Is it time to make burial arrangements for the latest would-be mega-development in Newton? It’s a fair question as a make-or-break vote looms on Northland Investment Corp.’s hotly contested plan to build a 23-acre, mixed-use oasis.
While Newton residents get ready to vote on March 3 whether to reverse their city councilors’ approval of a large development along traffic-clogged Needham Street, the Baker administration this week announced a $396,500 grant to the city to pay for two key traffic fixes in the area.
In Newton, the city of 13 villages, Northland Investment Corp. is drawing up plans to build a 14th virtually from scratch.
