St. James Land Use No Longer Restricted to Town

The town may now purchase the land at 900 Worcester St. without restriction.

Boston.com is reporting that the Archdiocese dropped the restrictions on the St. James The Great property, which disallowed the town from using the property as a stem cell research facility, an abortion clinic or a facility where suicides are assisted.

The terms of the original contract restricted these uses for 90 years, and now, if the town ultimately purchases the land, it may be used for “municipal purposes” for the next 40 years, according to Boston.com.

The town must vote to purchase the property at Town Meeting June 13. The original sale agreement says the town would purchase the land for $3.8 million.