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Residents and Businesses Urge Oversight of UMass Building Authority Plans and DCR Easement for Dorchester Bay City
Summary
Residents of Harbor Point, local business leaders and elected officials testified about traffic, emergency-access and public-access concerns tied to proposed Dorchester Bay City development and UMass Building Authority (UMBA) control of a proposed easement across parkland; Senator Collins urged the committee to seek a formal legal opinion on the
Residents, business leaders and housing advocates testified about access, traffic and stewardship concerns tied to the proposed Dorchester Bay City development and UMass Building Authority (UMBA) control of a planned easement across land under Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) stewardship. Multiple witnesses asked the joint committee to ensure public access and to scrutinize UMBA’s negotiated easement rights.
Why it matters: Testimony described potential traffic gridlock on the peninsula’s single main thoroughfare, possible emergency-access constraints for Harbor Point’s roughly 3,500 residents and seniors, and long…
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