One of Boston’s prominent voices on housing and development issues has launched a proposal to dramatically reform the city’s Zoning Board of Appeals in the wake of a scandal that saw a BPDA official take a $50,000 bribe from a developer to influence a board vote on one of his projects.
A close mayoral aide linked to a bribery scandal at the Boston Planning & Development agency? Nothing to see here, folks.
At-large Boston City Councilor Michelle Wu, whose name has been mooted as a likely 2021 challenger to Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, said the mayor’s planned review of the city’s Zoning Board of Appeals in the wake of a corruption case isn’t sufficient.
Boston City Councilor Michelle Wu is pointing to Stop & Shop’s proposal for nearly 900 apartments and condominiums at its 11-acre Allston property as an example of the city’s myopic approach to civic planning.
