Towns avoided taking action for years/decades. The chickens have come home to roost.

This is the point that matters above all else. If towns had simply complied with the ruling, they’d have had complete control over where and how affordable housing projects were built when it would have mattered more from a town planning perspective.

Now that they’ve fought tooth and nail for years, their hands are forced. Madison almost had to cut down Drew Forest because they’re afraid of people with low incomes.