Post mortem on Article 9 vote

Once again the abuters and the Joe Lorusso fail to compromse on how to develop his property on the Route 1/495 interchange.

It’s a failure on the part of both the abutters and the developer to strike a bargain. The former have to accept some consequences for buying homes in such close proximity to a major highway interchange (regardless of what they thought the day they signed the deed) and the land owner needs to make a credible and sincere effort to mitigate the impact upon the Madison Street residents.

Otherwise,  the debate over the Lorusso property will continue acting like a bad hot dog. It will keep on repeating until the community finds a way to keep it in our stomach long enough to digest. But rest assured, it’s eventually coming out the other end.

It's time to get this sorted. Here's my take on the situation.