Thanks for sharing the article. Please bear in mind that Arlington is considered an "adjacent" community - the requirements for them are much lower than for Lincoln (we are deemed a "commuter rail" community).
Arlington is required to zone only 10% of their current housing stock, and 32 acres. They are already a more densely-populated town. See below for link. Lincoln is being asked to rezone 23% of our current housing stock (including Hanscom), which translates to 31% if we exclude Hanscom, so 2-3 times what is being asked of Arlington. We are being asked to rezone 43 acres vs Arlington's 32. Multi-Family Zoning Requirement for MBTA Communities | Mass.gov <https://www.mass.gov/info-details/multi-family-zoning-requirement-for-mbta-communities#complying-with-section-3a-guidelines-> > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Louis Zipes <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, Oct 27, 2023 at 15:43 > Subject: [LincolnTalk] Arlington passes their HCA re-zoning plan > To: Lincoln Talk <[email protected]> > > > *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! > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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