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Lobbyist Entity disclosure reporting period: 01/01/2018 - 06/30/2018

Authorizing Officer name	Nathan W LEtoile
Title	Principal
Business name	Star Strategies, LLC
Address	488 Pine Meadow Rd
City, state, zip code	Northfield, MA 01360
Country	US
Phone	413-896-8786

Compensation/Salaries Paid

Lobbyist or Entity name	Salaries
Nathan W LEtoile	$19,916.32
Total salaries paid	$19,916.32

Operating Expenses

Date	Recipient	Type of expense	Amount
1/1/2018-6/30/2018	Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation:$75; Moo $78.73	Advertising expenses	$153.73
1/1/2018-6/30/2018		Photocopies, scans	$0.00
1/1/2018-6/30/2018		Computer equipment, supplies	$0.00
1/1/2018-6/30/2018		Professional dues	$0.00
1/1/2018-6/30/2018		Fax charges	$0.00
1/1/2018-6/30/2018		Internet fees	$0.00
1/1/2018-6/30/2018		Legal fees	$0.00
1/1/2018-6/30/2018		Postage, shipping, delivery	$0.00
1/1/2018-6/30/2018	Freshbooks: $59.70; GooglePlay: $59.99	Office supplies, equipment	$119.69
1/1/2018-6/30/2018		Printing expenses	$0.00
1/1/2018-6/30/2018		Public relations expenses	$0.00
1/1/2018-6/30/2018		Rent	$0.00
1/1/2018-6/30/2018		Office and support staff salaries	$0.00
1/1/2018-6/30/2018		Professional subscriptions	$0.00
1/1/2018-6/30/2018		Taxes	$0.00
1/1/2018-6/30/2018	Vast Confercing	Telephone, cell phone, handheld	$133.86
1/1/2018-6/30/2018		Utilities (heat, water, electricity)	$0.00
1/1/2018-6/30/2018	Commonwealth of Massachusetts	Other operating expenses	$1,149.50
		Total operating expenses	$1,556.78

Activities, Bill Numbers and Titles

Sub-agent: Nathan W LEtoile

Client: New England Brown Egg Council

Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $5,500.00

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
Senate Bill	457	An Act to provide additional funding for animal welfare and safety programming	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	441	An Act to promote the care and well-being of livestock	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	2	An Act making appropriations for fiscal year 2019	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	2285	An Act enhancing the issuance of citations for cruel conditions for animals	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	3252	An Act to restrict the use of polystyrene	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	1145	An Act enhancing the issuance of citations for cruel conditions for animals	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Nathan W LEtoile

Client: Massachusetts Forest Alliance, Ltd.

Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $4,060.10

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	4397	An Act building for the future of the Commonwealth	Neutral	$0.00	na
House Bill	1083	An Act relative to the procedure for approval of plans not subject to subdivision control law	Neutral	$0.00	na
House Bill	2420	An Act building for the future of the Commonwealth	Neutral	$0.00	na
House Bill	3855	An Act relative to land conservation incentives	Support	$0.00	na
House Bill	2932	An Act establishing the Mohawk Trail Woodlands partnership	Support	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	81	An Act promoting housing and sustainable development	Neutral	$0.00	na
Executive		Support from the Executive office of energy and environmental affairs for the use of energy derived from forest products	Support	$0.00	n/a
Executive		improved wetland crossing standards at the Department of Environmental Protection	Support	$0.00	na
House Bill	2	An Act making appropriations for fiscal year 2019	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4599	An Act promoting climate change adaptation, environmental and natural resource protection, and investment in recreational assets and opportunity	Support	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	92	An Act to promote livable communities and zoning reform act	Neutral	$0.00	na
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Nathan W LEtoile

Client: American Farmland Trust

Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $12,000.00

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	3915	An Act to establish estate tax valuation for farms	Support	$0.00	na
Senate Bill	1572	An Act relative to a municipality?s right of first refusal of agricultural land	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	3713	An Act to promote healthy soils	Support	$0.00	na
Executive		Department of Agricultural resources Police's regarding the Commonwealth's option to purchase at agricultural value or right of first refusal on land protected by an agricultural preservation easement	Neutral	$0.00	na
House Bill	2	an act making appropriations for fiscal year 2019	Support	$0.00	na
Senate Bill	1532	An Act to promote urban agriculture and horticulture	Support	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4558	An Act promoting climate change adaptation, environmental and natural resource protection, and investment in recreational assets and opportunity	Support	$0.00	na
House Bill	3856	An Act relative to expanding agricultural land	Support	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	442	An Act promoting agriculture in the Commonwealth	Support	$0.00	n/a
			Total amount	$0.00

Meals, Travel, and Entertainment Expenses

Date	Lobbyist name	Event type	Event location	Names and addresses of all event participants	Amount
01/04/2018	Nathan W LEtoile	Travel	Driving to and from State House	Drove by personal vehicle to the state house with no employees or public officials in the vehicle ($97.74 of expenses claimed for 181 Miles @ 0.54/mile) and $28 for parking paid to the boston common garage.	$125.74
01/15/2018	Nathan W LEtoile	Travel	Driving to and from Athol Commons	Drove by personal vehicle to and from destination with no employees or public officials (Expenses claimed of $.54/ mile @48 miles)	$25.92
02/13/2018	Nathan W LEtoile	Travel	Driving to and from Country Hen in Hubbardston	Drove by personal vehicle to and from destination with no employees or public officials (Expenses claimed of $.54/ mile @72 miles)	$38.88
02/13/2018	Nathan W LEtoile	Travel	Driving to and from Amherst College	Drove by personal vehicle to and from destination with no employees or public officials (Expenses claimed of $.54/ mile @42 miles)	$22.68
02/13/2018	Nathan W LEtoile	Travel	Driving to and from Farm Bureau Offices in Marlborough	Drove by personal vehicle to and from destination with no employees or public officials (Expenses claimed of $.54/ mile @135 miles)	$72.90
02/26/2018	Nathan W LEtoile	Travel	Driving to and From UMass Amherst	Drove by personal vehicle to and from destination with no employees or public officials (Expenses claimed of $.54/ mile @39 miles and $3.00 for parking to UMass Amherst Parking Services)	$24.06
03/09/2018	Nathan W LEtoile	Travel	Driving to and From Mill Brook Sugar House in Lenox, MA	Drove by personal vehicle to and from destination with no employees or public officials (Expenses claimed of $.54/ mile @135 miles)	$72.90
03/12/2018	Nathan W LEtoile	Travel	Driving to and From Mass DOR offices in Worcester	Drove by personal vehicle to and from destination with no employees or public officials (Expenses claimed of $.54/ mile @128 miles)	$69.12
03/27/2018	Nathan W LEtoile	Travel	Driving to and from State House	Drove by personal vehicle to the state house with no employees or public officials in the vehicle ($97.74 of expenses claimed for 181 Miles @ 0.54/mile) and $28 for parking paid to the boston common garage.	$125.74
03/27/2018	Nathan W LEtoile	Travel	Driving to and from Berkshire East in Charlemont	Drove by personal vehicle to and from destination with no employees or public officials (Expenses claimed of $.54/ mile @66 miles)	$35.64
04/12/2018	Nathan W LEtoile	Travel	Driving to and from Pinetree Power in Fitchburg	Drove by personal vehicle to and from destination with no employees or public officials (Expenses claimed of $.54/ mile @84 miles)	$45.36
05/02/2018	Nathan W LEtoile	Travel	Driving to and from State House	Drove by personal vehicle to the state house with no employees or public officials in the vehicle ($97.74 of expenses claimed for 181 Miles @ 0.54/mile) and $28 for parking paid to the boston common garage.	$125.74
06/04/2018	Nathan W LEtoile	Travel	Driving to and from the Helen E James School in Williamsburg	Drove by personal vehicle to and from destination with no employees or public officials (Expenses claimed of $.54/ mile @54 miles)	$29.16
				Total amount	$813.84

Additional Expenses

No additional expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.

Campaign Contributions

No campaign contributions were filed for this disclosure reporting period.

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