",serif"><a
              href="mailto:kjohnson@townofhudson.org"
              moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">kjohnson@townofhudson.org</a></span></p>
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