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Finance committee backs charter amendment to allow electronic public notice option
Summary
The Finance Committee unanimously recommended adoption of a citizen warrant Article V that would allow the town to publish required local public hearing notices in an electronic medium as an alternative to print newspaper notices, while excluding notices that state law still requires to appear in a newspaper of general circulation.
Jason (petitioner) presented citizen warrant Article V at the Jan. 3, 2025 meeting of the Town of Nantucket Finance Committee, asking the committee to recommend a charter change to permit the town to publish certain legally required public notices and hearing advertisements in an electronic medium in addition to the newspaper.
Jason said he drafted the article after seeing many legal notices in the Inquirer & Mirror and worrying about residents who miss the print…
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