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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We have a town that is seeking top level organization of their General Bylaws. We often do diagnostics on ZBL and then follow up with ZBL updates. But we have not tackled General Bylaw review.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">There are xx Chapters, then yy "Special Provision" sections, followed by another zz Chapters. We would be looking for guidance as to what guidelines exist for deciding whether something should be a special provision
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Any suggestions on who might be an appropriate consultant to help tackle this.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thank for any insight you can provide.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Freestyle Script";color:#002060">Trish Settles</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Freestyle Script";mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Trish Settles, AICP<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Deputy Executive Director<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Direct: (508) 756-7717 x 120 <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fax: (508) 792-6818<o:p></o:p></p>
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