*RIP my inbox* For those with a Boston Globe subscription or other means to view the article, they reported that Arlington passed their HCA Zoning changes earlier this week. I'm sure that people here will look at what they did and take away their own different conclusions and will give counter-points and examples of towns slow-walking the process (Holden!) but just wanted to give some news in the spirit of looking outside of our little slice of heaven.
Although, I will note that I certainly hope that the police will not need to be called to any of the remaining forums like they did at one planning board meeting in Arlington! For those that wanted to know if the vote was close, it wasn't. Several amendments were offered up and rejected as documented in the article. Residents opposed to it were also quoted as saying "*This will be the biggest change for Arlington in our lifetime"* *"increase property taxes while doing little to help create more affordable housing. It will make living here harder for people on fixed, lower, and middle incomes. It will promote only an affluent class.”* On a side note, this might be my* 'favorite' *on line comment to the article: *Build middle class houses. These ideas are exactly what Beijing and Moscow do.** Arlington is becoming very similar to Beijing and Moscow. 😀 * Have a good weekend!
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