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Public Improvement Commission Hearings

The Public Improvement Commission will hold hearings on February 29 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 form 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 February 8, 2024

  2. Utility Pole Hearing

    UP 1.  On a petition by Verizon New England Inc. for a Utility Pole Installation within Greenville Street, Roxbury, to install one new private utility pole to be located on its westerly side at address no. 19, generally between Dudley Street and Winthrop Street.

  3. Public Hearing Continued

    PH 1.  On a petition by Atlantic Oliver Mass LLC for the acceptance of a Pedestrian Easement adjacent to Island Street (public way), Roxbury, located on its southerly side west of Massachusetts Avenue.

    (NB 1/11/2024; PH 1/25/2024; PHC 2/8/2024) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Pedestrian Easement Plan, 909 Massachusetts Avenue & Island Street, Boston (Roxbury),” 1 sheet dated January 17, 2022 (Revised November 11, 2023).

    PH 2.  On a petition by Atlantic Oliver Mass LLC for the making of Specific Repairs within the following public ways in Roxbury, consisting of curb realignment, sidewalk reconstruction, as well as new and relocated pedestrian ramps, street lighting infrastructure, landscaping, and driveway curb cuts:

    • Massachusetts Avenue – on its southwesterly side at address nos. 903-909, generally southeast of Island Street;
    • Island Street – west of Massachusetts Avenue.

    (NB 1/11/2024; PH 1/25/2024; PHC 2/8/2024) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Specific Repair Plan, 909 Massachusetts Avenue & Island Street, Boston (Roxbury),” 1 sheet dated January 17, 2022 (Revised November 11, 2023).

  4. Public Hearing

    PH 1.  On a petition by Massachusetts Convention Center Authority for the acceptance of an expanded Pedestrian Easement adjacent to Summer Street (public way), South Boston, located on its southwesterly side at address no. 415, generally northwest of World Trade Center Avenue.

    (NB 1/25/2024) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Pedestrian Easement Plan, 415 Summer Street, South Boston,” 1 sheet dated January, 2024.

    PH 2.  On a petition by Massachusetts Convention Center Authority for the making of Specific Repairs within Summer Street (public way), South Boston, located on its southwesterly side at address no. 415, generally northwest of World Trade Center Avenue.

    (NB 1/25/2024) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Specific Repairs Plan, Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, North Plaza Replacement and Security Enhancements, 415 Summer Street, South Boston,” 4 sheets dated November, 2023.

    PH 3.  On a petition by The Community Builders Inc. (d/b/a Morrissey Boulevard 121A LP) for the making of Specific Repairs within Conley Street (public way), Dorchester, located at the side of 900 William T. Morrissey Boulevard, generally between Norwood Street and Morrissey Boulevard.

    (NB 2/8/2024) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Specific Repair Plan, Conley Street, Dorchester, Boston,” 3 sheets dated August 30, 2023 (revised February 5, 2024).

    PH 4.  On a petition by Verizon New England Inc. for a Grant of Location with lead company status and no participants to install new telecommunication conduit with City shadow within Tremont Street (public way), Boston Proper, located generally at address no. 660, between West Brookline Street and Pembroke Street/Aguadilla Street.

    (NB 2/8/2024) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, Verizon, 660 Tremont St, Proposed Conduit Installation,” 1 sheet dated January, 2024.

    PH 5.  On a petition by Verizon New England Inc. for a Grant of Location with lead company status and no participants to install new telecommunication conduit with City shadow within Sixteenth Street (public way), Charlestown, located generally at the side of 300 First Avenue, between Fifth Avenue and First Avenue.

    (NB 2/8/2024) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, Verizon, 300 1st Ave, Proposed Conduit Installation,” 1 sheet dated January, 2024.

    PH 6.  On a petition by Verizon New England Inc. for a Grant of Location with lead company status and no participants to install new telecommunication conduit with City shadow within Avenue Louis Pasteur (public way), Roxbury, located generally at address no. 35, between Fenway and Longwood Avenue.

    (NB 2/8/2024) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, Verizon, 35 Ave Louis Pasteur, Proposed Conduit Installation,” 1 sheet dated January, 2024.

  5. New Business

    NB 1.  632-638 Centre Street, Greenview Avenue, Lester Place; West Roxbury – Specific Repairs – On a petition by GCB Realty LLC

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