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Public Improvement Commission Hearing

The Public Improvement Commission Hearing will be held on March 27 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 participating in this hearing primarily from remote locations.  Hearing participants will be digitally connected in real time courtesy of the City’s Department of Innovation & 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 online registration by Wednesday afternoon.

Discussion Topics

  1. Agenda

    • At the request of the Public Improvement Commission staff, the Acceptance of the Minutes of the PIC hearing held on March 13, 2025.

    Utility Pole Hearing

    • On a joint petition by Verizon New England Inc. and Eversource Energy for a Utility Pole Installation to install one new private utility pole within Belfort Street, Dorchester, to be located on its southerly side at the side of 1048 Dorchester Avenue, generally between Auckland Street and Dorchester Avenue.

    • On a petition by Verizon New England Inc. for a Utility Pole Installation to install one new private utility pole within Public Alley no. 442, Boston Proper, to be located at the rear of 262-264 Newbury Street, generally between Fairfield Street and Gloucester Street.

    Public Hearing

    • On a joint petition by the City of Boston Transportation Department and the City of Boston Public Works Department for the making of Specific Repairs within the following public ways in West Roxbury:

    • South Street – generally between Fletcher Street and Walter Street;

    • Walter Street – generally between South Street and Hewlett Street;

    • Fletcher Street – northwest of South Street;

    • Robert Street – southeast of South Street;

    • Farquhar Street – northwest of South Street;

    • South Walter Street – southeast of South Street;

    • Hewlett Street – northwest of Walter Street.

    (NB 3/13/2025) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Specific Repair Plan, South Street & Walter Street, Roslindale,” 6 sheets dated March 6, 2025.

    • On a petition by the City of Boston Public Facilities Department for the making of Specific Repairs within Parish Street (public way), Dorchester, located on its southerly side at the side of 44 Winter Street, generally east of Winter Street.

    (NB 3/13/2025) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Specific Repair Plan, Parish Street, 44 Winter Street, Dorchester,” 2 sheets dated March 6, 2025.

    • On a joint petition by Mildred Hailey 3 Limited Partnership and the Boston Housing Authority for the acceptance of a Pedestrian Easement adjacent to Parker Street (public way), Roxbury, located on its easterly side at address no. 960 (at the rear of 11 Lamartine Street), generally northeast of Bickford Street.

    (NB 3/13/2025) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Pedestrian Easement Plan, Parker Street / 11 Lamartine Street, Jamaica Plain,” 1 sheet dated January 7, 2025.

    • On a petition by 581 Boylston Street Owner LLC for the making of Specific Repairs within the following public ways in Boston Proper:

    • Boylston Street – on its northwesterly side at address no. 581, generally between Clarendon Street and Dartmouth Street;

    • Public Alley no. 439 – on its southeasterly side generally between Clarendon Street and Dartmouth Street.

    (NB 3/13/2025) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Specific Repairs, 581 Boylston Street, Public Alley 439,” 5 sheets dated February 20, 2025.

    New Business

    • Sleeper Street, Congress Street, Seaport Boulevard; South Boston – Specific Repairs – On a joint petition by the City of Boston Public Works Department and the City of Boston Transportation Department

    • Broadway, Melrose Street, Fayette Street, Charles Street South; Boston Proper – Specific Repairs – On a petition by the City of Boston Parks & Recreation Department

    • 20 & 50 Western Avenue; Brighton – Pedestrian Easements, Specific Repairs – On a set of joint petitions by Allston Phase A Hotel Owner LLC and the President & Fellows of Harvard College

    • Huntington Avenue, Forsyth Street; Roxbury – Private Utility License – On a petition by Northeastern University

    • 75-81 Dudley Street, Guild Row; Roxbury – Pedestrian Easements, Specific Repairs – On a set of petitions by Madison Park Development Corp.

    • Wellington Hill Footway; Dorchester – Street Name Change – On a petition by the abutters

  • 10:00AM
  • Boston City Hall
    1 City Hall Sqaure Room 801
    Boston, MA 02110
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  • 617-635-4960
  • Contact:
    Todd Liming
  • Neighborhoods:
    Citywide
  • Posted:
    03/25/2025 - 8:55AM
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