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Public Improvement Commission hearing

The Public Improvement Commission will hold a hearing on February 14 at 10 a.m.

Discussion Topics

  1. Hearing Minutes

    Upon request by Public Improvement Commission staff, the Acceptance of the Minutes of the PIC hearing held on January 31, 2019.

  2. Public Hearing Continued

    On a joint petition by Trinity Stuart LLC and the Boston Planning & Development Agency for the Vertical Discontinuance of portions of the following public ways in Boston Proper, vertically above the grades of the sidewalks:

    Trinity Place – on its easterly side at address no. 40, south of Stuart Street.
    Stuart Street – on its southerly side east of Trinity Place.

    (NB 1/17/2019, PH 1/31/2019) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Discontinuance Plan, Vertical, Trinity Place and Stuart Street, Boston Proper,” 1 sheet dated January 24, 2019.

    On a petition by Trinity Stuart LLC for the Vertical Discontinuance of a portion of Trinity Place (public way), Boston Proper, located on its easterly side at address no. 40, south of Stuart Street, vertically above the grade of the sidewalk.
     
    (NB 1/17/2019, PH 1/31/2019) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Discontinuance Plan, Vertical, Trinity Place, Boston Proper,” 1 sheet dated January 24, 2019.

    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 the following public ways in Boston Proper:

    Kilmarnock Street – south of Boylston Street generally at address no. 33.
    Boylston Street – east of Kilmarnock Street.

    (NB 1/17/2019, PH 1/31/2019) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, Boylston St at Kilmarnock St, Back Bay,” 1 sheet dated July 20, 2018.

    On a petition by Cellco Partnership (d/b/a Verizon Wireless) for a Grant of Location with lead company status and no participants to install new telecommunication conduit with City shadow and electrical infrastructure within the following public ways in Brighton:

    Western Avenue – generally between Mackin Street and Richardson Street.
    Western Avenue – generally at and to the west of Telford Street.
    Commonwealth Avenue – generally between Chestnut Hill Avenue and South Street.

    (NB 1/17/2019, PH 1/31/2019) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, Verizon Fiber, Boston, MA, Western Ave, Commonwealth Ave,” 2 sheets dated January, 2019.

  3. Public Hearing

    On a set of petitions by the Boston Planning & Development Agency for the Discontinuance of any and all rights to travel the public may have had within portions of the following public ways in Boston Proper:

    Marginal Road – at the northeasterly corner of its intersection with Washington Street.
    Broadway – at the northeasterly corner of the intersection of Marginal Road and Washington Street.

    (NB 1/17/2019) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Discontinuance Plan, Marginal Road, Broadway, Boston Proper,” 2 sheets dated January, 2019.

    On a petition by the City of Boston Public Works Department for the making of Specific Repairs within the following roadways in Dorchester, consisting of curb realignment, roadway, sidewalk, and pedestrian ramp reconstruction, as well as new and relocated street trees, landscaping, bioretention infrastructure, irrigation infrastructure, speed humps, bollards, and driveway curb cuts:

    New England Avenue – between Norfolk Street/Woodrow Avenue and Talbot Avenue.
    Southern Avenue – at New England Avenue.
    Colonial Avenue – at New England Avenue.
    Mallard Avenue – at New England Avenue.

    (NB 1/31/2019) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Specific Repair Plan, New England Avenue, Dorchester,” 15 sheets dated January 25, 2019.

  4. New Business

    Bowker Street, Merrimac Street, New Chardon Street; Boston Proper – Highway Discontinuance, Vertical Discontinuances, Earth Retention License – On a set of joint petitions by Bulfinch Unit A Owner LLC, Bulfinch WPB1 Parent LLC, Bulfinch Congress Holdings LLC, and Bulfinch Unit A Mezzanine LLC

    111 Francis Street, Brookline Avenue, Deaconess Road; Roxbury – Widening & Relocation, Pedestrian Easements, Specific Repairs, Projection License, Earth Retention License – On a set of petitions by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Inc.

    55 West Fifth Street, B Street; South Boston – Earth Retention License – On a petition by 55W5 LLC

    159 Washington Street, Monastery Road; Brighton – Specific Repairs – On a petition by CCF-BVSHSSF Washington I LLC

    Columbus Avenue; Boston Proper – Grant of Location – On a petition by Cellco Partnership (d/b/a Verizon Wireless)

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