At the planning board meeting to discuss the approval of a new 28 story mixed use building in our downtown.
The audience is probably mostly NIMBYs, and I’m trying to represent the pro-housing, pro-urbanism view that often gets drowned out.
The team behind the proposal have done more than enough due diligence to make sure that this is a responsible and well thought out development. It fully conforms to the goal of our brilliant downtown zoning.
We need to choose a vibrant growing downtown. We need to say Yes to housing. We cannot let this opportunity go to waste: the opportunity of our downtown overlay zone (DOZ). I hope the board chooses to seize this opportunity and any opportunities in the future to ensure our city’s healthy growth.