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June 2„5, 2013 I Volume 7 I Issue 12 <br />Zoning Bulletin <br />e allow local regulations to require dedicating up to 5% of subdivi- <br />sion land for park or playground use by residents; and <br />o provide additional tools and incentives to communities that vote <br />to "opt -in" on a state strategy called "planning ahead for growth." <br />Source: The Republican; htto://www.masslive.com <br />NEW YORK <br />The Lansing Town Board unanimously passed an extension to the <br />Town's moratorium on high impact commercial and industrial <br />activities. The moratorium is intended "to protect the town against the <br />threat of hydrofracking while the town updates ordinances and plans to <br />offer permanent protection against potential environmental and road <br />damage to town property." The new law extends the moratorium for <br />another year. <br />Source: The Lansing Star; www.lansingstar.com <br />NORTH CAROLINA <br />Bills (Senate Bill 287 and House Bill 504) pending before the State <br />General Assembly "would enable certain towns and counties, as well <br />as the state Department of Environment and Natural Resources, to only <br />have to advertise their public meetings on their websites, dropping the 1 <br />requirement that they publish meeting notices in newspapers." <br />Source: Carteret County News -Times; httv://www. <br />carolinacoastonline. com <br />12 © 2013 Thomson Reuters <br />