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Planning board approves procedural updates, recommends MassHousing technical assistance
Summary
The board approved procedural and administrative items including a memo to the select board to allow the planning board chair to submit counsel‑request forms (interim measure until a town planner is appointed), approved Form B and the 2026 meeting dates, authorized the New England Environmental Finance Center MOA with one edit, and voted to ask the select board to pursue MassHousing technical assistance for the town's housing trust.
The planning board took several administrative actions and issued recommendations to other town bodies. Members reviewed a new select‑board policy requiring approval before individual members contact town counsel and expressed concern that the rule could prevent timely access to counsel for public hearings. The board voted to send a memo…
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