Sunday, September 23, 2012
In addition to a Patch live chat about College Admissions Essays, the week also held National Cheeseburger Day and International Talk-like-a-Pirate Day.
The MBTA told Patch that some D Line Service Trouble May be Due to Faulty Equipment. Monday morning, we caught up with The Olmsted Elm, which now Rests in Pieces (of Art), after being taken down last year. An OUI on the T Tracks and the B-and-E Next Door made some of the more notable items in the Police Log. Finally, we started making some noise about our College Admissions Essay Live Chat, which was on Thursday. The last day of Rosh Hashanah was Tuesday, and we found a few Rosh Hashanah Recipes: Apple Cake and Noodle Kugel. The Leaf Blower Ban Lifts Until December 15, meaning police were dealing with other things, like Fireworks and a Rash of Car Break-ins. The Chapter 40B project in Hancock Village is "Smart Growth", says the developers…
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Affordable units would be rented to families making half of the median income in the Boston area, bringing the town nearly halfway to its affordable housing goal.
Chestnut Hill Realty (CHR), developers at the Hancock Village neighborhood filed new plans in August to build 271 new rental units to Brookline between 11 three-story buildings and one 5-story building containing 145 apartments. "This new housing will go a long way towards the Town's goal of creating new affordable housing. Also since there is so little land available for housing in Brookline, using some of the extra land at Hancock Village for additional housing is an example of Smart Growth," said CHR president Edward Zucker in an Aug. 10 press release. Of those 271 units, 55 units will be considered affordable housing, making the project eligible for Chapter 40B of the State's Affordable Housing Zoning Law. A provision of this law …
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Town retains two lawyers from Boston firm Krokidas and Bluestein to advise officials about Chestnut Hill Realty's 40B proposal in Hancock Village.
The complexities of Chapter 40B planning, specifically in Brookline's Hancock Village, will be handled by experts. Selectmen voted unanimously last night to retain two lawyers from Boston law firm Krokidas and Bluestein. They also had a number of questions for attorneys Kathy Murphy and Sam Nagler, who outlined the next steps of the process. The town will receive a letter from MassDevelopment, one of the state's financial and development authorities, with their findings regarding the project. After which the town has a 30 day comment period to state its case. "You are encouraged to involve all town boards and the public in responding to that letter." Murphy told the board the comment period is "also the opportunity to comment on the …
Sunday, August 26, 2012
The town mentioned in some lists. The Health Department raised the the West Nile Virus alert level to high. Developers file new plans in Hancock Village and Cleveland Circle. A woman narrowly escapes injury when a tree falls onto her car.
Monday morning, we met several Brookline Businesses Going Local First, as the Local First organization goes online. New Cleveland Circle Development Plans have been Filed, and some Neighbors Have Concerns. Blogger Julie Ross asked you to Make.Me.Laugh.Please, and Herb Robinson feels like The Bull in the Ring.How Charitable is Brookline? A new study from the Chronicle of Philanthropy founds a few interesting things about New England and the country. A stuck car and a randomly missing scooter made up Brookline Police Log. And, a "Cascade" Floods The Booksmith (it's a book, not a torrent of water). Tuesday, a little about Brookline being Named to CNN's List of Best Places To Live. Brookline’s 16U Summer Team Wins Tompkins League Title. …
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
With Brookline's first Neighborhood Conservation District formed, a developer has filed a new plan with Chapter 40B Affordable Housing.
A long-discussed Hancock Village development has new plans to bring 271 new homes to the neighborhood--some of them affordable. Town Administrator Mel Kleckner updated the Board of Selectmen, at last night's meeting, on a new Chapter 40B plan filed by developer Chestnut Hill Realty (CHR). Kleckner said that 145 of the 271 units in the plan are in a single five-story building, the remaining units divided up among 11 three-story buildings. Chapter 40B allows developers to bypass certain aspects of zoning law if they create some affordable housing units, which count toward the town's 10 percent quota. Brookline currently stands at eight percent, officials say. "Given the proposals and neighbor objections, this did not come as a suprise to …
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12:36 pm on Sunday, September 23, 2012
AGREE! We will spend a knigs ransom on legal fees fighting this instead of investing in a NEW SCHOOL and expanding space in existing schools! more ›