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Middleborough takes Massachusetts to court over MBTA Communities Act

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Town officials said they're unable to create more multi-family housing because it already exists.

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Middleborough takes Massachusetts to court over MBTA Communities Act

Town officials said they're unable to create more multi-family housing because it already exists.

1 month ago·Boston, United States

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Town of Middleboro files lawsuit against state due to MBTA Communities Act - Boston News, Weather, Sports

MIDDLEBORO, MASS. (WHDH) - The town of Middleboro is filing a lawsuit against the state, saying they shouldn’t have to comply with the MBTA Communities

1 month ago·Boston, United States

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Middleborough sues Healey, state over MBTA housing law requirements - The Boston Globe

The lawsuit seeks a waiver from the law’s zoning requirements under a recent opinion from State Auditor Diana DiZoglio, who called the law an “unfunded mandate."

1 month ago·Boston, United States

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Middleborough files lawsuit over MBTA Communities Act noncompliance

MIDDLEBOROUGH, Mass. (WLNE) — The Town of Middleborough filed a lawsuit in Plymouth Superior Court over its alleged “noncompliance” with the MBTA Communities Act. The lawsuit names Gov. Maura Healey, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities as defendants. MBTA Communities are required to have one “reasonably sized” zoning district within a half-mile of an MBTA station that allows…

1 month ago·Rhode Island, United States

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