The Emerald Necklace Conservancy and 15 citizens from Boston and Brookline filed a lawsuit in Suffolk Superior Civil Court to stop a proposal to renovate White Stadium in Franklin Park a plan they say is an “unconstitutional privatization of public land.” The deal would transfer the stadium to a for-profit investment group, Boston Unity Soccer Partners.
A conservancy group and local residents are suing the City of Boston over plans for a new soccer stadium, saying the project “would illegally transfer” public trust lands on the site for private use.
The Emerald Necklace Conservancy (ENC) and 15 citizens from Boston and Brookline filed a lawsuit on Tuesday in Suffolk Superior Civil Court to stop a proposal to renovate White Stadium in Franklin Park – a plan they contend is the “unconstitutional privatization of public land.” Several of the citizen plaintiffs and officials from ENC held an online press conference on