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Chapter 40R proposal for MBTA-owned station parcel sparks debate over timing and community control
Summary
Mark Davis presented a proposal to overlay Chapter 40R zoning on MBTA-owned land at Southborough’s train station and described the potential incentives and community-planning steps involved.
Mark Davis presented a concept to overlay Chapter 40R zoning on MBTA-owned land at the Southborough train station and described mechanisms the MBTA has used elsewhere to structure station-area redevelopment.
Davis said the Chapter 40R overlay could bring state incentive payments and per-unit payments to the town, potentially reimburse school impacts and improve the town’s competitiveness for discretionary grants. He described a process in which the town would adopt zoning, then undertake a detailed community planning process that would culminate in a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the MBTA…
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