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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1f497d">Amy,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1f497d">Norfolk received AG approval for our MBTA zoning. Just waiting to hear back from HLC if they give us approval we have a developer ready to permit 14 units next to Norfolk Train Station.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1f497d">Best,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:#1f497d">Richard J. McCarthy, Jr.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:#1f497d">Town Planner</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:#1f497d">1 Liberty Lane</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:#1f497d">Norfolk, MA 02056</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:#1f497d">508-440-2807</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:#1f497d">Office Hours- Monday through Thursday 9am to 6pm</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:#1f497d">Closed Fridays</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:red">As a reminder, please do not reply all to this email. If you have any questions or comments, email me directly. </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:red"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:red">Please be advised that the Secretary of State has determined that e-mail sent by or received by municipal employees is a public record.</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org">massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Amy Dain via MassPlanners<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 11, 2024 5:36 PM<br><b>To:</b> Mass Planners <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [Massplanners] Questions for Upzone Update, re. production</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Hi Planners: </p><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">I'm writing the next issue of the <a href="https://mbtacommunities.bostonindicators.org/">Upzone Update</a> e-newsletter, due out on Friday. Please share your updates (about MBTA Communities and other zoning news) with me, for this newsletter and future ones. </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">I am hoping to report on production numbers -- permitting of new multi-family buildings under zoning adopted for compliance with MBTA Communities law. Let me know if projects are coming through your community. </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">So far I have found the following (but please correct this if any numbers are off): </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><a href="https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2024/09/06/somerville-triple-deckers.html"><b><span style="color:#0563c1">Somerville</span></b></a>: Received 12 applications for construction of new three-unit buildings, and 11 applications to add one or two units to an existing single-family or two-family. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><b>Bedford</b>: Two projects are in the works: one to replace an existing two-family with a 4-unit building, another to build a 7-unit building in place of a single-family. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><b>Lexington: </b>One source reported to me 1,164 units somewhere in the pipeline. This <a href="https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2024/07/29/lexingtons-mbta-zoning-spurs-real-world-action-fr.html"><span style="color:#0563c1">article</span></a>, from the summer, mentions 285 units in four projects. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><b>Newton</b>: Two projects in the MRT zone, where four-unit buildings are allowed. (One project added a unit, another is a subdivision.) </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%">If your community has adopted MBTA-C, but no projects have come through yet, what are your thoughts on why.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%">I look forward to your updates! Thank you for your hard work!! </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%">Amy Dain</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><a href="https://www.dainresearch.com/">Dain Research</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%">Newton</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"> </p></div></div></div></body></html>