<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Hello all,<div><br></div><div>I think many of lurkers who don\u2019t post much are in this quasi professional citizen group. I strongly support the continuation of this resource by CPTC.</div><div><br></div><div>I joined the group when getting my masters degree in Regional Planning at UMass, then stayed as I volunteered on a town planning board for a few years and now work in the related field of affordable housing. Never got a job in the planning field directly, but remain interested as a citizen.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Megan McDonough</div><div>Charlemont, MA</div><div><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Apr 24, 2025, at 6:28\u202fPM, Bryon Clemence via MassPlanners <massplanners@masscptc.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff<div dir="auto">Alan, I fall somewhere between citizen and professional planner. I joined Massplanners around 2006. We had recently preserved our family farm, which involved approvals from the Planning Board, Board of Appeals, and Health Department. I don't participate a lot in Massplanners, but the dialogues are helpful nonetheless. <div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I'm an environmental engineer. I worked for many years for a large engineering firm. I was in their planning and science group, doing engineering and permitting work. I do that on my own now. I also serve on two boards here: Water Resources Committee and Agricultural Commission. Planning issues come all the time. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Thank you very much,</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Bryon Clemence, P.E.</div><div dir="auto">Boxborough MA</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"> </div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Apr 22, 2025, 6:14 AM webmaster--- via MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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Massplanners has been hosted and run by CPTC for about 3 years now. CPTC has been paying for the server space ($150/year) and the mailman platform software has been free. Some of the proposed platforms cost substantially more ($1,200/year). CPTC receives all
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It's up to the CPTC Board how they wish to proceed. CPTC mission is aimed at training citizen planners. Massplanners appears to be used mostly by professional planners. Of course, well informed professional planners are important to help citizen planners make
reasonable decisions. In a sense we're asking that the fees paid for citizen planner training be used to maintain a service primarily for professional planners.</div>
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CPTC is not a membership organization. We would have to develop a membership system if we were to charge individuals for use of massplanners. Doing so would create more expense and work for an all volunteer organization. It's unlikely the board will choose
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Probably more than you wanted to know. The CPTC board will meet in May and hopefully provide more guidance on the direction we are headed.</div>
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<div id="m_2577324787189156393m_7432013435338273102divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Patrice Carson <<a href="mailto:carsonpl1@yahoo.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">carsonpl1@yahoo.com</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 16, 2025 8:52 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Mark Archambault <<a href="mailto:marchambault@shirley-ma.gov" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">marchambault@shirley-ma.gov</a>>; Richard Harris <<a href="mailto:rhplanner01075@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">rhplanner01075@gmail.com</a>><br>
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<div>On Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 11:48:43 AM EDT, Richard Harris via MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>> wrote:
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<p><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif"> MassPlanners <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" shape="rect" href="mailto:massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org" target="_blank">massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org</a>><b>On
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 16, 2025 11:36 AM<br clear="none">
<b>To:</b> Fiona Coughlan <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" shape="rect" href="mailto:coughlanf@grafton-ma.gov" target="_blank">coughlanf@grafton-ma.gov</a>><br clear="none">
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<p>I\u2019ll pay.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">On Apr 16, 2025, at 11:19<span style="font-family:sans-serif">\u202f</span>AM, Fiona Coughlan via MassPlanners <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" shape="rect" href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org" target="_blank">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>>
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I am also willing to pay!</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif"> MassPlanners <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" shape="rect" href="mailto:massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org" target="_blank">massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org</a>><b>On
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 16, 2025 11:15 AM<br clear="none">
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif">Also willing to pay to have the Massplanners listserv continue!</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:UI sans-serif">\U0001f60a</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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