Signature Campaign Concluded 11/15/2024

Boston Broadside: “Needham Residents Concerned Over State’s MBTA Rezoning Mandate”

Boston Globe: “What is the MBTA Communities Act? More towns move to block multi-family zoning.”

Commonwealth Beacon: Milton legal brief “Says state can only withhold grant funds, can’t compel compliance”

Winthrop Transcript: “Citizens’ petition could put 3A decision on the ballot….”

CommonWealth Beacon: “Winthrop is latest front in MBTA Communities fight”

The Lowell Sun: “Billerica Select Board wants to wait for Milton case outcome before deciding on MBTA” Communities”

The Sun Chronicle: “Foxboro town meeting voters reject MBTA zoning law”

Marblehead Current: “Voters reject MBTA zoning changes at fiery Town Meeting”

MetroWest Daily News: “Hopkinton is latest to reject proposal for multifamily housing near publictransit”

Boston Globe: “Marshfield Town Meeting members on Monday rejected zoning changes to comply with the MBTA Communities Act.”

 Banker and Tradesman: “MBTA Seeks to Fix Fatal Flaw in Its Real Estate”

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Reference Documents

Certified votes of Town Meeting October 21, 2024-1

Certified votes of Town Meeting October 21, 2024 -2

Certified votes of Town Meeting October 21, 2024 -3

Certified votes of Town Meeting October 21, 2024 -4

Neighborhood Flyer

Needham Residents For Thoughtful Zoning:  Press Release

Ineffectiveness and Unenforceability; Memorandum from the late, Attorney Alexander Whiteside, Chief Counsel for DHCD (EOHLC)

School Enrollment Assumptions video 9/05/2024 – Also see full slide deck at “…impact on our schools?”

No Restrictions on Occupants “lacks common sense” -8 min video 8/14/2024 PB Meeting

Citizen’s letter – Select Board did not support an independent 3rd party engineering study

HONE/RKG survey: 219 Citizen Comments well worth reading

Historic Signature Drive: a triumph of democracy

Video of May town meeting request for an independent 3rd party engineering study.