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Public Improvement Commission Hearing

The Public Improvement Commission will hold hearings on July 13 at 10 a.m.

This Thursday's Public Improvement Commission hearing is scheduled for its regular time, 10 a.m. Project teams and Commission members will be primarily 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 live online via Boston TV. Those members of the public who are unable or choose not to participate remotely should report to City Hall room 801 at the time of the hearing. Written testimony for all agenda items will continue to be accepted via email; written 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 participate remotely, should complete the registration form available online by Wednesday afternoon.

Discussion Topics

  1. Hearing Minutes

    HM 1.  At the request of the Public Improvement Commission staff, the Acceptance of the Minutes of the PIC hearing held on June 29, 2023

  2. Utility Pole Hearing Continued

    UPC 1.  On a petition by Eversource Energy for a Utility Pole Installation within Soldiers Field Place (public way), Brighton, to relocate one private utility pole to be located on its southerly side generally across from address no. 44, southeast of Soldiers Field Road. (UP 6/15/2023; UPC 6/29/2023)

  3. Public Hearing

    PH 1.  On a joint petition by the City of Boston Public Facilities Department and Boston Public Schools for the making of Specific Repairs within the following public ways in Boston Proper:

     

    • Harrison Avenue – at address no. 249, generally between Marginal Road and Pine Street;

    • Pine Street – northwest of Harrison Avenue.

     

    (NB 6/29/2023) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Specific Repairs Plan, Pine Street & Harrison Avenue, 900 Washington Street & 249 Harrison Avenue, Boston Proper,” 2 sheets dated July 13, 2023.

     

    PH 2.  On a petition by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation for the making of Specific Repairs within Walter Street (public way), West Roxbury, located southeast of Centre Street.

     

    (NB 6/29/2023) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Specific Repair Plan, Walter Street, Roslindale,” 4 sheets dated July 7, 2023.

     

    PH 3.  On a petition by Appleton Berkeley Prop LLC for the making of Specific Repairs within the following public ways in Boston Proper:

     

    • Berkeley Street – at address no. 41, generally between Tremont Street and Appleton Street;

    • Tremont Street – generally between Berkeley Street and Appleton Street;

    • Appleton Street – generally between Berkeley Street and Tremont Street.

     

    (NB 6/29/2023) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Specific Repairs Plan, Tremont Street, Appleton Street, Berkeley Street, 41 Berkeley Street, South End,” 5 sheets dated June, 2023.

     

    PH 4.  On a petition by Last Mile Solutions LLC for the Rental of City Shadow to install new telecommunication fiber in existing conduit within Summer Street (public way), Boston Proper, located generally between Hawley Street and Lincoln Street/Bedford Street.

     

    (NB 6/29/2023) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, 1 Summer St, Boston,” 1 sheet dated June, 2023.

     

  4. New Business

    NB 1.  Shawmut Avenue, Washington Street, Hammond Street, Kendall Street, Lenox Street, East Lenox Street; Boston Proper, Roxbury – Specific Repairs – On a joint petition by the City of Boston Transportation Department and the City of Boston Public Works Department

     

    NB 2.  Columbia Road, Old Harbor Street, East Eighth Street, Dorchester Street; South Boston – Pedestrian Easements, Specific Repairs – On a set of joint petitions by Old Colony 6 Bonds Limited Partnership and the Boston Housing Authority

     

    NB 3.  39 Mt. Pleasant Avenue; Roxbury – Grant of Location – On a petition by Verizon New England Inc.

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