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Hardwick Selectmen: Casella Zoning Bylaw Amendments Referral

Original title: 2/22/24 Hardwick, MA Board of Selectman Meeting

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Meeting details

Date

February 22, 2024

Duration

Decisions

2 recorded

Action Items

None assigned

Summary

The Hardwick Board of Selectmen convened on February 22, 2024, primarily to address Casella's proposed zoning bylaw amendments. Following a brief discussion on the legal requirement under Massachusetts General Law Chapter 40A, Section 5, to refer such proposals to the Planning Board within 14 days of receipt, the Board formally acknowledged the proposal received on February 20th. A motion was made and unanimously passed to refer these amendments to the Planning Board for review, with the Chairman clarifying this was a pro forma step and not an acceptance of the proposal, ensuring future public discussion and a town vote. The meeting then adjourned.

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Discussion Highlights

Reference to Massachusetts General Law Chapter 40A, Section 5, regarding the mandatory referral of zoning bylaws to the Planning Board.
The Board received Casella's proposed zoning bylaw amendments on February 20th.
A process flowchart outlining the steps for these amendments has been posted on the town's website.
Clarification that the meeting's purpose was to formally acknowledge receipt and refer the proposal to the Planning Board as a legal requirement.
Emphasis that the referral vote is a pro forma step, not an acceptance, with future opportunities for public discussion and a town vote.

Transcript (457 words)

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It being six o'clock I will call this selectman's meeting to order February 22nd 2024 um this is about cella's proposed zoning bylaw amendment is it on YouTube
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No down I if it's on mute so are we all muted could we mute I'm I just muted all but uh per Massachusetts General Law chapter 40a section
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Five the board of Selectmen or city council shall within 14 days of receipt of such zoning by ordinance by law submitted to the plan board for review somebody's not
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Muted okay sorry I just muted everybody and nobody can unmute themselves that's the only way I can do it oh wait sorry Eric stop
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I hell is he can you hear me now I can hear you but I I can't find him can you hear me I can hear you okay so I'm the only one that didn't get muted and I can't find Eric fulheim
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Okay now you can unmute yourself Eric can everybody hear me yes okay yes all right
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I'm G to quote Massachusetts General Law chapter 40a section five the board of Selectmen or city council shall within 14 days of receip of such zoning ordinance or bylaw submitted to the planning board for
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Review on the 20th of Feb unquote on the 20th of February we received celus proposed zoning bylaw amendments uh I have posted the flowchart of how this has to go on the website uh we're here to acknowledge
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[00:00:09] it being six o'clock I will call this [00:00:12] selectman's meeting to order February [00:00:15] 22nd [00:00:18] 2024 um this is about cella's proposed [00:00:23] zoning bylaw [00:00:26] amendment is it on YouTube [00:00:28] no [00:00:33] down I if it's on mute so are we all [00:00:36] muted could we [00:00:38] mute I'm I just muted all [00:00:41] but uh per Massachusetts General Law [00:00:45] chapter 40a section [00:00:48] five the board of Selectmen or city [00:00:51] council shall within 14 days of receipt [00:00:54] of such zoning by ordinance by law [00:00:57] submitted to the plan board for review [00:01:01] somebody's not [00:01:14] muted okay sorry I just muted everybody [00:01:17] and nobody can unmute themselves that's [00:01:19] the only way I can do [00:01:25] it oh wait sorry Eric [00:01:28] stop [00:01:50] I hell is [00:01:55] he can you hear me now I can hear you [00:01:58] but I I can't find [00:02:00] him can you hear me I can hear you okay [00:02:03] so I'm the only one that didn't get [00:02:06] muted and I can't find Eric fulheim [00:02:24] okay [00:02:27] now you can unmute yourself [00:02:34] Eric can everybody hear me yes okay yes [00:02:40] all right [00:02:42] um I'm G to quote Massachusetts General [00:02:45] Law chapter 40a section five the board [00:02:49] of Selectmen or city council shall [00:02:52] within 14 days of receip of such zoning [00:02:55] ordinance or bylaw submitted to the [00:02:58] planning board for [00:03:00] review on the 20th of Feb unquote on the [00:03:04] 20th of February we received celus [00:03:07] proposed zoning bylaw [00:03:10] amendments uh I have posted the [00:03:12] flowchart of how this has to go on the [00:03:16] website uh we're here to acknowledge [00:03:21] receipt of this proposal and to vote to [00:03:26] send it to the planning board which is [00:03:29] the law [00:03:30] there'll be plenty of time to speak and [00:03:32] listen about this and finally the town [00:03:35] will vote on it this is not a vote to [00:03:38] accept anything all this is is pro forma [00:03:42] following the law so now I would like to [00:03:46] ask for a motion to acknowledge receipt [00:03:50] of this [00:03:54] proposal I I move that we acknowledge [00:03:57] the receipt of this proposal [00:04:01] and defer it to the planning [00:04:04] board refer it to the planning board [00:04:06] I'll second that all in [00:04:10] favor yes thank you I would look for a [00:04:15] motion to [00:04:17] adjourn I move to [00:04:19] adjourn I'll second it all in favor I [00:04:24] yes thank you for [00:04:26] coming thank you [00:04:28] Eric [00:04:32] I'm going to leave the meeting okay I'm [00:04:35] stopping the [00:04:36] recording