Product Description

Wetland permitting already is a complex, multi-stage process that requires preparation and attention to detail. Now, additional COVID-19 temporary rule changes affect recent applications, pending permits, interrupted hearings, and eventual deadlines for actions and appeals.

Conservation Commissions in more than half of the Commonwealth’s municipalities may apply their own local laws, in addition to the Wetlands Protection Act, to rule on a project permit or activity. Whether you are an experienced or new attorney, you need to know how to navigate the new Conservation Commission and MassDEP procedures, online meetings, and timelines.

Hear the faculty distill all of the COVID-19 changes that affect wetland permitting from start to finish, including MassDEP appeals and court beyond. They guide you through every step of the process—replete with practical tips—all based on their road map showing chapter and verse of the COVID-19 acts, orders, and rules now in place.

Agenda & Materials

• 12:00 - 12:05 pm

  Welcome and Introduction

  Olympia Bowker, Esq.,
  
• 12:05 - 12:10 pm

  Timeline of COVID-19 Rules Rollout

  Olympia Bowker, Esq.,
  
• 12:10 - 12:15 pm

  Overview of Today’s Applicable Rules: Sources and Subject Matter

  Olympia Bowker, Esq.,
  
• 12:15 - 12:50 pm

  How the Rules Affect the Process

  • Applicants filing an application for a new permit
  • Municipalities acting on new applications
  • Municipalities acting on applications already filed
  • Keeping applications on track to final approval
  • Applicants or others appealing decisions to MassDEP
  • MassDEP review of appeals and acting on them
  • Applicants and others appealing decisions to court

  Nathaniel Stevens, Esq., McGregor Legere & Stevens PC , Boston
  Olympia Bowker, Esq.,
  
• 12:50 - 12:55 pm

  Key Takeaways

  Olympia Bowker, Esq.,
  Nathaniel Stevens, Esq., McGregor Legere & Stevens PC , Boston
  
• 12:55 - 1:00 pm

  "Ask the Experts" Q&A Session

  Olympia Bowker, Esq.,
  Nathaniel Stevens, Esq., McGregor Legere & Stevens PC , Boston
  

Please Note

MCLE webcasts are delivered completely online, underscoring their convenience and appeal. There are no published print materials. All written materials are available electronically only. They are posted 24 hours prior to the program and can be accessed, downloaded, or printed from your computer.

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