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Building the Boroughs: A Year in Review
In 2019, Mirick O’Connell’s permitting attorneys were proud to help our clients, large and small, with local approvals in Marlborough for 6 great projects. Thank you to our clients and the City of Marlborough for a wonderful year! Click here … Continue reading
Appeals Court Revisits Adverse Possession of Undeveloped Land
The Massachusetts Appeals Court recently reviewed adverse possession of wild and wooded areas. In Paine v. Sexton, 88 Mass. App. Ct. 389 (2015), the Plaintiff campground operators asserted rights to property based on record title and adverse possession. While it … Continue reading
Mirick O’Connell Hosts “Building the Boroughs+” Workshop On Improving Downtowns
Attorneys Art Bergeron and yours truly hosted a workshop for community leaders at the firm’s Westborough office on May 7th to share ideas and lessons learned on building and improving the downtowns in the Boroughs+ region. The program reflected a … Continue reading
Legislature’s $1.4 Billion Bond Bill Amends Controversial Chapter 40B
The Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives recently passed a $1.4 billion bond bill authorizing, among other things, $500 million in repairs and improvements to public housing and $305 million for the Affordable Housing Trust Fund. While the dollar amounts … Continue reading
Pending Legislation Would Dramatically Reform Massachusetts Land Use Law
The latest effort to overhaul Massachusetts land use law is backed by a coalition of planning, environmental and housing organizations. “An Act Promoting the Planning and Development of Sustainable Communities”, House Bill # 1859, was introduced on Beacon Hill last … Continue reading
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Southborough Grappling with Open Space Concerns in Proposed Zoning Bylaw
We have been tracking Southborough’s ongoing efforts to update and modernize its Zoning Bylaw for many months here at the Mirick Real Estate Law Blog. See previous posts here, here, here and here. As reported recently in the MetroWest Daily … Continue reading
Posted in Economic Development, Open Space, Southborough, Town Meeting, Zoning
Tagged Economic Develpment, Open Space, Southborough, Town Meeting, Zoning
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