Home › News ›

Building Restrictions Pit Builders Against City

Posted by: Nate Berg

13 August 2007 - 12:00pm

City officials in a Boston suburb are once again trying to approve building restrictions that would cut down the size of new houses in the city. Builders' groups are lobbying the city to find a compromise.

"For the second time in six months, the board is considering building curbs that could trigger special site plan reviews for new and renovated homes exceeding 4,500 square feet, or with especially dense building-to-lot-size ratios."

"A builders' group that has been campaigning against size limits for months said it is hoping to reach a compromise with the town soon."

"Otherwise, the group of nearly 30 contractors may abandon a program of voluntary size restraints presented to the town earlier this year as a good-will measure, said organizer Joseph Grignaffini, a longtime Wellesley builder and Town Meeting member."

Full Story: Town, builders at odds
Source: The Boston Globe, August 13, 2007
»
Bookmark and Share
“
The following list shows the top 10 metropolitan statistical areas, as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, where commuting by public transportation has grown the most. None of them are among the nation's top 10 most populous metro areas, and yet seven are within the top 20.
”