<div dir="ltr"><div>Beverly adopted the Mullin Rule in 2007. It is used effectively and with no curious behavior. </div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:13pt;color:rgb(31,78,121)"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="color:rgb(31,78,121);font-size:large">Darlene Wynne, AICP</span><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><i><span style="color:gray"><font face="times new roman, serif">City of Beverly</font></span></i><span style="color:black"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><i><span style="font-family:"Cataneo BT",serif;color:gray">Director of Planning & Development</span></i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><i><span style="font-family:"Cataneo BT",serif;color:gray">978-605-2341</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><i><span style="font-family:"Cataneo BT",serif;color:gray"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href="mailto:dwynne@beverlyma.gov" target="_blank">dwynne@beverlyma.gov</a></span></span></i><span style="color:black"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><i><span style="font-family:"Cataneo BT",serif;color:gray"><br></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><img width="96" height="96" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4zbNZxJsCyRWCG_v5XeP40k0SIejMtV9bI88rBH3TX-dU18gZid40bLszI892YhAXUNWjpWybI"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><i style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:"Cataneo BT",serif;color:gray">--</span></i><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Grafton as also adopted the Mullin Rule and strongly agrees!<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<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 <<a href="mailto:tbott.townplanner@verizon.net" target="_blank">tbott.townplanner@verizon.net</a>>; Mass Planners <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org" target="_blank">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Massplanners] Mulligan+oneish on the Mullen Rule<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Littleton has adopted and utilized the Mullin Rule.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Highly recommended regardless of curious behavior.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Maren A. Toohill, AICP<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<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" target="_blank">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Massplanners] Mulligan+oneish on the Mullen Rule<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Here in <span style="color:rgb(157,24,17)">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
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Curiously yours, <u></u><u></u></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><u></u><u></u></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:rgb(157,24,17);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:rgb(76,118,162);background:white">Practicing Planning in the Commonwealth since the last Millennium </span></i><i><span style="font-size:10pt;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"><u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(76,118,162);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"><u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
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