Court Battle On: Greenwood Avenue Neighbors vs Town
A trial opens today in Boston Land Court where plaintiffs are alleging "spot" zoning of the Greenwood Middle School parcel.
Today in Boston Land Court a case starts that challenges a Swampscott bylaw amendment rezoning the Greenwood Middle School and allowing substantially higher density, the court record states. Arthur MacLeod and at least 12 other plaintiffs maintain the rezoning is "spot" zoning and impermissable. A number of Greenwood Avenue residents have said at local meetings that the development's traffic and density — 41 residential units — would destroy the neighborhood's character. The town of Swampscott denies that the rezoning is impermissable. Groom Construction is proposing to buy the old Middle School building from the town and tear it down. It would replace it with a 41-unit condominum building. Developers have said that the building is …
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Steve Marino
12:27 am on Sunday, January 13, 2013
And we wonder why our tax rate is among the highest in the state. Residents should have no right to slow or stop projects like this unless they are personally harmed in some way. This project, and others like it, benefit everyone in town by increasing the tax base. I also agree with the English system of law that allows the winning party of litigation to have their legal fees payed for by the … more ›