Voters on Tuesday rejected the implementation of 3A zoning, overturning multifamily housing overlay districts approved at the May Town Meeting. A total of 6,939 of Marblehead’s 16,732 registered voters turned out, with 52% voting no and 48% voting yes. The outcome repeals zoning changes previously approved at the May 6 Town Meeting and places Marblehead in noncompliance … [Read more...] about Marblehead residents vote against 3A zoning, oppose multifamily housing plans
John DiPiano
Town Meeting passes 3A
Despite attempts to indefinitely postpone the vote on Article 23 and amend its wording, the article which would amend the Town’s zoning bylaw to adopt 3A multi-family overlay districts passed with 951 out of 1,710 people voting in favor of it Tuesday night at Town Meeting. Before the voters could have their say, they needed to vote on four subsidiary motions which had the … [Read more...] about Town Meeting passes 3A
Marblehead T’d off on MBTA Act
Residents and members of the Select Board voiced their opinions about revisiting a vote on the MBTA Communities Act during a contentious meeting of the board. The MBTA Communities Act, which refers to Section 3A of Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 40A, requires 177 towns and cities, including Marblehead, to create a “zoning district of reasonable size” that has a “minimum … [Read more...] about Marblehead T’d off on MBTA Act