As Marblehead finally passes MBTA Act zoning, a resident asks: ‘Are we kinda being pricks?’

Are we kind of being pricks?

A man in Massachusetts asks the big question. (Photo via the Marblehead Independent)This week proved that even with legal momentum, housing gets built only at the will of NIMBYs. As cities test the limitations of development incentives, the Trump administration proposes stripping HUD of billions of dollars of community- and housing-development tools ami…

Marblehead man goes viral for comments on town housing plan: ‘Are we kind of being pricks?’ - The Boston Globe

David Modica’s remarks at Town Meeting on Marblehead’s plan to comply with the controversial MBTA Communities Act have exploded online.

As Marblehead finally passes MBTA Act zoning, a resident asks: ‘Are we kinda being pricks?’

“Are we trying to do nothing? Because it seems like we’re doing nothing.” The post As Marblehead finally passes MBTA Act zoning, a resident asks: ‘Are we kinda being pricks?’ appeared first on Boston.com.

He asked if Marblehead was 'kind of being pricks.' Then the internet found him.

David Modica did not plan on speaking at Town Meeting, yet his brief remark exposed confusion over housing compliance and local candor.