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Public Improvement Commission hearing

The Public Improvement Commission will hold a hearing on June 18 at 10 a.m.

This Thursday's Public Improvement Commission hearing is scheduled for its regular time, 10 a.m..  To encourage social distancing, all project teams and most Commission members will be participating in this hearing from remote locations.  Hearing participants will be digitally connected in real time, per 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 viewed online via Boston TV.  Those members of the public that are unable or choose not to participate remotely should report to City Hall room 801 at the time of the hearing.  All visitors to City Hall will have their temperatures taken and will be required to wear protective face coverings.  Written testimony for all agenda items will continue to be accepted via email; 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 remotely offer testimony regarding any particular action(s), should complete the short (four question) request form: https://forms.gle/f99maj3sTgzs1PA46

The public can offer testimony.

Discussion Topics

  1. Hearing Minutes

    At the request of the Public Improvement Commission staff, the Acceptance of the Minutes of the PIC hearing held on May 21, 2020.

  2. Utility Pole Hearing

    On a joint petition by Verizon New England Inc. and Eversource Energy for a Pole Installation within Boardman Street (public way), East Boston, to install one new utility pole to be located on its northeasterly side at the rear of 35 Leyden Street, generally southeast of McClellan Highway.

  3. Public Hearing Continued

    On a petition by Mark Kenmore LLC for the Widening, Relocation, and Extension of the existing right-of-way lines of Commonwealth Avenue (public way), Boston Proper, generally at Beacon Street/Kenmore Square, located west of Brookline Avenue.

    (NB 4/23/2020; PH 5/21/2020) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Widening and Relocation Plan, Commonwealth Avenue, Fenway,” 1 sheet dated March, 2020.

    On a petition by Mark Kenmore LLC for the making of Specific Repairs within the following public ways in Boston Proper, consisting of curb realignment, roadway and sidewalk reconstruction, as well as new and relocated pedestrian ramps and driveway curb cuts:

    Commonwealth Avenue – at address no. 560-574, generally at Beacon Street/Kenmore Square;

    Beacon Street – generally at Commonwealth Avenue/Kenmore Square.

    (NB 4/23/2020; PH 5/21/2020) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Specific Repairs Plan, Commonwealth Avenue and Beacon Street, Fenway,” 1 sheet dated March, 2020.

    On a petition by Crown Castle Fiber 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 Roxbury:

    Albany Street – generally between address no. 906 and Eustis Street;

    Dearborn Street – generally at Eustis Street/Albany Street/Dearborn Square.

    (NB 3/26/2020; PH 4/23/2020; PHC 5/21/2020) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, 906 Albany St, Boston (Roxbury),” 3 sheets dated March, 2020.

    On a petition by Crown Castle Fiber 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 South Boston:

    East Fourth Street – from address no. 650 to I Street;

    I Street – between East Fourth Street and East Fifth Street.

    (NB 3/26/2020; PH 4/23/2020; PHC 5/21/2020) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, 650 East Fourth St, Boston,” 1 sheet dated January 21, 2020.

    On a petition by Crown Castle Fiber for a Grant of Location with lead company status and no participants to install new telecommunication conduit with City shadow within Brookford Street (public way), Dorchester, from address no. 35 generally at Dromey Street to Howard Avenue.

    (NB 3/26/2020; PH 4/23/2020; PHC 5/21/2020) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, 35 Brookford St, Dorchester,” 1 sheet dated February, 2020.

    On a petition by Crown Castle Fiber 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 Brighton:

    Islington Street – at the side of 40 Armington Street, south of Brighton Avenue;

    Brighton Avenue – between Islington Street and Cambridge Street.

    (NB 3/26/2020; PH 4/23/2020; PHC 5/21/2020) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, 40 Armington St (Brighton Ave), Allston,” 1 sheet dated January 21, 2020.

    On a petition by Crown Castle Fiber 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 West Roxbury:

    Carolina Avenue – at the rear of 20 Child Street, east of South Street;

    South Street – between Carolina Avenue and Sedgwick Street;

    Sedgwick Street – east of South Street.

    (NB 3/26/2020; PH 4/23/2020; PHC 5/21/2020) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, 20 Child St, Boston,” 1 sheet dated February 19, 2020.

    On a petition by Crown Castle Fiber for a Grant of Location with lead company status and no participants to install new telecommunication conduit with City shadow within Walnut Avenue (public way), Roxbury, located generally between address no. 302 and Ruthven Street.

    (NB 3/26/2020; PH 4/23/2020; PHC 5/21/2020) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, 302 Walnut Ave, Boston,” 1 sheet dated January 21, 2020.

    On a petition by Crown Castle Fiber for a Grant of Location with lead company status and no participants to install new telecommunication conduit with City shadow within Camden Street (public way), Boston Proper, located generally at the rear of 396 Northampton Street, northwest of Columbus Avenue.

    (NB 4/23/2020; PH 5/21/2020) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, 396 Northampton St, Boston,” 1 sheet dated March, 2020.

  4. Public Hearing

    On a petition by the City of Boston Transportation Department for the making of Specific Repairs within the following public ways in Dorchester:

    • Armandine Street – generally between Milton Avenue and Washington Street;
    • Rockwell Street – generally between Milton Avenue and Washington Street;
    • Stockton Street – generally between Milton Avenue and Washington Street;
    • Mora Street – generally between Milton Avenue and Washington Street;
    • Fuller Street – generally between Milton Avenue and Washington Street;
    • Fairmount Street – generally between Milton Avenue and Washington Street/Ogden Street;
    • Wilmington Avenue – generally between Milton Avenue and Nevada Street;
    • Codman Hill Avenue – generally between Milton Avenue and Washington Street;
    • Fendale Avenue – generally between Nevada Street and Washington Street;
    • Codman Street – generally between Gallivan Boulevard and Nevada Street;
    • Driscoll Drive – generally between Nevada Street and Washington Street;
    • Ogden Street – at Washington Street/Fairmount Street.

    (NB 5/21/2020) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Specific Repairs Plan, Dorchester Unified Neighborhood - East, Dorchester,” 9 sheets dated May 21, 2020.



    On a petition by the City of Boston Transportation Department for the making of Specific Repairs within the following public ways in Dorchester:

    • Wilmington Avenue – generally between Milton Avenue and Gallivan Boulevard;
    • Fairmount Street – generally between Morton Street and Capen Street;
    • Fuller Street – generally between Milton Avenue and Morton Street;
    • Selden Street – generally between Milton Avenue and Morton Street;
    • Maxwell Street – generally between Milton Avenue and Capen Street;
    • Evans Street – generally between Milton Avenue and Morton Street;
    • Corbet Street – generally between Morton Street Evans Street;
    • Capen Street – generally between Selden Street Evans Street.

    (NB 5/21/2020) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Specific Repairs Plan, Dorchester Unified Neighborhood - West, Dorchester,” 12 sheets dated May 21, 2020.

    On a petition by the City of Boston Transportation Department for the making of Specific Repairs within the following public ways in Dorchester:

    • West Selden Street – generally between Morton Street Crossman Street;
    • Delhi Street – generally between Wooddale Avenue and Babson Street/Crossman Street;
    • Crossman Street – generally between West Selden Street and Babson Street/Delhi Street;
    • Lorna Road – generally between Tiverton Road and Lena Terrace.

    (NB 5/21/2020) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Specific Repairs Plan, West Selden Zone, Dorchester,” 5 sheets dated May 14, 2020.

    On a petition by the City of Boston Transportation Department for the making of Specific Repairs within Tremont Street (public way), Boston Proper, located between Massachusetts Avenue and Arlington Street/Herald Street.

    (NB 5/21/2020) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Specific Repairs Plan, Tremont Street, Massachusetts Avenue to Arlington Street, South End,” 11 sheets dated May 14, 2020.

    On a joint petition by the City of Boston Transportation Department and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority for the making of Specific Repairs within Summer Street (public way), Boston Proper, located at the side of 700 Atlantic Avenue, generally southeast of Atlantic Avenue.

    (NB 5/21/2020) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Specific Repairs Plan, Summer St at South Station, Boston,” 6 sheets dated April, 2020.

    On a joint petition by the City of Boston Transportation Department and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority for the granting of a Private Utility License for the installation of new utility infrastructure within Summer Street (public way), Boston Proper, located at the side of 700 Atlantic Avenue, generally southeast of Atlantic Avenue.

    (NB 5/21/2020) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Private Utility License Plan, Summer St at South Station, Boston,” 1 sheet dated April, 2020.

    On a joint petition by Mattapan Station Preservation Associates LLC and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority for the acceptance of a Pedestrian Easement adjacent to River Street (public way), Dorchester, located generally at address no. 500, northeast of Gillespie's Lane.

    (NB 5/21/2020) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Pedestrian Easement Plan, River Street, Dorchester District,” 1 sheet dated May 14, 2020.

    On a joint petition by Mattapan Station Preservation Associates LLC and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority for the making of Specific Repairs within River Street (public way), Dorchester, located generally at address no. 500, northeast of Gillespie's Lane.

    (NB 5/21/2020) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Specific Repairs Plan, River Street, Mattapan,” 2 sheets dated May 14, 2020.

    On a joint petition by 2Life JJ Carroll LLC and the Boston Housing Authority for the Discontinuance of any and all rights to travel the public may have had within Ledgemere Road (public way), Brighton, from Chestnut Hill Avenue to its southeasterly terminus.

    (NB 5/21/2020) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Discontinuance Plan, Ledgemere Road, Brighton,” 1 sheet dated April 13, 2020.

    On a joint petition by 2Life JJ Carroll LLC and the Boston Housing Authority for the making of Specific Repairs within Chestnut Hill Avenue (public way), Brighton, located at address no. 130, generally between Wallingford Road and Hatherly Road.

    (NB 5/21/2020) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Specific Repair Plans, 2Life Communities, JJ Carroll Redevelopment, 130 Chestnut Hill Avenue, Brighton,” 8 sheets dated April 27, 2020.

    On a petition by Crown Castle Fiber for a Grant of Location with lead company status and no participants to install new telecommunication conduit with City shadow within Summer Street (public way), South Boston, located generally at address no. 425, northwest of D Street.

    (NB 5/21/2020) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, Summer St, D St,” 1 sheet dated June, 2020.

  5. New Business

    Congress Street; Boston Proper – Specific Repairs – On a petition by Bullfinch Unit A Owner LLC

    415-425 La Grange Street; West Roxbury – Vertical Discontinuances, Specific Repairs, Temporary Earth Retention License – On a set of petitions by LaGrange Realty Ventures Nominee Trust

    500 Talbot Avenue, Argyle Street; Dorchester – Specific Repairs, Temporary Earth Retention License – On a set of petitions by 500 Talbot Ave LLC

    142 Pleasant Street, Roach Street; Dorchester – Specific Repairs – On a petition by JB Investments

    1260 Boylston Street; Boston Proper – Pedestrian Easement, Specific Repairs – On a set of joint petitions by Scape Boylston LLC, Boylston Kenmore 1260 LLC, and Roofdeck LLC

    60 Rockwood Street; West Roxbury – Grant of Location  – On a petition by National Grid

    Ruggles Street; Roxbury – Specific Repairs – On a petition by the City of Boston Public Works Department

    Columbus Avenue; Boston Proper, Roxbury – Specific Repairs – On a petition by the City of Boston Transportation Department

    1330 Boylston Street; Boston Proper – Specific Repairs – On a petition by the City of Boston Transportation Department

    Brewery Lane; Roxbury – Rescission of an Approved Line & Grade – On a petition by the City of Boston Public Works Department

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