When Does Housing Become Sprawl?
Massachusetts wants "smart growth", but desperately needs new housing. Will growth controls be responsible for a chronic housing shortage?
"...The draft recommendations by the Special Commission on Barriers to Housing, a copy of which was obtained by the Globe, are being fiercely opposed by environmentalists concerned about rampant development and municipalities fearing loss of local control. They say the measures simply clear a path for developers, under the banner of creating more housing."
Thanks to Tom Collins
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Published on Sunday, December 16, 2001 in
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