State law allows email notice for abutters; Eastham staff warned about practical limits

Sep 17, 2026

Carolyn Murray told Eastham boards the statute now permits sending required abutter notices by electronic mail, but flagged that assessor records rarely include email addresses, making postal notices likely to remain the primary method initially.

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Carolyn Murray explained that amendments to chapter 48 now permit towns to notify parties in interest (abutters) by electronic mail in addition to the existing requirements to post at town hall and publish a newspaper notice.

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