Towns Gear Up After Auditor Declares MBTA Communities an ‘Unfunded Mandate’
The declaration dropped like a grenade into the controversy over state rezoning requirements, and it sent some towns scrambling straight for the courthouse.
Middleborough Sues State Over MBTA Communities Law
The town of Middleborough is challenging state regulations that would put it out of compliance with the MBTA Communities law.
AG Will Send Advisory On Housing Mandate
The attorney general’s office will use “every tool in [its] toolbox” if the handful of towns that have so far not complied with a state law mandating denser, multi-family housing continue to object to the new zoning laws after hearing from her office, Attorney General Andrea Campbell said on Friday.
Healey on Transit Zoning: ‘Opting Out Is Not an Option’
A key pressure point in the debate about Massachusetts as a competitive destination is housing, where short supply and sluggish development has pushed prices to blistering levels in recent years.
Ground Broken on First Phase of South Coast Rail Expansion
State and local leaders gathered just north of New Bedford in Freetown to celebrate the start of construction on the first phase of the South Coast Rail expansion project.
South Coast Rail Finally Gets Funding, But Delays Feared
A project to reconstruct and expand commuter rail lines to the South Coast has cleared important hurdles after receiving a federal permit and full state funding, officials announced Monday.
Utilities Freeze Natural Gas Hookups in Central Mass. Towns
As proposals to build new pipelines and related infrastructure meet opposition from community leaders and environmental activists across Massachusetts, gas companies have frozen new gas hookups several communities citing a lack of pipeline capacity.
Calare Properties Secures $16.5M In Loans To Acquire Middleborough Properties
Calare Properties recently financed three industrial...
