Costello v. Board of Appeals of Lexington

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• requiring that notice of appeal from a decision of the town board of appeals under G. L. c. 40A, § 21, as amended through St. 1972, c. 334, be received within twenty days of the decision
• discussing notice provisions in precursor to G. L. c. 40A, § 17
• notice mailed to clerk’s office on the twentieth day, and received on the twenty-first day, did not satisfy statute
• “Manifestly the purpose of the notice provision is not served within the time limited unless the notice is received within the time limited”
• failure to comply with this requirement was fatal to the appeal

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