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Public Improvement Commission hearing

There will be a Public Improvement Commission hearing on August 5 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 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 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, should complete the short (four question) request form available online.

Discussion Topics

  1. Hearing Minutes

    1. At the request of the Public Improvement Commission staff, the Acceptance of the Minutes of the PIC hearing held on July 22, 2021.

  2. Public Hearing Continued

    1. On a petition by Madison Park Development Corp. (d/b/a 75 Dudley LLC) for the acceptance of a Pedestrian Easement adjacent to the following public ways in Roxbury:

     

    • Dudley Street – on its southerly side at address nos. 75-81, between Guild Row and Kenilworth Street;

    • Guild Row – on its westerly side south of Dudley Street.

     

    (NB 1/14/2021; PH 1/28/2021; PHC 3/11/2021, 4/15/2021) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Pedestrian Easement Plan, 75-81 Dudley Street, (Roxbury) Boston,” 1 sheet dated March 8, 2021.

     

    2. On a petition by Madison Park Development Corp. (d/b/a 75 Dudley LLC) for the making of Specific Repairs within the following public ways in Roxbury, consisting of curb realignment as well as sidewalk and pedestrian ramp reconstruction:

     

    • Dudley Street – on its southerly side at address nos. 75-81, between Guild Row and Kenilworth Street;

    • Guild Row – on its westerly side south of Dudley Street.

     

    (NB 1/14/2021; PH 1/28/2021; PHC 3/11/2021, 4/15/2021) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Specific Repair and License Plan, 75-81 Dudley Street, Guild Row & Dudley Street, Roxbury,” 2 sheets dated January 5, 2021.

     

  3. Public Hearing

    1. On a petition by the City of Boston Public Works Department for the making of Specific Repairs within the following public ways in Boston Proper, consisting of curb realignment, sidewalk reconstruction, as well as new and relocated pedestrian ramps, specialty pavement, traffic signal infrastructure, street lighting infrastructure, street trees, stormdrain infrastructure, and bike racks:

     

    • Boylston Street – on its northwesterly side, between Fairfield Street and Gloucester Street;

    • Fairfield Street – on its southwesterly side, northwest of Boylston Street;

    • Gloucester Street – on its northeasterly side, northwest of Boylston Street.

     

    (NB 7/22/2021) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Specific Repairs Plan, Boylston Street Improvements, Gloucester Street to Fairfield Street, Boston,” 7 sheets dated May, 2021.

     

    2. On a joint petition by Bellerose Terrace LLC and Mr. Matthew O’Hara for the Abandonment of any and all rights to travel the public may have had within Terrace Place (private way), Roxbury, from 80 Terrace Street to its southeasterly terminus.

     

    (NB 7/22/2021) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Abandonment Plan, Terrace Place, (Formerly Known As Parker Place), Boston (Roxbury),” 1 sheet dated May 4, 2020.

     

    3. On a petition by TC Systems Inc. for a Grant of Location with lead company status and no participants to install new telecommunication conduit with City shadow within Commonwealth Avenue (public way), Boston Proper, located generally at address nos. 609-685, generally between Granby Street and Silber Way.

     

    (NB 7/22/2021) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, Proposed Lateral Conduit Placement, 635 Commonwealth Avenue, City of Boston,” 2 sheets dated June 22, 2020.

     

    4. On a petition by Crown Castle 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:

     

    • Forsyth Street – southeast of Huntington Avenue;

    • Huntington Avenue – generally at Forsyth Street.

     

    (NB 7/22/2021) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, 110 Forsyth St, Boston, MA,” 2 sheets dated June 22, 2021.

     

    5. On a petition by Crown Castle for a Grant of Location with lead company status and no participants to install new telecommunication conduit with City shadow within Centre Street (public way), West Roxbury, located generally at address no. 1300, between VFW Parkway and Shrewsbury Road.

     

    (NB 7/22/2021) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, 1300 Centre St, Boston (Roslindale), MA,” 3 sheets dated June 22, 2021.



     

     

     

  4. New Business

    1. 660 Harrison Avenue; Boston Proper – Specific Repairs – On a petition by Davita Kidney Care

     

    2. 52 Talbot Avenue, Nightingale Street; Dorchester – Grant of Location – On a petition by Verizon New England Inc.

     

    3. Huntington Avenue, Massachusetts Avenue; Boston Proper – Grant of Location – On a petition by Cellco Partnership (d/b/a Verizon Wireless)

     

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