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RDA weighs finishing EIR for urban renewal plan or waiting for MEPA special-review procedure
Summary
Staff recommended completing an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the authority’s urban renewal plan after recent discussions with the MEPA office about a possible special-review procedure; the board will meet with consultants and housing staff to decide whether to finish the EIR or pause for a new administrative pathway.
Fall River Redevelopment Authority staff told members they are evaluating whether to complete an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for a waterfront urban renewal plan or pause to await an administrative “special review” procedure that the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) office is considering for certain project types.
Sarah Page and project staff said MEPA officials recently proposed a special-review procedure that could allow grouped review of similar urban renewal plans instead of lengthy, project-by-project EIRs. Page said MEPA showed a…
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