Step 1
Find the exact application
Identify the recordUse the applicant, address, board and application name. Similar descriptions can refer to different proceedings.
Open Hollis planning resourcesHollis planning and projects
What is being discussed?
What has actually been decided?
A concept, application, hearing, signed decision, permit and construction start are different milestones.
Proposed
An idea or early plan may change before a formal application.
Under review
A board is receiving evidence and public comment; no outcome should be assumed.
Approved milestone
A specific decision occurred, but conditions and later permits may remain.
Step 2
Read the dated packet
Check the source datePlans, staff comments, peer reviews and revisions can change. An early presentation is useful background, not necessarily the current proposal.
Step 3
Locate the actual decision
Do not infer a voteAn agenda or hearing proves that a meeting was scheduled. Minutes and signed decisions show what happened and which conditions apply.
Step 4
Check what happened next
Approval is not completionAppeals, outside permits, financing, building permits and construction schedules can remain after a land-use decision.
How Mary reports town change
- Use primary municipal or district records.
- State the source date and status.
- Separate confirmed facts from open questions.
- Avoid predicting property value or school assignment changes.
A property-specific question?
Context changes by address.
Mary can help identify the relevant record and keep confirmed facts separate from predictions.
Ask Mary