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Keep a very close eye on them.
This isn't a new tactic and i've delt with it before.
Slip it in at another meeting with little or no notice after a few delays to cut down on opposition attendance.
It wouldn't hurt to send them a copy of the state's open meeting regulations.
Never underestimate the slime factor on some of these town boards and then add the anti factor into it.
Sounds like you guys put them on notice this won't be a walkover.
Keep a very close eye on them.
This isn't a new tactic and i've delt with it before.
Slip it in at another meeting with little or no notice after a few delays to cut down on opposition attendance.
It wouldn't hurt to send them a copy of the state's open meeting regulations.
Never underestimate the slime factor on some of these town boards and then add the anti factor into it.
Sounds like you guys put them on notice this won't be a walkover.
No, you have it all wrong.
Id like to know if the letter was received in advance or at the beginning of the meeting. Very pleased with the turnout and thanks to Granby cop that helped with traffic and crossing 202. I would like to know who the gent wandering the parking lot with the flip phone was. Especially when he walked within a couple feet of my bumper and snapped a pic. Seemed sketchy but I have been called paranoid before.
How do you know and how can you be sure he has it all wrong?
We should have an official NES tailgate before the next one.
10/23/17 Granby ZBA Appeal Hearing Update: We first want to thank everyone who supported us tonight. We know many of you drove long hours to be here. Unfortunately at the beginning of the meeting the ZBA announced that they were going to postpone the hearing because they needed to review a document presented by our attorneys this evening before they could hear the appeal. The document was presented as a courtesy and as a reference to the ZBA. The testimony and arguments that would have been offered this evening included the content of the document. We will let you know when the next appeal hearing date is announced. Thank you again for your support.
10/23/17 Granby ZBA Appeal Hearing Update: We first want to thank everyone who supported us tonight. We know many of you drove long hours to be here. Unfortunately at the beginning of the meeting the ZBA announced that they were going to postpone the hearing because they needed to review a document presented by our attorneys this evening before they could hear the appeal. The document was presented as a courtesy and as a reference to the ZBA. The testimony and arguments that would have been offered this evening included the content of the document. We will let you know when the next appeal hearing date is announced. Thank you again for your support.
Keep a very close eye on them.
This isn't a new tactic and i've delt with it before.
Slip it in at another meeting with little or no notice after a few delays to cut down on opposition attendance.
It wouldn't hurt to send them a copy of the state's open meeting regulations.
Never underestimate the slime factor on some of these town boards and then add the anti factor into it.
Sounds like you guys put them on notice this won't be a walkover.
Re: last minute postponement
This is sometimes the reality of dealing with town bodies. MA's "Open Meeting Law" makes it illegal for (a majority of) members of a town board to discuss anything offline. So even if the town had received the letter weeks ago, the members could not have discussed it nor made a decision to postpone the public discussion until the meeting went into session.
All meetings require a 48-hour posting, not counting weekends, so it also should not be "slipped in" to a meeting in the future unannounced. A meeting occurring Monday night would require public posting by Thursday night.
10/23/17 Granby ZBA Appeal Hearing Update: We first want to thank everyone who supported us tonight. We know many of you drove long hours to be here. Unfortunately at the beginning of the meeting the ZBA announced that they were going to postpone the hearing because they needed to review a document presented by our attorneys this evening before they could hear the appeal. The document was presented as a courtesy and as a reference to the ZBA. The testimony and arguments that would have been offered this evening included the content of the document. We will let you know when the next appeal hearing date is announced. Thank you again for your support.
No, you have it all wrong.
How so?
Quote Originally Posted by josh2600 View Post
10/23/17 Granby ZBA Appeal Hearing Update: We first want to thank everyone who supported us tonight. We know many of you drove long hours to be here. Unfortunately at the beginning of the meeting the ZBA announced that they were going to postpone the hearing because they needed to review a document presented by our attorneys this evening before they could hear the appeal. The document was presented as a courtesy and as a reference to the ZBA. The testimony and arguments that would have been offered this evening included the content of the document. We will let you know when the next appeal hearing date is announced. Thank you again for your support.
This was my answer to Josh which was his reply to me when I asked free basically the same question as you did.
Yes, I was there 2 rows back from the front on the right side. This is what happened this time.I believe Dadstoys statement was not about this meeting necessarily but about keeping our eyes open to the possibility of such things happening. Also Granby's lawyer tried to articulate why the meeting could continue even though the board had been presented with new information but the board didn't want to consider it and went ahead with the postponement.
Was the fire chief there? I wonder if he recommended a postponement as well so they can have it in a larger venue such as the high school which would have a higher capacity. I tried to make it up there from RI however I got jammed up last minute.
Was the fire chief there? I wonder if he recommended a postponement as well so they can have it in a larger venue such as the high school which would have a higher capacity. I tried to make it up there from RI however I got jammed up last minute.
The Monday night before thanksgiving? You sure they're going to pull together a quorum?
Opening weekend for deer in New York, so I won't be back yet, guess that means its working.Might be an attempt to cut down attendance. Figuring that people might be on vacations or traveling for the holiday.
The Granby ZBA has scheduled a new date for our appeal hearing. November 20, 2017. Apparently the board is VERY busy and this was the earliest they could get us in . Stay tuned for more information as it becomes available. Thank you for your support!
The Granby ZBA has scheduled a new date for our appeal hearing. November 20, 2017. Apparently the board is VERY busy and this was the earliest they could get us in ��. Stay tuned for more information as it becomes available. Thank you for your support!