The draft requirements for compliance with the House Choice Act have been published. Lincoln could not comply with the requirements in this draft based purely on our geography. The town and planning board will be providing feedback to the state to that effect. The town may or may not want to forgo the state funding we have previously enjoyed, but at the moment the issue is that the current draft is unworkable.
Margaret On Thu, Jan 6, 2022 at 10:16 PM Sara Mattes <[email protected]> wrote: > MBTA Communities Webinar on the Multi-family Zoning Requirement > Wednesday, January 12 at 1 p.m. > > > This is an important meeting. > There has been much talk about this new legislation and the multi-family > zoning “requirement," and the implications for Lincoln. > Much of the has been alarming. > It should not be. > A full read of the legislation and confirmation by Town Counsel and others > is reassuring. > > (b) An MBTA community that fails to comply with this section shall not be > eligible for funds from: (i) the Housing Choice Initiative as described by > the governor in a message to the general court dated December 11, 2017; > (ii) the Local Capital Projects Fund established in section 2EEEE of > chapter 29; or (iii) the MassWorks infrastructure program established in > section 63 of chapter 23A. > > *Note: The “requirement” is only a requirement if you want access to > certain pools of State $$.* > *These no other “penalty.”* > > Here is the Housing Choice Initiative message referenced: > > https://www.mass.gov/news/baker-polito-administration-announces-new-housing-choice-initiative > > And here is information about MassWorks: > > Per M.G.L.ch.23A§63, the primary purpose of the MassWorks Program is: to > issue grants to municipalities and other public instrumentalities for > design, construction, building, land acquisition, rehabilitation, repair > and other improvements to publicly-owned infrastructure including, but not > limited to, sewers, utility extensions, streets, roads, curb-cuts, parking, > water treatment systems, telecommunications systems, transit improvements, > public parks and spaces within urban renewal districts, and pedestrian and > bicycle ways. > > *https://www.mass.gov/service-details/massworks-infrastructure-program > <https://www.mass.gov/service-details/massworks-infrastructure-program>* > > Note that the money is to go to “publicly-owned infrastructure." > > While Lincoln may want to access these fund by making a change in our > zoning by laws, we need to be clear and specific about objectives. > We might have used these funds, in the past, to complete the paths and > work around Lincoln Station. > Now, what do we entertain going forward? > And, if we seek a zoning change to access these funds going forward, we > should be clear as to the trade-offs. > > I would urge all who can to attend to learn more as Lincoln plans for the > future. > > ------ > Sara Mattes > > > > > On Jan 6, 2022, at 12:29 PM, Jennifer Glass via Lincoln < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Lincoln belongs to the “MAGIC” subregion of the Metropolitan Area Planning > Council (MAPC). The main topic of the next MAGIC meeting is an update on > the regional EV Infrastructure procurement project. All meetings are open > to the public. > > Also, see below for links to a webinar on the multi-family zoning > requirements for MBTA communities and for a recently released inventory of > Metro Boston trails, bikeways, and greenways. > > —Jennifer > > > MAGIC Meeting: > Legislative Updates, TAP Funding, and EV Infrastructure Procurement > Tuesday, January 11 | 9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. > > MAGIC's next meeting will be on Tuesday, January 11 from 9 a.m. - 10:30 > a.m.Please join the meeting using this link > <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001FPldYaMUkA7rVJ9uOIIagxlBeRN5I7-Cq3vybXaQzgizLaEprsNEYB9tqzvlCFxCW6mRkPivZG3U_yaPbaqZMITi5QuOLeCStxERcerEqYsLL5aJfnUjqVQVdK8X6MASwXdCRh6AMZ6rioP8qkj_EN7u1XpGTzlf6c9r1bqtpk9quuURgoA3NI-5K1CHnR8QKrMVWA4tzFHJi85U8Uovfg==&c=UP_Gd0WpRTuruvq7wvjgUZKTrY-ELA4BDGq9-dK0vwHCUr-Jj8JWiw==&ch=rYYhKAT643lpi0MQ6u2otRixVUmpc0yGZJwxrnjK4EJqOe483MsSKQ==> > . > > MBTA Communities Webinar on the Multi-family Zoning Requirement > Wednesday, January 12 at 1 p.m. > > Enacted in January 2021, the new Section 3A of M.G.L. c. 40A > <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001FPldYaMUkA7rVJ9uOIIagxlBeRN5I7-Cq3vybXaQzgizLaEprsNEYB9tqzvlCFxCIvZolBqHOvkucNfW5DXdBv_8dRK3Tvyuyqaldv3ELio54gJtLHvR9vOlULT5MpSRqf6cFIurBcTouTbpu7AhhRXIqZ13UGnm_N8YbhnT8G8ivBqf2nDRXaxMLtMBxzGuUotESNiprdU8us4DvvJbB02cfssWusqHgqduu65tSGo=&c=UP_Gd0WpRTuruvq7wvjgUZKTrY-ELA4BDGq9-dK0vwHCUr-Jj8JWiw==&ch=rYYhKAT643lpi0MQ6u2otRixVUmpc0yGZJwxrnjK4EJqOe483MsSKQ==> > (the Zoning Act) requires that an MBTA community shall have at least one > zoning district of reasonable size in which multi-family housing is > permitted as of right and meets other criteria set forth in the statute. > > To learn more about this new requirement, please join a webinar hosted by > the Baker-Polito Administration on Wednesday, January 12 at 1pm. Click > here to register > <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001FPldYaMUkA7rVJ9uOIIagxlBeRN5I7-Cq3vybXaQzgizLaEprsNEYB9tqzvlCFxCrkbMP1VaqlVuugchnEGZyNuNi7_3Pg920NvAenpM92sPTZs-9_T0yBQh4_ijzuF1ofon8sFc60FcOT9H_8VkN0bhXa4Jw-ghYxQ_aqYc0HMfcVpOwD-QKQQf-5dsuS4rcPW0jJ9K2DY=&c=UP_Gd0WpRTuruvq7wvjgUZKTrY-ELA4BDGq9-dK0vwHCUr-Jj8JWiw==&ch=rYYhKAT643lpi0MQ6u2otRixVUmpc0yGZJwxrnjK4EJqOe483MsSKQ==> > . > > Metro Boston Municipal Trails, Bikeways, and Greenways Inventory > > To help track implementation of our Landline Vision Plan, MAPC has > developed a database of bicycle and pedestrian facilities throughout the > 101 municipalities we serve. In our "Metro Boston Municipal Trails, > Bikeways & Greenways Inventory," MAPC compares and ranks communities based > on shared use path, bicycle lane, and foot trail availability. 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