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Public Improvement Commission hearing

The Public Improvement Commission hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 11.

This Thursday's Public Improvement Commission hearing is scheduled for its regular time at 10 a.m..  To encourage social distancing, all project teams and most Commission members will be participating in this hearing from remote locations.  Hearing participants will be digitally connected in real time courtesy of the City’s Department of Innovation and Technology.

Members of the public who wish to participate in the hearing are strongly encouraged to do so remotely. The hearing will continue to be televised and may also be streamed online via Boston TV.  Those members of the public that are unable or choose not to participate remotely should report to City Hall room 801 at the time of the hearing.  All visitors to City Hall will have their temperatures taken and will be required to wear protective face coverings.  Written testimony for all agenda items will continue to be accepted via email; testimony should be directed to PIC@boston.gov

All project team members who intend to join their project's presentation, as well as any City staff representatives or members of the public who wish to remotely offer testimony, should complete the short (four question) request form available here:

Complete the request form

 

Discussion Topics

  1. Agenda
    Hearing Minutes

    At the request of the Public Improvement Commission staff, the Acceptance of the Minutes of the PIC hearing held on February 25, 2021.

    Public Hearing Continued

    On a petition by Madison Park Development Corp. (d/b/a 75 Dudley LLC) for the acceptance of a Pedestrian Easement adjacent to the following public ways in Roxbury:

    Dudley Street – on its southerly side at address nos. 75-81, between Guild Row and Kenilworth Street;

    Guild Row – on its westerly side south of Dudley Street.

    (NB 1/14/2021; PH 1/28/2021) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Pedestrian Easement Plan, 75-81 Dudley Street, (Roxbury) Boston,” 1 sheet dated January 13, 2021.

    On a petition by Madison Park Development Corp. (d/b/a 75 Dudley LLC) for the making of Specific Repairs within the following public ways in Roxbury, consisting of curb realignment as well as sidewalk and pedestrian ramp reconstruction:

    Dudley Street – on its southerly side at address nos. 75-81, between Guild Row and Kenilworth Street;

    Guild Row – on its westerly side south of Dudley Street.

    (NB 1/14/2021; PH 1/28/2021) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Specific Repair and License Plan, 75-81 Dudley Street, Guild Row & Dudley Street, Roxbury,” 2 sheets dated January 5, 2021.

    Public Hearing

    On a petition by the City of Boston Public Works Department for the making of Specific Repairs within the following public ways in Dorchester, consisting of curb realignment, sidewalk and roadway reconstruction, as well as new and relocated pedestrian ramps, specialty pavement, street lights, stormwater drainage infrastructure, driveway curb cuts, flexposts, and a center median island:

    River Street – at its intersection with Edgewater Drive;

    Edgewater Drive – south of River Street.

    (NB 2/25/2021) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Specific Repairs Plans, River St at Edgewater Dr, Mattapan,” 4 sheets dated February 3, 2021.

    On a joint petition by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and City of Boston Public Works Department for the making of Specific Repairs within the following public ways in Brighton, consisting of curb realignment, sidewalk reconstruction, as well as new and relocated pedestrian ramps:

    Washington Street – on both sides generally between Montfern Avenue and Fairbanks Street;

    Oak Square Avenue – north of Washington Street;

    Fairbanks Street – north of Washington Street.

    (NB 2/25/2021) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Specific Repair Plan, Washington Street at Oak Square Avenue, Washington Street at Langley Road, Boston,” 2 sheets dated February, 2021.

    On a petition by Seaport Square Development Company LLC for the making of Specific Repairs within the following public ways in South Boston, consisting of new wayfinding signage:

    Seaport Boulevard – on its southwesterly side southeast of Pier 4 Boulevard; on its northeasterly side northwest of Fan Pier Boulevard/Thompson Place; on its northeasterly side generally between Sleeper Street and Fan Pier Boulevard; within its center median southeast of Sleeper Street;

    Pier 4 Boulevard – on its southeasterly side generally across from Autumn Lane.

    (NB 2/25/2021) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Specific Repairs Plan, Seaport Wayfinding Signs, Seaport Blvd, Pier 4 Blvd, Seaport,” 4 sheets dated April, 2020.

    On a petition by Lion House Condominium Trust for the making of Specific Repairs within Wall Street (public way), Charlestown, located on its northerly side at the rear of 284 Bunker Hill Street, generally west of Sullivan Street, consisting of sidewalk reconstruction and a widened driveway curb cut.

    (NB 2/25/2021) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Specific Repairs Plan, 284 Bunker Hill Street, Wall Street, Charlestown,” 1 sheet dated December 8, 2020.

    On a petition by 46 Wyvern LLC for the Abandonment of any and all rights to travel the public may have had within a portion of Grover Street a/k/a Wyvern Street (private way), West Roxbury, located generally between Florian Street and Pitsmoor Road.

    (NB 2/25/2021) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Abandonment Plan, Wyvern Street (f.k.a. Grover Street), at 46 Wyvern Street, Roslindale,” 1 sheet dated August 26, 2020.

    New Business

    140 Clarendon Street; Boston Proper – Specific Repairs – On a petition by 140 Clarendon LL Limited Partnership

    235 Old Colony Avenue, Damrell Street, Dorchester Street, Alger Street; South Boston – Widening & Relocations, Abandonment, Specific Repairs, Projection License, Outdoor Seating License – On a set of petitions by Washington Village Property Owner LLC

    9 Glover Court, Woodward Street; South Boston – Widening & Relocation, Specific Repairs – On a set of joint petitions by 9 Glover Court LLC and 35 Woodward Street Condominium Trust 

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