WRENTHAM — Interim Town Manager Michael J. King and the Wrentham Select Board wish to share the results of a Special Town Meeting held on Monday evening.
Voters were asked to take action on two articles.
Article 1 involved a Water System Land Purchase to authorize the Select Board to take the necessary action to acquire property at 20 Hancock St. for the purpose of permitting a new well in West Wrentham.
Residents voted in favor, 436 to 164, and the article passed.
Article 2 concerned a Zoning Bylaw amendment for the MBTA Communities Multi-family Overlay District (MCMOD).
The MBTA article was defeated by a vote of 53 to 542.
The Town is required by Massachusetts General Law Chapter 40A, Section 3A to add zoning that would allow multi-family housing by right with a deadline for compliance of Dec. 31, 2024, or be ineligible for certain discretionary state grants.
Special Town Meeting voters opted to await a ruling from the State Supreme Judicial Court in the pending litigation between the Attorney General and Town of Milton.
“Thank you to the roughly 600 voters who turned out to weigh in on these important articles,” said Interim Town Manager King. “These votes followed hours of thoughtful discussion and lively debate.”
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