City Council Committee on Environment, Resiliency, and Parks hearing on Docket #0193

Order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend a grant of one million dollars ($1,000,000) from the United States Department of the Interior under the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to be administered by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department  for purposes of making capital improvements, and permanently dedicating McConnell Park for park and playground purposes, as required by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEEA), the grantor’s agent.

This matter was sponsored by Mayor Martin J. Walsh. It was referred to the Committee of the Whole on January 15, 2020, and the Committee on Environment, Sustainability and Parks on January 29, 2020.

NOTICE:  The Boston City Council may have a quorum in attendance due to standing committees of the City Council consisting of both voting and non-voting members.  However, members attending this duly posted meeting are participating and deliberating only in conjunction with the business of the standing committee.

Public Testimony

Members of the public are cordially invited to attend and testify.  If you have not testified at a Council hearing before, please arrive five (5) minutes before the call of the hearing to sign up and become familiar with the hearing format, testimony locations, and sound system.  Please bring fifteen (15) copies of any written documentation you wish to present at the hearing.

Written comments may be made part of the record and available to all Councilors by sending them by email, fax, or mail to arrive before the hearing. Please use the information below.

Mail Address:  Docket #0193, City Council, City Hall, 5^th Floor, Boston MA 02201

Fax Number:  617-635-4203 Attn:  Michelle A. Goldberg, Docket #0193

Committee Email:  ccc.ep@boston.gov

Staff Email:  michelle.a.goldberg@boston.gov   Staff Telephone:  617-635-4645

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