December 8, 2025 |City of Lynn, City Services, Infrastructure, LCTV News, Lynn Planning Department, News

City Council Establishes Lynn Redevelopment Authority

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From the Lynn Planning Department: At our recent community meeting about the South Harbor Implementation Plan, we heard a clear message from residents: the City should explore every available tool to address the vacant and blighted sites that have sat idle along our waterfront for too long. One of those tools, which many communities across Massachusetts have used successfully, is urban renewal.

On November 25th the City Council voted to establish a Lynn Redevelopment Authority. What happens next? We’ll hire a planning consultant to help lead the development of an Urban Renewal Plan: a detailed roadmap that will take the South Harbor Implementation Plan to the next step and ensure our community has the authority we need to facilitate transformative development in the waterfront.

That process will include multiple public meetings and opportunities for community input. Everyone will have the chance to help shape the plan and ensure it reflects Lynn’s values, history, and vision for equitable, inclusive growth.

Update on the South Harbor Implementation Plan

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