Milton - Voted No
Hanson - Voted No
Hopkinton - Voted No
Littleton - Voted No
Marshfield - Voted No
Marblehead - Voted No
Wakefield - Voted No
Rowley - Voted No
Norwell - Voted No
Tewksbury - Voted No
Foxborough - Voted No
Holden - Not Even submitting to Voters / State Non Compliant
Georgetown - Did not approve / Tabled Vote at Town Meeting
Wilmington - Did not approve / Tabled Vote at Town Meeting
Hanover - Voted to postpone to fall
Shrewsbury - Vote delayed by Selectboard
Many towns that have voted to approve the MBTA Zoning having done so by placing it over existing multi-family housing which would have a very small net effect if they could even be built.
This is just a sampling of how communities are complying with the letter of the law without jeopardizing the commercial tax base and local control.
Chelmsford - Voted to approve but made "as many barriers to entry as possible"
Sudbury - Voted to approve. The town created zoning overlay districts to comply with the law that cover the Meadow Walk and Cold Brook Crossing area — both existing dense housing developments.
Burlington - A divided Planning Board voted 3-2 in favor of creating five new overlay districts totaling 68 acres, four of which already include apartments and condominiums. “We need this to pass Town Meeting and we need to make this as easy and palatable as we can so that it passes,” Board Chair Barbara L’Heureux said.
Middleborough - KP Law filed Amicus Brief (Milton)
Rockport - Federal Lawsuit filed
Burlington - Motion To Intervene (Rockport)
Groton - Motion To Intervene (Rockport)
Hamilton - Motion To Intervene (Rockport)
Manchester by the Sea - Motion To Intervene (Rockport)
Marblehead - Motion To Intervene (Rockport)
Wayland - Motion To Intervene (Rockport)
Wenham - Motion To Intervene (Rockport)