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Public Improvement Commission Hearings

The Public Improvement Commission will hold hearings on November 16 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 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 November 2, 2023

  2. Public Hearing Continued

    PHC 1.  On a petition by Vicinity Energy Boston Inc. for a Grant of Location to install a steam distribution main and associated infrastructure within the following public ways in Boston Proper:

    • Brookline Avenue – generally between Lansdowne Street and Overland Street;

    • Lansdowne Street – at Brookline Avenue.

    (NB 9/7/2023; PH 9/21/2023; PHC 10/5/2023, 10/19/2023, 11/2/2023) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, Brookline Avenue, Vicinity Fenway Steam Line Extension, Phase 2,” 5 sheets dated September 14, 2023.

  3. Public Hearing

    PH 1.  On a joint petition by 88 NOWA LLC and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation for the Vertical Discontinuance of a portion of Anthony "Rip" Valenti Way (public way), Boston Proper, located on its northwesterly side southwest of North Washington Street, vertically above the grade of the sidewalk.

    (NB 11/2/2023) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Discontinuance Plan, Vertical, Anthony "Rip" Valenti Way, 88 North Washington Street, Boston,” 1 sheet dated June 6, 2023.

  4. New Business

    NB 1.  355 Bennington Street, Bremen Street; East Boston – Pedestrian Easement, Specific Repairs, Sidewalk Cafe License, Earth Retention License – On a set of joint petitions by 413-419 Bremen Street LLC and Friends of Excel Academy Charter Schools Inc.

    NB 2.  361 Centre Street; Roxbury – Specific Repairs – On a petition by 361 Centre St LLC

    NB 3.  201 Stuart Street, Church Street, Columbus Avenue, Eliot Street, Park Plaice; Boston Proper – Specific Repairs, Projection License, Earth Retention License – On a set of petitions by 201 Stuart Street (Owner) LLC

    NB 4.  59-63 Belgrade Avenue, Pinehurst Street; West Roxbury – Specific Repairs – On a petition by 63 Belgrade LLC

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