The Lexington League of Women Voters will hold its next First Friday Forum on March 3, 2023, 9:30 AM at Cary Library. The topic will be the Special Permit Residential Development proposal, a zoning warrant article coming to the 2023 Annual Town Meeting.

Jill Hai, Chair of the Special Permit Residential Development Ad hoc Zoning Committee (SPRD), and other members of the Committee will set out their recommendations for new SPRD zoning, intended to encourage the creation of smaller, more sustainable and affordable homes throughout Lexington.  The panel will describe two zoning alternatives to conventional subdivisions:  an amended Site Sensitive Development model and a new Compact Neighborhood Development model, which have been designed in collaboration with local builders, real estate professionals, housing advocates and residents.  They will explain the differences between these zoning proposals and the MBTA Multi-family Zoning proposal presented in January, and emphasize the need for both initiatives if we are to meet Lexington’s housing goals set out in our recent Comprehensive Plan, LexingtonNext. 

This program is the sixth in the 2022-2023 First Friday Forum series hosted by the League of Women Voters to promote awareness and understanding of public policy issues. There will be time for Q&A after the program. For more information about the forum or other activities of the League, go to https://my.lwv.org/massachusetts/lexington/calendar.

First Fridays are a monthly forum usually held on the first Friday of every month. Speakers present on topics of importance to Lexington residents. To see previous First Friday Forums, go to Past Events in the Calendar and search for "First Friday". 

The League of Women Voters is a non-partisan organization dedicated to the principles of self-government established in the Constitution of the United States. The League works to promote political responsibility through informed and active participation of citizens in government. All League forums are free and open to the public. For more information about the League go to https://my.lwv.org/massachusetts/lexington.