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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Grafton as also adopted the Mullin Rule and strongly agrees!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> MassPlanners <massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Maren Toohill via MassPlanners<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 2, 2025 1:15 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Thomas Bott <tbott.townplanner@verizon.net>; Mass Planners <massplanners@masscptc.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Massplanners] Mulligan+oneish on the Mullen Rule<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Littleton has adopted and utilized the Mullin Rule.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Highly recommended regardless of curious behavior.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Maren<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Maren A. Toohill, AICP<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Town Planner<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">978/540-2425<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:MToohill@littletonma.org">MToohill@littletonma.org</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org">massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Thomas Bott via MassPlanners<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 2, 2025 1:10 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Mass Planners <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Massplanners] Mulligan+oneish on the Mullen Rule<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;line-height:12.0pt;background:#FF9C9C"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#CC0000">Warning \u2013</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> THIS EMAIL WAS SENT
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Here in <span style="color:#9D1811">CranberryLand USA </span>the Mullin Rule is again on the Warrant for Annual Town Meeting on April 8, 2025. I was asked if this was a thing in other towns
since the statute was passed in 2006 or just another product of the Town Planner's seemingly curious behaviour? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Curiously yours, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">TBott <i><span style="color:gray"> </span></i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:gray;background:white">Thomas Bott (the aforementioned) </span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#9D1811;background:white">CranberryLand USA</span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:gray;background:white"> Town
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#4C76A2;background:white">Practicing Planning in the Commonwealth since the last Millennium </span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:gray;background:white">#TownPlannerSilverJubilee</span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:gray;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#4C76A2;background:white">You too could follow me on BlueSky @tbottplimoth.bsky.social but it clearly isn\u2019t necessary</span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:gray;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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