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Framingham subcommittee weighs smaller Central Business District to meet MBTA compliance

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The Framingham City Council Planning & Zoning Subcommittee discussed shrinking the Central Business (CB) District from roughly 212 acres to an area of about 10 acres as part of an effort to meet MBTA Communities Act requirements and control building heights and density.

The Framingham City Council Planning and Zoning Subcommittee discussed reducing the size of the city’s Central Business (CB) District and preparing a third‑party economic feasibility study required for MBTA Communities Act compliance.

Councilor Long said the subcommittee has a public hearing scheduled for April 1 and that the city is prioritizing an economic feasibility study to maintain compliance. Sarki, the city’s economic development director, told the subcommittee the city is “working and trying to have Framingham State assist us because it has to be done by a third…

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