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<font size="4" face="Times New Roman">H. LaCortiglia</font><br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2/6/2025 4:57 PM, Swaathi Joseph via
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Feb 6, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Gary,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">It’s in the
Municipal Empowerment Act filed by governor.</span></p>
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style="font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Richard
J. McCarthy, Jr.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Town
Planner</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">1
Liberty Lane</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Norfolk,
MA 02056</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">508-440-2807</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Office
Hours- Monday through Thursday 9am to 6pm</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Closed
Fridays</span></p>
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style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:12pt;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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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><b><span
style="font-size:12pt;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 is a public record.</span></b><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
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MassPlanners <<a
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Gary Bechtholdt via
MassPlanners<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 6, 2025 3:24 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a
href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
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<b>Subject:</b> [Massplanners] Virtual Meetings</span></p>
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<p class="m_-9045245833628444903MsoListParagraph"><span
class="m_-9045245833628444903xcontentpasted0"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black;background:white">Anyone
know if the Legislature is to extend (once again)
the remote meetings provision beyond March 31,
2025?</span></span></p>
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class="m_-9045245833628444903xcontentpasted0"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black;background:white"> </span></span></p>
<p class="m_-9045245833628444903MsoListParagraph"><span
class="m_-9045245833628444903xcontentpasted0"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black;background:white">Have
a few standing committees -Community Preservation
& Economic Development, to name a few that may
change in composition if virtual-meetings are no
longer permitted.</span></span></p>
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class="m_-9045245833628444903xcontentpasted0"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black;background:white"> </span></span></p>
<p class="m_-9045245833628444903MsoListParagraph"><span
class="m_-9045245833628444903xcontentpasted0"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black;background:white">Don’t
recall seeing anything -perhaps I missed it.</span></span></p>
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class="m_-9045245833628444903xcontentpasted0"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black;background:white">Thanks,</span></span></p>
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style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black;background:white"> </span></span></p>
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class="m_-9045245833628444903xcontentpasted0"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black;background:white">-Gary
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">R.
Gary Bechtholdt II, Director </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;text-transform:uppercase">Northbridge
Community Planning & Development</span></b><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">1679
Providence Road Northbridge, MA 01534</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">(508)
234-2447</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><a
href="https://www.northbridgemass.org/"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"><span
style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">https://www.northbridgemass.org/</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Mailing
Address:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Northbridge
Memorial Town Hall</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">7 Main
Street</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Whitinsville,
MA 01588</span></p>
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style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="color:rgb(21,96,130)">WE MOVED!</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Our new address is: <b>1679
PROVIDENCE ROAD NORTHBRIDGE, MA 01534</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Building,
Conservation, Health Department, Planning, &
Zoning Board now located in separate wing of new
Fire Station. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Those
visiting municipal offices shall <u>proceed up
driveway (stay to far left)</u> parking
available front/side of building.</span></p>
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