POLL RESULTS: How will you vote on Question 1 in Milton’s Special Election?

Residents of Milton are gearing up for special election vote on February 14, 2024, related to Article 1 of the MBTA Communities Act Zoning.

We asked Milton Neighbors: How will you vote on Question 1?

The poll was open for a little over 3 days and had 2014 responses.

It was striking that when periodically checking on the poll responses, the pie chart looked similar each time, with roughly 60% responding with YES, 30% responding with NO, and the remainder, undecided.

Final results:

Yes: 60.7%

No: 31.3%

Undecided: 7.9%

QUESTION 1:

Shall the Town vote to amend Chapter 275 of the General Bylaws, known as the Zoning Bylaw, by adding a new Section 275-3.23 MBTA Communities Multi-family Overlay District and to amend the Zoning Map to include the MBTA Communities Multi-family Overlay District, including the following subdistricts: Eliot Street Corridor Subdistrict, Milton/Central Avenue Station Subdistrict, Mattapan Station Subdistrict, Blue Hills Parkway Corridor Subdistrict, Granite Avenue Subdistrict, and East Milton Square Subdistrict as shown on the MBTA Communities Multi-family Overlay District Boundary Map, as printed as Article 1 in the Warrant for the December 2023 Special Town Meeting, with the following change: on page 19, Section G (Granite Avenue Subdistrict), subsection 2 (Applicability) shall be changed to “up to 4.5 stories” so it is consistent with page 20, Section G (Granite Avenue Subdistrict), subsection 5 (Table of Dimensional Standards)?

Voting will take place on Wednesday, February 14, 2024.

Click here to see election info.

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