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Selectmen instruct manager to send lawmakers brief opposition to bills seen as limiting municipal advocacy and local zoning control

2709496 · March 20, 2025
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Summary

The Board of Selectmen directed the town manager to send an electronic letter to state legislators opposing House Bill 456 and several Senate bills the board concluded could curtail municipal advocacy groups and impose state mandates on local zoning and lot sizes.

The Board of Selectmen on March 19 agreed to send an electronic letter to the town’s state representatives expressing opposition to legislation the board said would limit municipal advocacy and impose state zoning mandates.

Board members discussed House Bill 456, which the municipal association characterized as restricting agency and organizational testimony before…

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