Results: Milton’s Feb. 14 Special Election – MBTA Communities Act Zoning

Residents of Milton voted on February 14, 2024 on Question 1, related to Article 1 of the MBTA Communities Act Zoning.

Results were viewed and recorded live on Milton Access TV.

Unofficial results

Milton Town Clerk Sue Galvin noted that approximately 3,000 absentee and vote by mail votes were recorded at the precincts, and that it was an extremely busy voting day.

Total registered voters in Milton: 21,120

Total votes cast: 9,466

Voter turnout: 44.8%

Precinct 7 had the highest voter turnout with over 53% voter turnout.

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Precinct 1

• Yes: 440
• No: 226

Precinct 2

• Yes: 729
• No: 350

Precinct 3

• Yes: 564
• No: 519

Precinct 4

• Yes: 274
• No: 313

Precinct 4A

• Yes: 197
• No: 100

Precinct 5

• Yes: 406
• No: 385

Precinct 6

• Yes: 372
• No: 781

Precinct 7

• Yes: 201
• No: 892

Precinct 8

• Yes: 433
• No: 714

Precinct 9

• Yes: 369
• No: 684

Precinct 10

• Yes: 361
• No: 151

Totals:

• Yes: 4,346
• No: 5,115

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)?

Inclement weather leads to election rescheduling

On Monday, February 12, 2024, the Select Board voted to seek a court order requesting to reschedule the special election due to the forecasted winter storm, which turned out to be a dud in the greater Boston area. After a hearing in Norfolk Superior Court, Judge Joseph Leighton granted the Town’s request to delay the election to Wednesday, February 14, 2024.