Last week Governor Maura Healey cut off grant money to the Town of Milton after its voters rejected a referendum to add a low-income housing district near the town’s MBTA station.
The low-income district is supposedly mandated by law and an order issued by former Governor Charlie Baker. (See my earlier post: AG: MBTA Communities Must Allow Multi-Family Housing Along Service Routes.)
Today the Attorney General’s office announced that they have filed a lawsuit against the small town.
The complaint seeks Supreme Judicial Court review. The AG wants the justices to affirm that Massachusetts law mandates all towns with an MBTA station to have at least one low-income district within half a mile of the station.
Additionally, the AG want an order barring Milton’s officials from enforcing “any aspect of the Town’s zoning by-law, rules, or regulations” that go against the proposed mandate.
Lastly, the AG wants, if necessary, a “Special Master” appointed by the court to administer the town’s zoning and by-laws.
The full text of the complaint is attached below.