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Public Improvement Commission Hearings

There will be Public Improvement Commission hearings on October 5 at 10 a.m.

This Thursday's Public Improvement Commission hearing is scheduled for its regular time, 10:00 AM.  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 September 21, 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) 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 petition by 1 Taber Street LLC for the acceptance of a Pedestrian Easement adjacent to the following public ways in Roxbury:

    • Taber Street – on its southerly side at address no. 1, east of Warren Street;

    • Warren Street – on its easterly side at address nos. 22-30, south of Taber Street.

    (NB 9/21/2023) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Pedestrian Easement Plan, 1 Taber Street, Taber Street & Warren Street, Roxbury,” 1 sheet dated August 18, 2023.

    PH 2.  On a petition by 1 Taber Street LLC for the making of Specific Repairs within the following public ways in Roxbury, consisting of curb and sidewalk reconstruction with structural soil, as well as new and relocated specialty pavement, street lighting infrastructure, street trees, bike racks, and driveway curb cuts:

    • Taber Street – generally at address no. 1, east of Warren Street;

    • Warren Street – generally at address nos. 22-30, south of Taber Street.

    (NB 9/21/2023) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Specific Repairs, 1 Taber Street, Taber Street & Warren Street, Roxbury,” 3 sheets dated September 28, 2023.

  4. New Business

    NB 1.  Playstead Road, Savin Hill Avenue, Caspian Way, Denney Street, Grampian Way, Evandale Terrace, Old Colony Terrace, Monsignor Dennis F. O'Callaghan Way, Dr. Michael Gavin Way, Kemp Street, Major Michael J. O'Connor Way, Dorchester Avenue, Father Anthony Songin Way, Boston Street; Dorchester, South Boston – Specific Repairs, Grant of Location – On a set of petitions by NSTAR Electric Company (d/b/a Eversource Energy)

    NB 2.  4-18 Cheney Street; Roxbury – Pedestrian Easement, Specific Repairs – On a set of petitions by CheneySchuyler LLC

    NB 3.  1 Canal Street, Anthony "Rip" Valenti Way; Boston Proper – Grant of Location – On a petition by Verizon New England Inc.

    NB 4.  500 Boylston Street @ 222 Berkeley Street; Boston Proper – Grant of Location – On a petition by Cambridge Network Solutions (d/b/a Lightpath)

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