Monday, November 14, 2005
40B Tea Party. 40B is a Massachusetts statute that promotes affordable housing in the state. The problem is that the law is a contentious little bugger because it tends to infuriate residents in the towns 40B developments are proposed. Why? Because 40B allows developers to circumvent local zoning boards and get their developments (usually god-awful-looking-things) put on the fast track. So what do pissed-off New Englanders do when a development is forced into their back yard without their having had any say? Well some do what they did back in 1773 and have a Tea Party..... i.e. someone(s) just burned an entire 40B development down in Town X, Massachusetts. Hell with no legal recourse and no say in how it should look, I guess that's one way to add an architectural signature touch... Back in 1773 the Tea Party rebels were called 'Patriots'. Today I imagine we will hear something to the effect of '40B Terrorists...'
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