Article: FLYNN SIGNS PLAN TO TRANSFORM COMBAT ZONE NEW LAW REQUIRES DEVELOPERS TO BUILD THEATERS OR RENOVATE ARTS SPACE

Standing a short distance from two nude dancing establishments, Mayor Flynn yesterday signed into law a zoning plan that seeks to transform the remnant of the adult entertainment district known as the Combat Zone, once notorious for prostitution and drug dealing, into a haven for theater and arts.

In signing the Midtown Cultural District Zoning Plan, Flynn criticized the House budget bill, which cuts in half funding for the Massachusetts Council on Arts and Humanities, to $9.5 million.

"This is an exciting day but much work needs to be done," said Flynn. "We have the will and the guts to fight. We cannot be put aside because of the short-sighted policy at the State House.

"We can't ...

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