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Wellesley to hold hearing on zoning amendment involving gun business

How have other communities handled gun shop locations? For example, in Dedham there must be a 150-foot buffer from residential districts, schools, houses of worship, and many other locations. However, in Bloomington, Minn., firearm businesses must be 250 feet away from schools; in Contra Costa, Calif., they must be 500 feet from schools; and in Worcester, shooting ranges must be 1,000 feet from schools, to name a few. Most neighboring communities have no zoning in place for firearm businesses, including Boston, Waltham, Watertown, Needham, and Wellesley, among others. Many councilors said the...

Wicked Local It’s not often a government official says, “money is waiting there to be spent,” but that is precisely what Councilor-at-Large Alison Leary stated about Community Preservation Act (CPA) funding for the rehabilitation of city fields. Leary, like several other councilors at a recent Programs and Services meeting, pushed Nicole Banks, commissioner of the Newton Parks, Recreation & Culture Department, to create a timeline with priorities for upgrading the fields. Banks and councilors at the meeting agreed that in order to move forward, the parks department will need to create ...