South Shore News...letter: The 'Polished Turd': South Shore Towns Navigate Unwanted State Mandates

When Control Isn't Local: MBTA Zoning, Battery Storage, and Municipal Resistance

Oct 11, 2025

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September 29 - October 6, 2025

This was the week the MBTA Communities fight moved from theoretical to real, and the results weren’t pretty. After months of legal battles, grant losses, and state threats, Hanson residents voted to approve zoning for 750 theoretical housing units in a deliberately chosen wetlands-heavy site—while Planning Board Chair Joe C…

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