Sanjoy Mahajan v. MA DEP and the BRA

March 15, 2013
/ Englander & Chicoine, P.C.
/ Land Use Litigation, Municipal Law, Notable Decisions

In a March 15, 2013 ruling, the Supreme Judicial Court held that Long Wharf in Boston may be developed in accordance with the Boston Redevelopment Authority’s urban renewal plan, and is not a park subject to a two-thirds legislative vote under Article 97 for changes to lands taken for conservation purposes. The SJC also ruled that the issuance of a Chapter 91 license does not trigger a legislative vote under Article 97.

Read the decision. (PDF)

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