Is New Bedford Trying to Stop the South Coast Rail?

Despite clamoring for years for commuter rail service in New Bedford, officials in that town are now threatening to sue the MBTA for seizing city land in order to construct said rail.A May 2023 article by Matt Stout in the Boston Globe lays out a complaint sent by New Bedford officials in April 2023 saying that the land taken should be returned to the city.The MBTA paid $486,627 for the land and Stout wonders if this potential law suit is simply a way for the city to sell the land at a higher price, rather than a genuine attempt to stop the South Coast Rail project, which would only benefit New Bedford residents.To learn more about the situation, read the Globe article here.