Mass. Momentum Fund Finances First Development
The $50 million state fund created as part of Gov. Maura Healey’s big housing bill last summer will help a 92-unit Milton project get off the ground.
SJC Upholds MBTA Zoning Law, Orders New Regulations
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court upheld the state’s power to sue communities that fail to comply with the MBTA Communities act, but ordered the state to draw up new regulations because of a procedural error.
Milton Seeks Development Proposals for Fire Station
Milton officials are putting out feelers for developer interest in a fire station property that is offered for redevelopment or an adaptive reuse project.
Lawmakers Say They Meant for MBTA Communities Law to Have Teeth
What legislators meant to include in the MBTA Communities Act – requiring 177 mostly Eastern Massachusetts cities and towns near public transit to zone for a district of reasonable size where multifamily housing is allowed by right – has dredged up an age-old fight over local versus state power.
Study: Towns’ MBTA Zoning Districts Discourage Development
A new analysis by the Pioneer Institute says that many Massachusetts towns are blunting the effect of a state law aimed at producing more housing near transit.
Milton Gets Its Day in Court Over MBTA Zoning Law
At issue: Does the attorney general’s office have the ability to use the courts to force Milton’s compliance with the MBTA Communities multifamily zoning law?
State Leaders Celebrate Without a Victory
If political happy talk could be converted into housing units, the cost of a home wouldn’t be nearing $1 million in Greater Boston. But it’s a reality our state and local pols seem incapable of grasping.
SJC’s Milton Ruling Won’t Change Need to Comply with MBTA Communities
Whether we’re talking about Milton or its hangers-on, as long as the Legislature and the Healey administration remain in agreement, towns will eventually need to comply with the MBTA Communities law.
Milton Developing Contingency MBTA Rezoning Plans
Milton’s Planning Board is starting to develop contingency rezoning plans in case the Supreme Judicial Court orders the municipality to come into compliance with the MBTA Communities law.
75 Towns, Cities Now on Board with MBTA Communities Law
Days before attorneys representing Massachusetts state government and the town of Milton face off in a dispute over the MBTA Communities law, Gov. Maura Healey and Attorney General Andrea Campbell sought to spotlight the cities and towns that are taking the opposite tack.
20 Groups Weigh in on Milton MBTA Communities Suit
Three former attorneys general, two towns, one state rep and a number of advocates and industry groups have all filed briefs with the the Supreme Judicial Court on whether Attorney General Andrea Campbell has the legal authority to compel Milton to comply with the MBTA Communities Act.
In Court Brief, Milton Argues Lawmakers Didn’t Give AG Power to Sue Towns
Milton is not putting all of its eggs in one basket as it tries to convince the Supreme Judicial Court that the town doesn’t have to comply with the MBTA Communities Act, but it’s coming pretty close.
Hot Property: 440 Granite Ave.
Boston-based Finegold Alexander Architects designed a 62,126-square-foot mixed-use development in East Milton Square set to transform a pair of commercial parcels.
In Milton Dispute, Campbell Will Work with the Town, but ‘the State Trumps’
Even as she takes Milton to court for flouting the MBTA Communities zoning law, Attorney General Andrea Campbell would like to tamp down murmurings that a rebellion is on its way.
Massachusetts Can’t Retreat on Housing Reforms
The push to build more housing in Massachusetts has reached a critical point. Gov. Maura Healey can’t give in to a vocal minority that wants fewer families to call the state home.
AG’s Milton Zoning Lawsuit Won’t Be Heard ‘Till October
A single justice of the Supreme Judicial Court recommended that the full court hear Attorney General Andrea Campbell’s case against the town of Milton for failing to comply with a state rezoning law, but the justice did not go along with the accelerated timetable she sought.
Milton Planning Board Eyes Two Zoning Solutions
The Milton Planning Board signaled Thursday night that it intends to develop two zoning plans to comply with the MBTA Communities law, one if it is deemed a rapid transit community, as the state contends, and another if it succeeds in being reclassified as an adjacent community subject to a much lower zoning requirement.
Banker & Tradesman’s Editorial Cartoon: Milton, Check Your Mailbox
Attorney General Andrea Campbell is paying a visit to Boston’s southern neighbor with a special delivery.
Milton Officials Seek Fallback Rezoning Plan
Milton officials are looking at fast-tracking another multifamily rezoning proposal to conform with the MBTA Communities law in the face of a lawsuit from Attorney General Andrea Campbell and loss of state grants.
AG Campbell Sues Milton Over Transit Zoning
First it lost a six-figure state grant. Now, Milton is facing a lawsuit after voters rejected zoning that would have complied with the state MBTA Communities law.
