[GreenFreeper]

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"This is not meant to obstruct," said Bishop. Developers say otherwise. And they say these local rules are driving housing costs out of sight. "They're typically a tool to thwart construction or development of any kind," said Ben Osgood, a builder and developer from North Andover. ''The applicant is held hostage in these cases."

[OldFriend]

Of course, it's meant to obstruct!

[Carry_Okie]

And they say these local rules are driving housing costs out of sight.

Yup, they'll weed out the small developer building custom homes in favor of the corporation buiding Sustainable Communities that can foot both the cost of the paperwork and the payoff to the local pols.