[MassHistPres] notification of abutters

[Steve & Diane Derby]

Nancy,

The BallardVale Historic District Commission (in Andover) operates as 
follows...

For Public Hearings:  Our secretary at Town Hall obtains a certified 
list of abutters from the Assessor's Office, and mails them a notice 
two weeks in advance of PH.  That includes all directly adjoining 
abutters, as well as those across the street.  She also posts in the 
newspaper for 2 weeks in advance, posts one in Town hall, and about one 
week before our meeting, she posts our agenda (which lists all PH's, 
PM's and new Applications) on the town website (there's a link to click 
on).  Here's the website if you want to check it out...   
http://andoverma.gov/    At the bottom of the page you'll see Meeting 
Agendas - look at the bottom of the list for our link.

For Public Meetings (PH has been waived):  Same as above except 
newspaper notice not required, and abutter only need 10 days advance 
notice.

New Applications:  Appear before us so we can determine if they need to 
come before us, and if so, whether a PH is required or can be waived.  
If waived, we call it a Public Meeting)

Diane

Diane R Derby, Vice Chair
BallardVale Historic District Commission
Andover, MA 01810

On Feb 13, 2007, at 8:00 PM, Nancy Dole wrote:

> Hello everyone. The West Tisbury HDC is updating guidelines, 
> application forms, certificate forms. Presently we send a notice of a 
> public hearing on an application to the  directly adjoining abutters 
> only, or owners who would be adjoining abutters if there were no 
> public way between themselves and the applicant.
>
> One of our members thinks we should notify a wider range of 
> abutters... we are wondering what other districts do, and why.
>
> FYI we also put a notice in the newspaper, and post it in Town Hall, 
> and inform the ZBA, Planning Board, Building Inspector, and Town 
> Clerk.
>
> Thank you for your help in this matter, and thank you to all the 
> people who replied to my request for information on how to soften the 
> look of proposed black asphalt walking roadside paths in the district.
>
> Nancy Dole, West Tisbury HDC Secretary
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