The Fair Housing Committee discussed efforts to implement the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's Section 3A zoning requirements in town at its meeting on Tuesday. “The purpose of Section 3A is to encourage the production of multi-family housing by requiring MBTA communities to adopt zoning districts where multi-family housing is allowed as of right, and that meet … [Read more...] about Fair Housing Committee discusses MBTA 3A Zoning
Article 36
LTE: We should reject Article 36 until the Supreme Judicial Court rules on it
To the editor: The MBTA Zoning mandate is a clear case of overreach by Govs Baker and Healey and the legislature on Beacon Hill. The problem with Question 67 has nothing to do with messaging or a better organized campaign. It is an effort to convince voters of the supposed benign intentions of the statute. Each community in Massachusetts has the right to determine zoning … [Read more...] about LTE: We should reject Article 36 until the Supreme Judicial Court rules on it
LTE: The motion to reconsider Article 36 at Marblehead’s Town Meeting was in bad faith
To the editor: From the opening of Town Meeting in Marblehead, there was an “energy” in the room. It felt like opening day, or was it Christmas morning? With specific regard to Article 36, which seemed the most important of the two nights, it was clearly front loaded, from enduring a 22-slide presentation to the discretionary time limits meted unevenly to to voters … [Read more...] about LTE: The motion to reconsider Article 36 at Marblehead’s Town Meeting was in bad faith
LTE: Warrant Article 36 is confusing and will not help Marbleheaders
To the editor: The 3A Multi Family Housing eligibility requirements quoted in my April 18 letter to The Marblehead Weekly News have been deleted by Bill H.3936 that introduced the following specifications: “Chapter 40A of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out section 3A, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following … [Read more...] about LTE: Warrant Article 36 is confusing and will not help Marbleheaders
LTE: Proposed zoning bylaw would strengthen land use policies in town
To the editor: Some Marblehead residents have expressed concerns in letters and posts about whether the proposed MBTA Communities Act zoning bylaw being proposed by our Planning Board at Town Meeting will abrogate Marblehead’s right to determine its own land use. In actuality, the proposed bylaw would strengthen, not undermine, land use policies that the town has already … [Read more...] about LTE: Proposed zoning bylaw would strengthen land use policies in town