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The Secretary of the CommonWealth has also publshed the "Red Book"
Monday, October 5, 2026
Reminder: Detailed guide to this fall's state ballot questions
From the archives: Talking about the Master Plan Committee with Glenn Jones (Part 1 of 3) - 02/06/23 (audio)
FM #941 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 941 in the series.
The Committee was recently established by the Town Council (01/04/23 meeting). Glenn has just been appointed as Chair. Councilor Cobi Frongillo will be Vice-Chair and Councilor Melanie Hamblen will be Clerk of the committee.
Applications for the 6 resident members of the committee are open and due by March 3, 2023.
The audio recording runs about 38 minutes. Let’s listen to my conversation with Glenn on the Master Plan and all that it will involve. Audio file -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-941-master-plan-opportunity-with-glenn-jones-02-06-23
Town of Franklin 2025 Master Plan: Scenic Roads & Historic Resource Maps
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Complete 2025 Master Plan report
Town of Franklin Master Plans (prior years)
2026 Ballot Question 8: Prohibit Retail Sale of Adult Recreational Use Marijuana
Question 8: Do you approve of a law summarized below, on which no vote was taken by the Senate or the House of Representatives before May 6, 2026?
"Three local news outlets — CommonWealth Beacon, The Bay State Banner and El Planeta — unveil a detailed guide to this fall's state ballot questions.
SUMMARY
As required by law, summaries are written by the State Attorney General.
The proposed law would change the type and amount of marijuana that may legally be possessed in Massachusetts by repealing the laws that legalize, regulate, and tax the retail sale of adult recreational use marijuana in Massachusetts. The proposed law would also permit persons 21 years of age and older to possess 1 ounce or less of marijuana including no more than 5 grams in the form of concentrate, and to gift or transfer to another person 21 years of age and older 1 ounce or less of marijuana including no more than 5 grams in the form of concentrate. The proposed law would also impose a civil penalty of $100 and forfeiture of the marijuana for the possession of marijuana between the weight of 1 and 2 ounces.
For persons 21 years of age and younger, the proposed law would make the possession of 2 ounces or less of marijuana a civil infraction subject to a $100 fine, forfeiture of the marijuana, completion of a drug awareness program and community service, and notification to their parents or legal guardian of the offense and penalties.
The proposed law would allow currently licensed adult recreational marijuana businesses to apply on an expedited basis to become a licensed medical marijuana dispensary and to sell their remaining inventory of adult recreational marijuana to medical marijuana dispensaries. The proposed law would retain the Cannabis Control Commission but modify its authority so it would regulate only the medical marijuana market.
The proposed law states that, if any of its parts were declared invalid, the other parts would stay in effect.
The proposed law would take effect on January 1, 2028.
WHAT YOUR VOTE WILL DO
As required by law, the statements describing the effect of a "yes" or "no" vote are written jointly by the State Attorney General and the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
A YES VOTE would prohibit the legalization, regulation, and taxation of the retail sale of adult recreational use marijuana, and change the penalties for possession of marijuana.
A NO VOTE would make no change to the law relative to marijuana.
STATEMENT OF FISCAL CONSEQUENCES
As required by law, statements of fiscal consequences are written by the Executive Office of Administration and Finance.
By repealing the laws that legalize and tax the retail sale of adult recreational use marijuana, the proposed law would reduce the amount that state and municipal governments receive from the taxation of those sales. In fiscal year 2025, taxation of the retail sale of adult recreational use marijuana raised approximately $280 million in state revenue and $50 million in local revenue. The state budget, which is supported by tax revenue, funds local aid for schools and municipal budgets.
Additional info - https://ma.omniballot.us/sites/25/vg/app/vig/voter-guide/info/17
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SAVE THE DATE: FHS Community Soccer Night Scheduled for Saturday, Oct 17
SAVE THE DATE!
We are thrilled to announce the 1st Annual Franklin High School Soccer Community Night on Saturday, October 17th, featuring both the Boys and Girls Varsity Soccer teams!
We’re inviting the entire Franklin community—and especially our incredible Franklin youth soccer community—to join us in celebrating and supporting these dedicated student-athletes.
⚽ Boys Varsity vs. Algonquin — 5:00 PM
⚽ Girls Varsity vs. Natick — 7:00 PM
The Girls’ game is a rematch of last year’s state championship!
There will be plenty to enjoy throughout the evening, including:
🍗 Food for sale from Chick-fil-A🍦 C & C Ice Cream Truck🎟️ Raffles and prizes⚽ Youth shootouts on the field during halftime
And more!
We’re also proud to support the Franklin Food Pantry. Please consider bringing a donation of diapers, soap, shampoo, conditioner, or other needed items to help local families in our community.
Come out, have some fun, and cheer on our Franklin soccer teams! We can’t wait to see you there! 💙⚽
Franklin Public Radio - wfpr.fm Schedule for Monday, October 5, 2026
Yes, Franklin has its own radio station -> wfpr.fm. Franklin Public Radio has a brand new schedule for the locally produced shows that fill our air waves.
It is available anywhere, anytime at wfpr.fm or in the local Franklin, MA area at 102.9 on the FM dial.
Tune in to listen to the following:
Get this week's program guide for Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) online http://franklin.tv/programguide.pdf
Franklin TV schedule for Monday, Oct 5, 2026
Franklin All Access TV - Our Public Access Channel (Comcast 6, Verizon 26) = MONDAY
Franklin Pride TV - Our Educational Channel (Comcast 8, Verizon 28) = MONDAY
Franklin Town Hall TV - Our Government Channel (Comcast 9, Verizon 29) = MONDAY
Get this week's program guide for Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) online http://franklin.tv/programguide.pdf
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Fallen Hero Recognition: Edward L. Grant - Oct 5, 2026 - 9 AM
Memorial event today (10/05/26) at 9 AM on the Town Common Veterans Walkway to honor Edward L. Grant.
This program will include the placing of a Memorial Wreath for the day, the playing of Taps, a salute from those present, and a reading of whatever history may be available for that veteran. This is a way of keeping the memory of that veteran alive.
Edward L. Grant, Captain U.S. Army WWI
Edward Leslie Grant was born May 21, 1883, in Franklin of Mr. & Mrs. G.H. Grant. He graduated from Franklin public schools, later going to Dean Academy where he distinguished himself in baseball.
After graduation in 1902, he studied law at Harvard University, attaining his Law Degree, and played professional baseball during the summers. With Jersey City in 1906 he led the Eastern League with a .322 average. Eddie enjoyed his finest season in 1909, batting .269 as Philadelphia's leadoff hitter and finishing second in the National League with 170 hits.
Before a double-header against the Giants that year, he supposedly found a domino with 7 white spots. As the story goes, in joking with his teammates that the domino was an omen, that he would have seven hits that day. Eddie went 5 for 5 against Christy Matthewson in the first game, and batted safely in his first two at bats in the night cap. The 7 consecutive hits are believed to be a National League record.
After playing for the Philadelphia Nationals, Cincinnati Reds, and finally, the NY Giants, he decided to retire in 1916 when he was 32 years old. He intended to develop his Boston law practice. This lasted only about a year. When the United States declared war on Germany on April 6, 1917, be became the major leaguer to enlist.
After 4 months of training in New York, he was commissioned as Captain of Company H of the 307th Infantry Regiment and trained at Camp Upton on Long Island with the troops he would lead.
Arriving in France as part of the American Expeditionary Force, Grant's division saw some combat before being assigned to the Meuse-Argonne offensive, the great final American drive of the war.
On October 2, 1918, the 307th Regiment launched an attack on the the Argonne forest, a rugged heavily wooded area with thick underbrush, deep ravines and marshes. His regiment was part of the command trying to rescue Whittlesey's Lost Battalion.
On October 5th, Eddie Grant was exhausted. He hadn't slept since the beginning of the offensive, and some fellow officers noticed him sitting on a stump with a cup of coffee in front of him, too weak to lift it.
One of his troops, a former policeman on the Polo Grounds in NY remembered the following:
"On the morning the relief was affected, Eddie was dog-tired, but he stepped off at the head of his outfit. He staggered from weakness, and he was suffering from bronchitis, but he wouldn't go to the hospital until he was relieved. He stepped off at the head of his company, marching with his head up. On the was through the forest, fighting at every step, Grant came across stretcher bearers, carrying his commander Major Jay who had been wounded. Jay called to Grant to "take command of the battalion." Eddie was one of the few officers left. The Major had hardly spoken those words when a shell came through the trees dropping 2 of Grant's lieutenants. While ordering his men to take cover, he called for more stretcher bearers for his lieutenants. He was calling and waving his hands when a shell struck him. It was a direct hit. The remaining officers and men of the company said Eddie's conduct during the battle was marvelous. He never slept, always moving forward."
Today he is remembered as the first and most prominent major leaguer to be killed in combat in WWI.
He was buried near where he fell and later removed to the Romagne Cemetery where he rests today.
A monument in Grant's honor was unveiled at the Polo Grounds on Memorial Day in 1921, the baseball field at Dean bears his name as does Franklin's American Legion Post.
Edward L Grant was one of Franklin's most worthy sons, winning honor for himself, his unit, his country, and reflecting credit on the town of his birth.
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Sunday, October 4, 2026
What's happening in Franklin, MA: Sunday, October 4, 2026 ???
Sunday, October 4
38th Annual Jimmy Fund Walk for Dana-Farber
Info & donation link - https://danafarber.jimmyfund.org/site/TR?fr_id=2560&pg=entry
12:00pm 7th Annual Pumpkin Patch (St John's Episcopal Church)
1:00pm Franklin Historical Museum (always free)
1:30pm Franklin Public Library (open until 5pm)
*** NO Town Meetings today ***
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Find the full Community event calendar https://bit.ly/FranklinCommunityCalendar
If you have an event to add to the calendar, you can use the form to submit it for publication: https://bit.ly/Submit2Calendar
The Town meeting calendar is found https://www.franklinma.gov/Calendar.aspx
The School district calendar is found https://franklinpublicschooldistrictma.sites.thrillshare.com/o/fpsd/page/school-calendar
Franklin TV: Your vote, your voice: Information session at the Franklin Public Library
Join us in welcoming Town Clerk Nancy Danello and FranklinTV Executive Director Liz Harkins to Franklin Public Library for a live recording session discussing the ins and outs of the November election.
Learn the specifics—where, when, and how—for this uncommon multipage ballot.
Participants can attend in person at the Library or via Zoom.
Links for Zoom and to submit a question are available on the Library Calendar of Events!
Library page -> https://www.franklinma.gov/233/Franklin-Public-Library
Download the full programming guide:
Agenda for the Joint Budget Subcommittee Meeting - Wedsneday, Oct 7, 2026
Joint Budget Subcommittee Meeting
(Members of the Town Council, School Committee, and Finance Committee)
Agenda & Meeting Packet
October 7, 2026, 6:00 PM
Franklin Municipal Building: Council Chambers
355 East Central Street, 2nd Floor
Agenda
1. Call the Meeting to Order
2. Approval of Minutes
a. August 13, 2026
3. Vote on Joint Budget Subcommittee Goals
4. Discussion of Franklin Finances 101 Educational Video Series
5. Kitchen Table Discussion: FY27 Financial Baseline
6. Revenue Ideation - Initial list of revenues to research
7. Future Agenda Items/Next Meeting Date
a. Revenue Ideation follow up
b. Massachusetts Municipal Association A Perfect Storm and Navigating the Storm reports
8. Adjournment
Agenda document contains remote participation info
Community Chorus forming to perform Handel's Messiah in November
"Hi everyone - first time posting here, so I hope this is okay!
I’m the Music Director at St. Mary’s in Franklin, and we’re putting together a community chorus for a performance of the Christmas portion of Handel’s "Messiah" on Sunday, November 15 at 3pm.
We’d love to welcome local singers who might be interested in joining us for a fun, short-term commitment! The rehearsal schedule is pretty light and flexible, and while previous experience singing Handel is definitely a plus, it’s not required.
We’ll be performing with the St. Mary’s Parish Choir, Mostly Baroque Chamber Orchestra, and faculty from Dean College.
All the details are on the flyer below- feel free to reach out if you’re interested, and please share with any singers you think might enjoy it! Thanks so much! "
Shared from https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1CdqgTQpyP/
FHS football posts win vs. Stoughton; field hockey earns tie on Saturday
Via Instagram, Franklin TV, and our subscription to HockomockSports.com, we share the results of the Fall sports competition for Franklin High School on Saturday, October 3, 2026.
Football = Franklin, 43 @ Stoughton, 6 – Final
1st Quarter: (F) Ethan Edmunds 22-yard pass to Christian Holmes, Owen Webster XP good.
2nd Quarter: (F) Owen Essam 3-yard rush, O. Webster XP good; (S) Aidan Moriarty 2-yard rush, XP blocked; (F) E. Edmunds 9-yard rush, O. Essam two-point conversion rush good; (F) E. Edmunds 34-yard to C. Holmes, O. Webster XP good.
3rd Quarter: (F) O. Essam 4-yard rush, O. Webster XP good; (F) O. Essam 2-yard rush, O. Webster XP good.
4th Quarter: No scoring.
Field hockey = Uxbridge, 2 @ Franklin, 2 – Final
– Franklin twice rallied from one-goal deficits to earn an impressive draw against five-time defending state champion Uxbridge, which entered 7-0 having allowed just four goals all season. Senior Ella Marzullo answered Uxbridge’s opening goal with a penalty stroke in the second quarter, then struck again in the third off an assist from junior Penelope Brady after the Spartans had regained the lead. Junior Elise Ackerman made six saves in net, while senior Jossie Camp and sophomore Cade Taccini helped control the midfield. Franklin also stood tall late, with Camp, junior Clara Blongastainer, junior Sammy Feigen, and sophomore Rhian Schlitzer keeping Uxbridge off the board on four corners in the fourth quarter.
For other results across the Hockomock League (subscription required)
FHS Panther sports results shared via Twitter & subscription to HockomockSports
Town of Franklin 2025 Master Plan: Natural, Cultural & Historic Resources
Introduction
Franklin is a town that proudly intertwines its natural, historic, and cultural treasures to create a tapestry of unparalleled charm. Steeped in a rich historical background, many of Franklin’s significant buildings and areas have stood the test of time, narrating tales of the past. Franklin offers a rich diversity of landscapes including urban, suburban, small town and rural/agricultural areas. The Town has hills, farmlands, pastures, scenic roadways lined with large trees, stone walls, lakes, rivers, streams, marshes, and swamps - all the unique features for a picturesque landscape that serves a variety of lifestyles and creates a pleasant environment for residents to live and work. As stewards of this New England gem, the community is committed to smart growth, protecting its natural resources, maintaining its historic appeal, and identifying and safeguarding lands and historic characteristics that make Franklin a treasured place to live, work, and play.
Existing Conditions and Trends
GEOLOGY, TOPOGRAPHY, AND SOILS
Franklin is characterized by low, rounded hills and open valleys formed by repeated advances of glacial ice. Elevations in the town range from 470 feet above sea level in the southern portion of the town, to less than 150 feet near Populatic Pond in the north. Some portions of northern Franklin also reach elevations over 400 feet above sea level.63 With a majority of the town sitting at 250-350 feet above sea level, Franklin is one of the highest elevated towns in Norfolk County.
Franklin’s bedrock is mainly composed of two types of granite: Dedham and Quincy granite. Dedham Granite runs through the lower half of Franklin, while Quincy Granite runs through the northern half. The Town has a small band of diorite (a dark, granite-textured rock) and diabase (dark, fine igneous rock, often used for crushed stone) dikes and sills along its eastern border with Norfolk and a strip of Wamsutta Formation (red to pink conglomerates of sandstone shale and rholite) along its southern border with Wrentham. The Bellingham-Franklin line is straddled with a strip of the Blackstone Group (quartzite, schist, phyllite, marble and metavolcanic rocks) on its northern half and a strip of Mattapan Volcanic Complex to the south of the Blackstone Group.
As the glacier retreated to the north, glacial till (unsorted glacial sediment) was deposited on hills, while meltwaters covered lower elevations with stratified glacial deposits of sand and gravel. In Map 7.1, tills appear as green, outwash areas of sand and gravel deposits are indicated by orange, bedrock outcrops are denoted by red, and brown indicates areas of artificial fill. Alluvium (mainly organic matter, fine sand, and silt) which underlies the flood plains of most streams and rivers, is represented by yellow areas.67 There are large swamp deposits in the western half of the town, as well as in some wetland pockets in other parts of Franklin. Comparing the surficial geology to flood hazard areas (shown in Map 7.2), clearly shows how the soils left behind by the glaciers are impacting the water flow at the surface today. Areas that would experience flooding during a 100-year flood overlap areas of floodplain alluvium and swamp deposits that are poorly draining and hold significant amounts of water and peat.
Franklin’s surficial geology consists primarily of deep, moderate to excessively drained fine, sandy loams. Knowledge of the soil types located within Franklin is a valuable tool for land use planning. Soil conditions can inform appropriate locations for farming, development and construction uses, flood management and other uses.
AGRICULTURAL LAND
Due to the high quality of its soil, Franklin has a rich agricultural history. Of Franklin’s 17,296 acres, 5,375 acres are classified as prime farmland or farmland of statewide significance.
According to the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), prime farmland “has the best combination of physical and chemical characteristics for economically producing sustained high yields of food, feed, forage, fiber, and oilseed crops, when treated and managed according to acceptable farming methods”.70 Farmland of statewide significance “is of statewide importance for the production of food, feed, fiber, forage, and oil seed crops, as determined by the appropriate state agency or agencies. Generally, these include lands that are nearly prime farmland and that economically produce high yields of crops when treated and managed according to acceptable farming methods.”
While there were over 200 farms across Franklin in the late 1800s, that number has decreased dramatically today. As of 2023, the town reported only 14 operating farms (see Table 7.1 below).
Recently, the Town Council established the Franklin Agricultural Commission to promote the long-term economic and environmental viability of Franklin agriculture, provide agricultural resources, and preserve farmland in the town.
The Franklin Farmers’ Market is held on the Franklin Town Common on Fridays from June through October and a Winter Farmers’ Market is held at Fairmount Fruit Farm on selected Saturdays from November through April.
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Complete 2025 Master Plan report
Town of Franklin Master Plans (prior years)
Mass ballot questions primer via Senator Becca Rausch
Via Senator Becca Rausch: 
"There are a lot of ballot questions coming before voters this year. I put together a primer for you: "
Link to ballot questions primer https://www.beccarauschma.com/ballotquestions26
Town of Franklin 2025 Master Plan: Land Use
Introduction
Franklin’s landscape and land use patterns - marked by expansive open space and natural resources, along with an abundance of historic properties and a picturesque historic Town Center – reflect the community’s agricultural history and quintessential New England character. Over the years, increased development has impacted the characteristics of what was once a rural farming community. While many of the picturesque farmlands have been developed into sprawling residential subdivisions, the Town has been able to maintain its small-town charm while growing as a prominent business, commercial and industrial area along the I-495/MetroWest Corridor.
The downtown commercial district and outlying business and industrial districts create pocket urban areas that connect to rural feeling residential neighborhoods, agricultural lands, and forests. The mixed-use commercial area and business districts include retail, single and multi-family residential mixes, schools, parks and Recreation Areas, a college campus and two train stations. The industrial areas in Franklin include industrial, manufacturing, warehousing and distribution, research and development facilities and office space. Many of Franklin’s new houses are located within large subdivisions, but there are still many older homes located on rural scenic roadways that have views of pastures and agricultural lands still in production.
The Land Use section of a master plan is intended to delineate the opportunities and challenges that will shape all future development goals. As such, this section will examine both Franklin’s past and potential future: the past, by examining historic development patterns and the current layout that these patterns have created; and the future, by analyzing the Town’s zoning regulations, which govern the type of development that can currently take place.
Existing Conditions and Trends
LAND USE PATTERNS AND TRENDS
Development and land use in Franklin have changed drastically throughout the Town’s 363-year history but have followed clear patterns still visible in its landscape today. The axes along which development has occurred in town are the traditional Town Center, dating back to Franklin’s founding, and the system of highways that crisscross the landscape, opened in the twentieth century.
Originally settled in 1660, Franklin was officially incorporated in 1778 and was primarily an agrarian community. The access to waterpower initially, and to railroads later, led to the development of mills and other industry in town. As industrial development grew in the 18th and 19th century, so did the Town’s population, mostly in the Downtown and Unionville areas and along long-established roadways. Residential growth initially occurred adjacent to the industrial and commercial growth, but now occurs in all parts of Town (see Map 6.1 Age of Housing Stock).
Between 1900 and 1950, the Town’s growth was relatively slow but steady, with no ten-year period having a population increase of over 1,000 residents. During this period, manufacturing continued and began to diversify. After World War II, the development patterns began to change; a greater percentage of residents owned cars, and single-family homes were being constructed 31 percent to 10,530 residents.
With construction of Interstate 495 and its two Franklin exits, development patterns continued to change. Residential growth began to boom in the 1960s and substantial areas of undeveloped land were turned into residential subdivisions. The construction of the subdivisions encroached on many of the scenic areas of Franklin, leaving residents to be fearful of over development. As a result, in 1987, the Town enacted an Open Space Development Bylaw to promote preservation of Open Space in subdivision development.
Interstate 495 positioned Franklin as a major regional distribution center for goods and as a regional employment center. In the 1980’s, the Town rezoned former farmlands lying immediately outside Interstate 495 for industrial uses. Since that time, the Town has rezoned additional residential property to industrial several times. In the late 1980’s, the Town established itself as a regional transportation hub by lobbying successfully for an extension of commuter rail to an Interstate 495 terminus in Franklin, and for major improvements to State Route 140 connecting the Town’s extensive commercial areas. Franklin has had a steady increase in commercial and industrial development since 1980.
The 1997 Master Plan also responded to this rapid growth by establishing three goals relating to industrial and commercial zoning, reducing residential build out, and maintaining Franklin’s New England character. Towards these ends, the plan set a target growth rate of no more than 100 building permits per year.
Additionally, Franklin adopted a Growth Management Bylaw in October 1997 which was designed to guide development to minimize excessive demands on the Town’s infrastructure and services including fire protection, water, sewer, schools, transportation, recreation, and police protection; however, this Bylaw expired in June of 2009. During the past few decades, Franklin has seen a substantial reduction in the number of large subdivisions being constructed due in part to a poor economic climate and fewer large parcels of undeveloped land.
The 2013 Master Plan introduced six goals to attain fuller, more efficient development while protecting natural resources and the New England, small town character of Franklin. There have been several amendments to the Zoning Ordinance since 2013 that can be traced to these goals outlined in this plan, but many of the recommendations are as valid in 2023 as they were a decade ago.
Recent work by the Town has focused on promoting mixed use development and encouraging expansion, retention, and attraction of business. A Market Study completed by MAPC in 2020 offered recommendations to attract business activity and concentrate development in the existing economic corridors of Franklin Center, The Crossing, and the Mixed Business Innovation District (see the Economic Development section for further discussion). Franklin created a Business Guide based on MAPC’s recommendations.
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Complete 2025 Master Plan report
Town of Franklin Master Plans (prior years)
2026 Ballot Question 7: Single Family Homes
Question 7: Do you approve of a law summarized below, on which no vote was taken by the Senate or the House of Representatives before May 6, 2026?
"Three local news outlets — CommonWealth Beacon, The Bay State Banner and El Planeta — unveil a detailed guide to this fall's state ballot questions.
SUMMARY
As required by law, summaries are written by the State Attorney General.
This proposed law would allow single-family homes to be built in a residentially zoned area as long as the land on which it is to be constructed is at least 5,000 square feet, has at least 50 feet of land bordering the street, road, or public way that it faces, and has access to public sewer and water services.
The proposed law would allow cities and towns to reasonably regulate certain aspects of those single-family homes, including their height, distance from neighboring buildings, open space, parking requirements, and whether they can be rented out on a short-term basis. The proposed law would also allow the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities to issue guidance or regulations to administer the proposed law.
WHAT YOUR VOTE WILL DO
As required by law, the statements describing the effect of a "yes" or "no" vote are written jointly by the State Attorney General and the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
A YES VOTE would allow single-family homes to be built on lots of 5,000 square feet or more in residential areas, subject to reasonable local regulation of certain aspects of those homes.
A NO VOTE would make no change to the law relative to building single-family homes.
STATEMENT OF FISCAL CONSEQUENCES
As required by law, statements of fiscal consequences are written by the Executive Office of Administration and Finance.
If the proposed law enables the growth of housing in communities, it could provide positive new growth revenues to municipalities. However, it is difficult to project the potential scale of new growth tied to the proposed law. The proposed law thus has no discernible material fiscal consequences for state and municipal government finances.
Additonal info - https://ma.omniballot.us/sites/25/vg/app/vig/voter-guide/info/16
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