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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear MassPlanners,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Welcome back anyone whose first day this is after the holidays!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As a reminder, the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC) posted ADU Draft Regulations on December 20. The ADU draft regulations are intended to provide clarity on the administration of the new ADU law. For more information,
please see the ADU website linked below. Please submit any written comments by <b>
Friday, January 10 at 11:59pm</b>. All comments must be submitted through the <b>Public Comment Form</b> below. A hybrid public hearing, with options for in-person or remote participation, will take place on <b>January 10, 2025, 10am – 2pm, at 100 Cambridge
Street, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA or virtual via ZOOM</b>. Register to attend and/or speak below.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">ADU Website with more information on the ADU Draft Regulations -
<a href="https://www.mass.gov/info-details/accessory-dwelling-units">https://www.mass.gov/info-details/accessory-dwelling-units</a>
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Public Comment Form Link -
<a href="https://www.mass.gov/forms/adu-draft-regulations-public-comment-form">https://www.mass.gov/forms/adu-draft-regulations-public-comment-form</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Register to attend and/or speak at the Public Hearing -
<a href="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Fh2GPrdIDkqYBowE2Bt7KkltJ7ro-RxOmpDdrVbDT5JUQTBYUUhHSEJQNzM4UEdHUVZPRlJHTUFNUS4u">
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Fh2GPrdIDkqYBowE2Bt7KkltJ7ro-RxOmpDdrVbDT5JUQTBYUUhHSEJQNzM4UEdHUVZPRlJHTUFNUS4u</a><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Many thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Catherine Neill </span></i></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">ADU Coordinator, Community Assistance Unit</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC)</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Livable Communities Division</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#467886;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:catherine.neill@mass.gov"><span style="color:#467886">catherine.neill@mass.gov</span></a></span></u><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">ADU Website:
<u><span style="color:#467886"><a href="http://www.mass.gov/adu"><span style="color:#467886">www.mass.gov/adu</span></a></span></u></span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Affordable Homes Act (AHA) Implementation Newsletter Sign-up:
<u><span style="color:#467886"><a href="www.mass.gov/aha"><span style="color:#467886">www.mass.gov/aha</span></a></span></u></span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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