While I get complimentary private mails, I also get mail that I see events with a jaundiced eye because I was born in a foreign country. I have difficulty in appreciating since the same people ran the clown show in 2019. Nobody took responsibility, the developer's man was running the slides in the open town meeting. I was next to him helping with the projector. At least somebody should be candid to say "sorry" to have wasted two hours of one hundred people for a developer's lobby. We are small town and we believe what is sent to us. There is some presumed conflict of interest that bothers me! It is us, not the developer! Bijoy Misra
On Sun, Oct 29, 2023 at 1:18 PM Karla Gravis <[email protected]> wrote: > One of the questions we submitted was answered as part of the FAQs that > were sent out by the HCAWG on Friday, but the rest were not. See below for > quote from that email. This question was posed to the HCAWG via email after > any meeting happened, so I don’t believe there is a constraint to wait for > a meeting to send out FAQs. > > The email posted on LT says this in reference to the question we > submitted: > “Finally, there have been questions about whether Option C had excess > land. The answer to that is below and with other FAQs on the website. > As always, if you have specific questions, reach out individually.”. > > The FAQs states that there was indeed a mistake made by Utile in the excel > model submitted to the State, which was corrected after residents brought > it up. > > The CCBC and HCAWG regularly post FAQs on their website and LT. They are > also able to answer questions via email to residents, like Ms. Jennifer > Glass is kindly offering in that quote above. Ms. Olson regularly posts in > regards to technical questions. All these questions are technical. > > It is crucial we have the answers before the forum so we can have an > informed discussion. > > > > > On Sun, Oct 29, 2023 at 12:57 PM Rich Rosenbaum <[email protected]> wrote: > >> *I understand there may be open meeting law constrains on *back-and-forth >> debate* on a platform like this. However, why are the questions submitted >> any different from those that are regularly answered in FAQSs from many of >> the town boards? Why do we now have to wait for the forum?* >> >> From >> https://www.mass.gov/files/documents/2017/09/25/2017%20Guide%20only.pdf: >> >> The Open Meeting Law defines deliberation as “an oral or written >>> >> communication through any medium, including electronic mail, between or >>> among a >>> quorum of a public body on any public business within its jurisdiction.” >> >> >> Note that the expression of an opinion on matters within the body’s >>> jurisdiction >>> to a quorum of a public body is a deliberation, even if no other public >>> body member >>> responds. >>> >> >>> Except in cases of emergency, a public body must provide the public with >>> notice >>> of its meeting 48 hours in advance, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and >>> legal holidays. >>> >> >> I think most (all?) of the FAQs are distributed after meetings (that >> conformed to the Open Meeting Law). >> >> Rich >> (still not a lawyer, but at this point considering applying to law school) >> >> >> On Sun, Oct 29, 2023 at 12:40 PM Karla Gravis <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> The questions that we have been posted on Lincoln Talk, and directly to >>> the WG, are technical in nature. Both the HCAWG and the CCBC regularly post >>> FAQs on the town website and on LT. In the case of the HCAWG, on Friday >>> they posted the response to only one of the questions on this same forum, >>> but did not address any of the other questions that had been submitted. >>> >>> I understand there may be open meeting law constrains on *back-and-forth >>> debate* on a platform like this. However, why are the questions >>> submitted any different from those that are regularly answered in FAQSs >>> from many of the town boards? Why do we now have to wait for the forum? >>> >>> I thought the intent of the forum was to weigh in on the different >>> options D1-D3. It will be hard to have an informed conversation at the >>> forum if the technical aspects of those options are not correct and/or >>> clarified. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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