#mbta-communities-act

#mbta-communities-act

"It seems inequitable at best that these mostly Worcester area communities are given relief while smaller communities on the North Shore are held to a much higher, more burdensome, and frankly baseless standard," he told Boston.com in a written statement.

On Aug. 18, the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) notified Winthrop that it would not receive the $819,829 grant for Morton Street, nor a $405,020 grant for Fishermen's Bend, due to noncompliance with the MBTA Communities Act. The state law mandates that municipalities with MBTA transit access establish zoning that allows multi-family housing as-of-right, but Winthrop has long-resisted compliance.

Twenty percent of the town's registered voters (3,347 votes) were needed to repeal the measure. Of the 16,732 registered voters in the town, 6,842 turned out to vote.