Vociferous public opposition led Metro’s board of directors Thursday to temporarily delay plans to sell land around its Takoma station to a local home-building company.

EYA, a Bethesda development company, plans to build 85 town homes on the six-acre tract near the stop. The property is just inside the District of Columbia’s boundary in Takoma, but many residents from Takoma Park use the station.

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