Boston Parks And Recreation Commission
A public hearing will be held on Monday, December 8, 2025, at 10 a.m.
- Join by phone: 1-646-558-8656
- Meeting ID: 838 6101 4431
The public can offer testimony.
Discussion Topics
- Introductions
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Dedication
- A vote to dedicate a bench at Jimmy Lee Hunt Playground (a.k.a. Almont Park) in Mattapan for Mary Elizabeth Williams.
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Acquisitions
- The Parks and Recreation Commission, on behalf of the City of Boston, for the purpose of providing a park in accordance with Article 97 of the Amendments to the Massachusetts Constitution, hereby authorizes the acceptance of a gift of real property, inclusive of trees and structures standing upon and affixed thereto in accordance with a deed of a parcel of land at 217, 221, 227- 231 Norwell Street in the Dorchester neighborhood (a/k/a “Norwell Street Park”), consisting of 7,368 square feet (0.17 acres) of open land identified in the records of the Assessing Department as Parcels 1700179000, 1700180000 and 1700182000, and bounded and described according to a plan of survey titled “Revised Property Line” and made by Spatial DATA & Design, 99 Main Street, Millbury, MA 01527, Richard F. Gosselin PLS (MA#37047), date of certification October 09, 2018, and to have the Commissioner of the Parks and Recreation Department enter into all contracts, agreements, or documents and execute any and all instruments as may be necessary.
- The Parks and Recreation Commission, on behalf of the City of Boston, for the purposes of providing a park in accordance with Article 97 of the Amendments to the Massachusetts Constitution, hereby authorizes the acceptance, inclusive of trees in accordance with a deed of the parcels of open land located at 223-225 Norwell Street in the Dorchester neighborhood (a/k/a “Norwell Street Park”), consisting of 2,387 square feet (0.05 acres) of open land identified in the records of the Assessing Department as Parcel 1700181000, and bounded and described according to a plan of survey titled “Revised Property Line” and made by Spatial DATA & Design, 99 Main Street, Millbury, MA 01527, Richard F. Gosselin PLS (MA#37047), date of certification October 09, 2018, being transferred from the Mayor’s Office of Housing pursuant to a vote of the Boston Public Facilities Commission on September 20, 2023, and to have the Commissioner of the Parks and Recreation Department enter into all contracts, agreements, or documents and execute any and all instruments as may be necessary.
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Naming
- A vote to name the Norwell Street Park in Dorchester as the West of Washington Family Park.
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Design Review
- A vote to approve 226 Magnolia Street, adjacent to Ceylon Park in Roxbury.
- A vote to approve 344 Bremen Street, across from the Bremen Street Park in East Boston.
- A vote to approve the design for the construction of the enclosed facilities at the Sportsmen’s Tennis and Enrichment Center in Harambee Park in Dorchester, as shown on the plan “Sportsmen’s Tennis and Enrichment Center, Expansion Phase 3 and 4 - Construction Documents, 950 Blue Hill Avenue, Dorchester Center, MA 02124, by Utile Architecture and Urban Design, 08/08/2025” pursuant to section 1(a) of a certain Agreement dated May 5, 1970 between the Boston Parks and Recreation Commission and the Sportsmen’s Tennis Club recorded with the Suffolk County Registry of Deeds in Book 8610, Page 610 and amended at a public hearing on October 31, 2022.
- Adjourn
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10:00AM -
1010 Massachusetts AvenueBoston, MA 02118 -
Contact:Carrie Dixon
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Neighborhoods:DorchesterEast BostonMattapanRoxburySouth Boston
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Posted:12/02/2025 - 4:59PM
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