Section 24.03 - Prioritized Communities(1)Prioritized Communities. As established by St. 2022, c. 179, § 84, the Department will prioritize the following ten Prioritized Communities, being the first ten communities to have filed home rule petitions with the general court in the following order: Order Filed | Town | Filing Date |
1 | Arlington | 4/22/2021 |
2 | Lexington | 5/05/2021 |
3 | Brookline | 6/01/2021 |
4 | Acton | 8/27/2021 |
5 | Concord | 9/01/2021 |
6 | Cambridge | 4/06/2022 |
7 | Lincoln | 4/19/2022 |
8 | Newton | 4/20/2022 |
9 | West Tisbury | 6/14/2022 |
10 | Aquinnah | 6/14/2022 |
(2)Letter of Withdrawal. Any Prioritized Community that will not apply to participate in the Demonstration Project must submit a letter of withdrawal to the Department not later than September 1, 2023, and will no longer be considered a Prioritized Community. (a) This letter must be: 1. signed by an authorized representative of the city or town; and2. affirm the city or town's intention not to participate in the Demonstration Project.(b) The Department will post Letters of Withdrawal to its website.Adopted by Mass Register Issue 1501, eff. 8/4/2023.