Massachusetts officials will consider zoning changes for an area of Boston's waterfront until November—well beyond the expected due date in August.
"The planning for a crucial swath of Boston’s waterfront — 42 acres stretching from Long Wharf to the Northern Avenue Bridge — began in 2013," reports Tim Logan. "So it’s not exactly a shocker to find out that the process, which was set to wrap up this fall, will stretch on for at least a few more months."
According to Logan, the main obstacle to the completion of the planning process is a dispute between the New England Aquarium and developer Don Chiofaro about the latter's hopes to build a skyscraper at the location of the Boston Harbor Garage. Logan provides a lot more detail on the politics of the situation, and the ambitions waterfront stakeholders.
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