Massachusetts Comprehensive Permits And Regional Planning Initiative
The Massachusetts Comprehensive Permits and Regional Planning Initiative, also known as Question 2, appeared on the Massachusetts 2010 ballot measures, November 2, 2010 ballot in the state of Massachusetts as an initiative. Question 2 was rejected by the Massachusetts voters by 1,254,759 "No" votes to 900,405 "Yes" votes. The measure had been sponsored by Better Not Bigger, a local advocacy group in the state. The proposed measure would have repealed a state law, the Massachusetts Comprehensive Permit Act: Chapter 40B, Comprehensive Permit Act (General Laws of Massachusetts, MGL ch. 40B), that allows an organization that is proposing to build government-subsidized housing that includes "low- or moderate-income units to apply for a single comprehensive permit from a city or town's zoning board of appeals." According to the official summary of the measure, the repeal would take effect on January 1, 2011. According to Chemaly, "It's not based on helping poor people. It's all abo ...
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