Will Needham follow the law? Town vote to test new housing ruling
Needham residents are set to vote Tuesday on whether to zone for new multifamily housing, just days after Massachusetts' highest court ruled that the state is within its rights to force towns to do so ...
What’s next for Needham after MBTA Communities vote?
Needham voters repealed a state-mandated MBTA Communities Act zoning plan Tuesday, but the town's not out of compliance just ...
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Needham Voters Strike Down MBTA Communities Zoning Plan
The proposal would have created capacity for roughly 3,300 units near two of the town's commuter rail station stops.
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MBTA Communities Act: Needham turns down controversial zoning plan
Needham became the latest Massachusetts suburb to shoot down a controversial state-mandated MBTA zoning plan, but its Select Board chairman says the town won’t follow in Milton’s footsteps.
Needham voters reject ambitious zoning plan to allow more housing
Voters in Needham have overturned a zoning plan that would have allowed multifamily housing, going above and beyond the ...
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Needham voters reject zoning plan that would've met MBTA housing law rules
which is the No. 1 issue in Massachusetts," Attorney General Andrea Campbell said. Ninety percent of Needham is family-zoned, which means there aren't many affordable options. According to the ...
The Boston Globe5d
In latest town to be split by housing plan, Needham voters head to the polls
There’s a pair of “Yes for Needham!” signs tucked into planters in front of the bustling French Press Bakery and Cafe. Just down the street ... across Eastern Massachusetts over the last ...
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Accomplished Owner/Breeder Needham Dies at 82
Needham attended St. Lawrence University, where he met his future wife, Judy. While she had extensive experience showing hunter/jumpers and competing in dressage, Phil Needham grew up with an ...
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Needham voters reject zoning plan for new housing near commuter rail
The entrance to Needham Town Hall at sunset in the summer of 2022. Needham residents struck down a zoning plan Tuesday that would have allowed the town to construct more units of multifamily housing ...
The Boston Globe2d
Needham housing vote: A setback, but not a crisis
Still, despite the superficial similarities, the Needham vote is a lot different ... The high cost of living in Massachusetts ranks as one of the state’s most urgent problems, driving ...
MBTA Communities Act: Needham turns down controversial zoning plan
Needham became the latest Massachusetts suburb to shoot down a controversial state-mandated MBTA zoning plan, but its Select ...
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Needham to vote on controversial MBTA zoning plan Tuesday
A new zoning plan is back up in the air in Needham, Massachusetts, with voters set to decide on Tuesday whether to add new multifamily housing, which would comply with the MBTA's Community Act.