Armknecht v. Concord Housing Authority

INTRODUCTION

Pursuant to G.L.c. 40B, §21, the defendant, Town of Concord Board of Appeals (“Board”), issued a comprehensive permit to the' defendant, Concord Housing Authority (“CHA”), for the construction of low-income housing on property previously under the control of the Concord School Committee (“School Committee”). The plaintiffs brought this appeal, pursuant to G.L.c. 40A, § 17, claiming that the Board did not have authority to grant the CHA a comprehensive permit and seeking to annul the Board’s decision.4 In addition, the plaintiffs contend that when Eliot Wilbur read a Memorandum of…