Public Hearings

Public Hearing – January 21, 2021 – Planning Board

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Pursuant to MGL., CH. 40A, Sec. 11 the Planning Board will hold a Public Hearing at the Blandford Town Hall, 1 Russell Stage Road, Blandford, MA 01008, virtually at 7:00 PM on January 21, 2021, at the Selectmen’s Office to present zoning bylaw amendments. Full articles and changes are available for review on the town web site here, at the Blandford Post Office and Town Hall.

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January 7, 2021 in Planning Board, Public Hearings

Public Hearing – January 28, 2021 – Zoning Board

Legal Notice
Town of Blandford
Zoning Board of Appeals
Notice of Public Hearing

A public hearing will be held for all persons interested in the application for two special permits by Lise Lawrence. The hearing will take place at the Blandford Town Hall, One Russell Stage Road, on Thursday, January 28th, 2021, at 7:00 pm.

The first request for a special permit is for a retail residential kitchen.

The second request is for a mail order board game to be manufactured and shipped from the residence of Lise Lawrence.

Both permits are for the property on 42 Gore Road, Blandford.

The applicable section of the Zoning by-law is 4.1.1.6 and can be found on page 10 (ten) of the 2020 Zoning By-laws on the Town of Blandford MA Website.

Due to the current pandemic caused by covid-19, there has been a suspension of certain provisions of the open meeting law G.L.C. 30A 18, as well as a limitation on the size of gatherings placed into effect by the Governor on March 15th, 2020. Any participation by interested parties may be done remotely. The phone number is 425-436-6311. And the access number is 248-324#. This will connect the caller to a chat room that has the hearing.

Submitted by Donald Brainerd
Chairman Blandford ZBA

For any questions, please call Don Brainerd at (413) 848-2332.

January 5, 2021 in Public Hearings, Zoning Board

Public Hearing – December 14, 2020 – Selectboard

Legal Notice
Town of Blandford
Notice of Public Hearing

The Select Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, December 14, 2020 at 6:00pm in order to establish the percentage tax share of taxes to be paid by residential and non-residential property owners for Fiscal Year 2021 pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 797 of the Acts of 1979 as amended. The meeting will be done virtually. Any persons interested in participating in the virtual hearing can access the session by visiting the information in the box above.

Select Board
Care Letendre, Chair
Eric McVey, Clerk
Thomas Ackley

PLEASE NOTE:
Pursuant to Governor Baker’s March 12, 2020 order suspending certain provisions of the Open Meeting Law, G.L.C. 30A, §18, and the Governor’s March 15, 2020 order imposing strict limitation on the number of people that may gather in one place, this meeting of the Blandford Board of Selectmen will be conducted via remote participation to the greatest extent possible. Members of the public who wish to listen to the meeting may do so by visiting either of the following options:
• Zoom Video Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87116077710
• Meeting ID: 871 1607 7710
• Phone Dial In: 1-929-205-6099, dial in meeting ID when prompted

No in-person attendance of members of the public will be permitted unless you are on the agenda ahead of time, and every effort will be made to ensure that the public can adequately access the proceedings in real time, via technological means. In the event that we are unable to do so, despite best efforts, we will post on the Town of Blandford website a transcript or other comprehensive record of proceedings as soon as possible after the meeting.

December 9, 2020 in Public Hearings, Selectboard

Public Hearing – September 3, 2020 – Zoning Board

Legal Notice
Town of Blandford
Zoning Board of Appeals
Notice of Public Hearing

A public hearing will be held on September 3rd at 7:00 pm at the Blandford Town Hall, 1 Russell Stage Road, for all parties interested in the application by Robin Parker. The application is for a special permit to operate a commercial kitchen at 109 Otis Stage Road, Blandford.

The special permit is required under section 4.3.1.4 of the Blandford Zoning By-­laws. The By-Law states in part that a special permit may be granted…” for uses which are not specifically prohibited or already require a special permit from another board…”. The property at 109 Otis Stage Road contains 7.2 acres of land and can be found on the assessors map parcel number 110-0-26.

Due to the current pandemic caused by COVID-19, there has been a suspension of certain provisions of the open meeting law G.L.C. 30A 18, as well as a limitation on the size of gatherings placed into effect by the Governor on March 15th, 2020. Any participation by interested parties may be done remotely. The phone number is (425) 436-6311. And the access number is 248-324#. This will connect the caller to a chat room that has the hearing.

For any questions, especially about remote access, please call Don Brainerd at (413) 848-2332.

August 24, 2020 in Public Hearings, Zoning Board

Meeting re: Proposed Marijuana Cultivation Establishment

Notice is hereby given that a Community Outreach Meeting for a proposed Marijuana Cultivation Establishment is scheduled for Thursday, September 3 at 6pm and in light of COVID-19, will be held virtually as follows:

Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85457881481
Meeting ID: 854 5788 1481
or Via Dial-in: (646) 558-8656 and entering the Meeting ID

The proposed Marijuana Cultivation Establishment is anticipated to be located at 140 Otis Stage Rd., Blandford, MA. There will be an opportunity for the public to ask questions.

August 13, 2020 in Community, Meetings, Public Hearings