Massachusetts S1437 provides exemptions from MBTA communities law for certain towns based on water withdrawal, housing stock, infrastructure, green.
Massachusetts S1437 amends Chapter 40A of the General Laws to provide exemptions from MBTA communities law for towns that meet specific criteria. These include towns where the state has not approved an increase in water withdrawal necessary for housing development, towns with over 15% of their housing stock classified as low or moderate-income, towns lacking basic infrastructure or sufficient state funding, towns with development zones consisting mostly of green space or protected natural resources, and towns with fewer than 8,000 residents.
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