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Housing. Crisis.
Marblehead reversed itself and rejected MBTA zoning via a Referendum yesterday. The Town had previously voted to pass MBTA Zoning at a Special Town Meeting this Spring. Opponents held signs with slogans like "Don't Malden My Marblehead!"
BREAKING NEWS: Marblehead voters overturn multifamily housing zoning
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BREAKING NEWS: Marblehead voters overturn multifamily housing zoning - Marblehead Current
Marblehead’s voters Tuesday overturned state-mandated multifamily housing overlay districts approved at May’s Town Meeting, with 6,939 of 16,732 registered voters turning out to reject the measure 3,642 to 3,297 (52.5% to 47.5%), surpassing the 3,347 votes needed for repeal and winning by a...marbleheadcurrent.org
The referendum marked the first successful use of Marblehead’s 1954 Special Act allowing citizen petitions to challenge select Town Meeting decisions.