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Muni Officials Appeal For Remote Meeting Extension

Sam Drysdale2/14/23 5:10 PM

The state needs to take action to make remote participation in town meetings permanent, according to the president of the Local Government Advisory Commission. In Lexington, where LGAC President Jill Hai is a select board member, representatives at Town Meeting last year voted to create a bylaw to permanently allow the town to operate town meetings remotely. They also filed a home rule petition with the state to incorporate remote access.

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