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Urgent Care Clinic Proposed by Rick Winterson
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he photograph depicts the existing frontage bet ween 457 and 469A West Broadway in Perkins Square, where an Urgent Care Clinic is proposed. This Clinic will be a for-profit business belonging to American Family Care, Urgent Care, which has other Urgent Care Clinics – e.g., in Birmingham, Alabama. Said frontage is approximately a hundred (100) feet in length and stretches between the City of Boston Credit Union headqua rters and the Citizens Bank Branch. The proposed Clinic will be located on the ground f loor; it will be five thousand (5,000) square feet in tota l area. L a st fa ll, t he Boston Inspectional Services D e p a r t me nt re c e i ve d an application to permit this
West Broadway (Nos. 457 – 469), where the proposed Urgent Care Clinic is to be located. proposal, which the Department turned down. That was because the New Occupancy at this location will be “professional o f f i c e /m e d i c a l ( Urgent Care Clinic)”. That violates the existing Zoning Code. Therefore, before proceeding with the Urgent Care Clinic, the Zoning Board of Appeal must first grant the proposer a specific
exception to the Zoning Code. S out h B oston On l i ne recommends that you become informed about the Urgent Care Clinic project on West Broadway, especia lly about t he possible exception to t he loc a l Z on i ng C ode. Last week, we received a letter about the proposed Clinic from City Councilor Ed Flynn
via his own email address. In Ed’s email, he informed us that a critica lly important Community Meeting on the Urgent Care proposal on Monday evening, January 29, had been postponed. Ed went on to give his opinion that the proposed Urgent Care Clinic would have a strongly negative effect Continued on Page 2
Kathy Lafferty: Community Leader By Carol Masshardt
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bser va nt a nd energetic, Kathy Lafferty, Executive Director of the South Boston Neighborhood House, was shaped by early experiences on the same streets she can nearly see from her office on H St. “I remember looking at Bob Monahan and Helen Alex and thinking, Wow, you can grow up here, and then stay and make a difference.” That was, and continues to be, appealing to a woman who has now devoted
thirty years to an organization where she went as a child and in a community she knows well. Five generations of her family have participated, including her own two now college age children with husband, Shine Lafferty, also of several generations in South Boston. As the youngest of five, she remembers with delight her early days spent in camps and programs hosted at the Neighborhood House, and that she would eventually go on to lead, one step after another. Yet, her lens is broad, and she sees the needs of a complex community with Continued on Page 3
Kathy Lafferty, left, Executive Director, with Director of Development, Mary Fiske.
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Urgent Care on the nearby South Boston Communit y Hea lth Center, a non-profit agency. In his emailed letter, Ed stated “… the South Boston Elected Officials and I are unequivocally against this proposal.” He went on to list several accomplishments of the South Boston Community Health Center over the past few years, including its timely, effective vaccine program early in the COV ID pa ndemic. A lso in his letter, Ed emphatically stated the need for all of us to stay informed about the proposed Urgent Care Clinic. In addition, Ed – in his capacity as a City Councilor – filed a formal Hearing Order la st Tuesday to determine the impact for-prof it urgent care clinics might have on
Cit y of Boston’s non-prof it communit y hea lt h centers. On Tuesday, we met with Bill Halpin, the CEO of the South Boston Communit y Hea lth Center. Bill has held this position for the last 26 years and during this time, the Health Center has grown to provide 70,000 patient visits per year to the Center’s 16,000 members. And of course, the Health Center already has its own Urgent Care facility on Congress Street in the Seaport. The Health Center plans to expand their main building at 409 West Broadway by 11,000 square feet. Bill mentioned breaking ground in mid-2024 and opening the addition late in 2025, which will allow for 7,000 more patient visits in 11 new examination rooms. He then stated that recently they have provided urgent care to as much as a third of their patients (31% of them, to
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be exact). Many of these weren’t members but were still given treatment. He went on to say that very soon the Health Center will be provide primary care to all who come there, whether or not they are members. To summarize the Center’s non-profit status,, Bill claimed, “We simply
want to take care of people.” There’s (much) more to come concerning the proposed Urgent Care Clinic on West Broadway. We urge you to watch for it. Please keep yourself informed and be sure to publicly state your own opinion on the issue of for-profit Urgent Care.
Center. The Health Center also takes the additional steps of not just improving healthcare but of moving towards overall health and wellness in its work through the South Boston Community Health Center Food Pantry. It is clear, then, that the Health Center, which provides over 70,000 service visits a year to almost half of South Boston’s population, is a foundational element of the Boston community and an invested, involved, committed neighbor who deserves the same protection and resources it gives. For all these reasons, I stand
adamantly against this proposal. I am deeply concerned that the South Boston Community Health Center, as a non-profit, will be at a financial disadvantage on the unequal footing of AFC’s for-profit status, and the manifold good the Health Center achieves should not be undermined because of this. Please reach out to me with any questions.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dear Chairwoman Dong and Board of Appeal Members,
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am writing to express my resolute opposition to the project located at 457-469A West Broadway, South Boston. The project seeks to bring an American Family Care (“AFC”) Urgent Care Center to the abovereferenced address. AFC is a for-profit company and the largest urgent care business in the country by number of locations. Concerningly, the community has not been sufficiently engaged by the proponent, which stands in the way of full transparency, information distribution, and participation by the people who will be most affected. To that end, the context of this project also cannot be ignored, conspicuously, the South Boston Community Health Center (or the “Health Center”). This AFC urgent care location, if constructed, will be less than a block away from the Health Center and provide only some of the many services the Health Center already provides.
The South Boston Community Health Center has been providing essential, quality-of-life-improving healthcare services for over 50 years, guided by the principle that “all who seek care are welcome here.” In that time, this non-profit with a community-based board of directors has been routinely recognized for its outstanding care of and for its community, receiving multiple awards in patient experience, pediatric primary care, and best overall clinical performance. Demonstrating why the South Boston Community Health Center has been so highly and deservedly regarded, the Health Center responded to the needs of the moment, distributing 35,000 vaccines and testing 14,000 people for COVID-19. But, the Health Center does not stop at offering excellent, top-of-the-line healthcare, as seen from its long history, patient satisfaction and outcomes, awards, and its partnerships with some of the world’s best hospitals, Boston Medical Center, Massachusetts General Brigham, and Tufts Medical
Sincerely, Erin Murphy Boston City Councilor At-Large
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Kathy Lafferty similar challenges of prior decades and now those unimaginable. Yet, no issue seems beyond her optimistic, and problem-solving approach. “I have lived here all my life with the exception of four years at Springfield College, and families have always needed resources and a place to turn,” she said. “We now have times when some people have a lot and others struggle with deep poverty. Our goal is to make connections, so everyone has what they need. There are three major public housing developments, and for many families, the bistros and shops on Broadway are financially out of reach. Both those with significant financial well-being and those without have a place here.” Listing the programs- preschool at the Moakley Park location, mornings for three-year-olds, after school and summer school age, several specifically for teens,
family engagement for a range of services, and a senior center-does not begin to describe the spirit and attitude that Lafferty embraces. “It is non-judgmental,” she said. “No one knows why you walk in the door why you are there, and programs serve all with a sliding scale. You can volunteer or come to receive, to give and to ask, and/or to work, and some have been in more than one category.” Every room is used for multiple functions, and the flexibility of Lafferty and her staff are on view on any given day, as the generations come and go from early too late. “We need a bigger boat,” she said. “I don’t know exactly how and where, but the teens need a space, and the Robotics program is ready to expand.” There is no end to her vision, and she returns to how to best reach families with young kids, and offer what is most needed, as simple, and necessary as diapers,
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to complex family challenges. Her talk flows from how exposure to skiing and New York trips can expand the confidence and experience of teens to the need for active programs for seniors and relief for parents working from home. It is with rare vigor and little complaint that she looks head on at substance use and income inequities and the responsibility for non-profits to work together. “If there is someone who needs help with an addiction, or job placement or anything else we can’t cover, we can pick up the phone. South Boston has a wide range of resources, and we work well together,” she said. Equa lly impor ta nt is he r robu s t s t a f f. “We have people who love what they do and give more than 100 percent. It’s a team,” she said. “I try to stay out of the way and let everyone do what they are so good at doing. If they need
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something to do it better, then I try to help make that happen.” There are many opportunities for volunteers with almost any expertise or interest and every effort is made to connect time and interests with programs. “It is another way to bridge the generations here, and what new residents can offer is a big plus.” The conversation about the history, day to day and future of the gem known as the Neighborhood House could fill pages. However, most compelling is the likely event that there are children in a program, their lives enhanced, who start to think that they might contribute in some way later and realize the worth of being part of a community in a challenging world. Or, a senior has a place of companionship and activity, or a volunteer learns about the value of a non-profit. As all of these happen, Kathy Lafferty knows her life’s work continues to be worth every minute.
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Mass/Cass Revisited
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n December 1 last year, Boston began the final shutdown of Mass/Cass – the encampment of homeless and drug addicts at the intersection of Southampton
and Atkinson Streets. Over the following week, all of the blue plastic tents were struck and willingly or not, the denizens of Mass/Cass were relocated. We are now a month into the 2024 New Year, so it is time to check out how effective the closure of Mass/Cass was. It has been unsuccessfully closed at least three times in the recent past. It’s a pleasure to report that both Atkinson and Southampton Streets are now open and free of clutter. What is far more importa nt, the unfortunate addicts who took shelter in those awful Mass/Cass tents are still dispersed, many to facilities where they are receiving professional help. The felons who supplied them with illicit drugs are gone – completely gone. The businesses in the area are open and running without
interruption, including several warehouses, the Mobil and Sunoco gas stations, and a McDonalds. Winston Flowers, the “T” facilities, and even the Red Dog pet establishments down by the bridge are open to pedestrians wa lk ing up and down Southampton. The newly opened County Sheriff ’s Department is easily accessible as well, although the City of Boston Engagement Center on Atkinson (a useless boondoggle) is still closed and locked. We not ic e d t h at a
pedestrian on Southampton had stopped to peacefully feed the local pigeons from his bag of potato chips. Quite a change! A good day to you, sir! We must thank our City officials for (finally) shutting Mass/Cass down. We are also very grateful to the Boston Police, especially to the police officers at South Boston’s BPD Station C-6. They played an essential role in clearing out Southampton and Atkinson Streets during December. They are still on duty there, around the clock.
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Highly Successful New Year Book Sale at Branch Library
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he weekend brought e x t r e me l y c old January weather to South Boston. Possibly, a record low temperature was set; it certainly felt like it. Nevertheless, the South Boston Branch Library at 646 East Broadway held the first of 12 monthly Book Sales planned by Friends of the Library during 2024. The January sale lasted for a (very!) full five and a half hours, from 9:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. Despite the chill, three large, portable shelves of books for sale were placed outdoors along the Library’s sidewalk. Warmly dressed book buyers took their time perusing the hundreds of books displayed there. Many more books were available inside the front door to the Branch Library’s
Public Room, which lets into a compact area of bookshelves known informally as “the grotto”. In addition, the entire Public Room itself had bookshelves all along its walls, accompanied by several display tables. Saturday’s Book Sale turned out to be a great success, as well as a very enjoyable community activity. Midway through the Book Sale, the crowd of book buyers was entertained by violinist Anna Griffis. She’s a highly skilled musician who is a member of a local group called “Emmanuel Music”. From 1:30 until 2:30 p.m., Anna played a varied program of baroque compositions entitled “Breathe with Bach”. This included preludes, cantatas, and sonatas by Johann Sebastian Bach and other baroque masters, such as Georg Telemann and Heinrich Biber. Her music was a perfect accompaniment for people leisurely seeking good books to purchase. We understand that “Emmanuel Music” will return for four more Saturday Book Sales, including the next Friends of the Library Book Sale on Saturday, February 17. The musical performance will take place from 1:30 until 2.30 p.m. As we mentioned above, these Book Sales result from the efforts of Friends of the Library. All of them are volunteers. The books sold are mostly donated by South Boston folks who patronize the Branch Library. Every dollar of
the funds generated is given to the South Boston Branch for use on unbudgeted items, such as children’s activities and various Library events. The Friends who ran Saturday’s Book Sale were President Joe Kebartas, Cashier Liz Aguilo, Paul Conley, Cheryl McLaughlin, and Esther Premkumar. Almost all the books sold were priced between $0.50 and $2.00 each; some were even offered free! What books are available for you to buy? Many are arranged into convenient sections, including pets/animals, love/relationships, parenting/family, health, sports, business/finance, cookbooks (many, many), diet/weight loss, health/selfhelp, languages, spirituality, writing/
poetry, education, crafts, home repair, gardening, art, and travel. Nearly a thousand fiction novels are conveniently arranged alphabetically by the authors’ names, as are separate sections on history, biography, young adults, and children’s books. There are large, elegant coffee table books for you to examine at your leisure. And to top the displays off, shelves of CDs, DVDs, vinyl records, and even jigsaw puzzles are for sale. These monthly Book Sales certainly offer something for everyone. Set aside an hour or two for the next Library Book Sale on Saturday, February 17. Enjoy the musicale at 1:30. And bring along any unwanted books of yours that you are willing to donate for sale.
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Flynn Files Hearing to Discuss Impact of For-Profit Urgent Care Centers on Nonprofit Community Health Centers Councilor Flynn has filed a hearing order to discuss the impact of for-profit urgent care centers on nonprofit Community Health Centers. The City of Boston has seen an increase in the number of urgent care centers, where these clinics offer walk-in services for patients with non-emergency medical issues, such as common cold, small injuries, or minor infections. W hile for-prof it urgent care centers offer convenient and quick care to patients, they are not legally obligated to
treat patients who do not have the ability to pay, unlike the emergency department. When urgent care centers are in close proximity to community health centers, they have the potential to take away the health centers’ patient base and put the financial viability of these invaluable neighborhood institutions at risk. In South Boston, there is currently a proposal for a forprofit urgent care center on West Broadway, a block away from the South Boston Community Health Center (SBCHC). This has posed
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concerns for the financial stability and operations of the Health Center, which has provided critical and professional health care services to the neighborhood for 50 years, servicing 70,000 visits annually that includes fa mi lie s, seniors, persons with disabilities, immigrants, communities of color, and our most vulnerable in public housing. “I am calling for this hearing as our neighborhood community health centers have been long-time partners with a track record of delivering world-class healthcare to families and residents all across the City of Boston- including our seniors, persons with disabilities, immigrants, communities of color and neighbors in public housing,” said Councilor Flynn. “With other recent news on Steward Healthcare and concerns about healthcare access and quality
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Councilor Flynn Files Ordinance to Create the Office of Pest Control in Boston
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for all, it is also critical that the City of Boston discuss for-profit urgent care centers and how they can potentially impact services, programs, and staff at nearby Community Health Centers.
n a key effort to tackle the persisting issue of rats in the City of Boston, Councilor Flynn will be filing an ordinance to create the Office of Pest Control to lead rodent mitigation operations. This follows a number of hearings last year in which Councilor Flynn and his colleagues discussed the City’s multi-pronged approach towards tackling pest control with officials at the Inspectional Services Department, Public Works and Code Enforcement. Councilor Flynn will be formally filing this ordinance at the January 31st Council Meeting. Last year, Councilor Flynn had the opportunity to speak with Kathleen Corradi, New York City’s first new Rat Czar, to get her insights and to learn about her operations. He has also spoken with Mayor Wu about
the creation of a pest control office. Pest control has become a major quality of life issue for residents for many years, and was exacerbated by the pandemic when food sources moved away from restaurants to residential areas. There has been an uptick of rodent sightings across all neighborhoods in Boston and the issue of pest control has become a top constituent complaint. “I am filing this ordinance to create the Office of Pest Control as this is a serious public health issue and the top quality of life complaint I get when I talk to my constituents,” said Councilor Flynn. “We need a centralized point person in the City that has overall authority and responsibility on all matters relating to rats and rodent mitigation. The creation of the Office of Pest Control would provide the attention and oversight that our neighbors and taxpayers deserve.”
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Overdose Support Fund to Assist Families who Lost Loved Ones
The fund is supported by City distributions from national settlements with opioid manufacturers and distributors, informed by a community engagement process Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Public Hea lth Commission (BPH) announced the creation of the “Family Overdose Support Fund,” a new fund that will provide financial support to Boston families who have lost a loved one to opioid overdose. The fund is the first use of the City’s payments from multistate settlements wit h opioid ma nu facturers a nd distributors, a nd wa s established after an extensive community engagement process that invited residents to inform how the money should be spent. “The grief and trauma of losing a loved one to overdose has a lasting impact on our commu nities,” sa id Mayor Michelle Wu. “This fund will help support our families and our communities by easing the f inancia l burdens that undermine a healthy grieving process. I want to thank everyone who participated in our public engagement process and our many state and city colleagues who worked for years to secure these funds and bring a measure of justice to families in Boston and across the country.”
“The opioid epidemic has taken the lives of many loved one s t h rou g hout B oston’s communities. Children have lost parents. Parents have lost sons and daughters. Families have suffered an enormous emotional toll and are also shouldering a significant f inancial burden,” said Dr. Bisola Ojikutu, Commissioner of Public Health and Executive Director of the Boston Public Hea lt h Commission. “T he Fa m i ly O verdose Suppor t Fund will alleviate some of t hat burden by providing direct financial assistance to suppor t chi ldc a re, f u nera l expenses, and other services to those who have been impacted by t his ongoing tragedy.” The Family Overdose Support Fund will launch later this year with $250,000 to distribute to Boston families who have experienced the loss of a family member due to opioid overdose. Families can use the funds to cover funeral expenses, therapy, legal services, childcare, and other f inancial burdens. This will be one of several investments from Boston’s share of the State’s opioid settlements. Boston will incrementally receive at least $22 million through 2038. This a nnouncement marks a new chapter in years of litigation, including a suit brought by the City of Boston against drug makers and opioid distributors for fueling the opioid epidemic. From July 2021 through December 2022, thenAttorney General Maura Healey announced four settlements that will provide almost a billion dollars to Massachusetts over 18 years. A portion of those funds gets distributed across t he C ommonwea lt h to cities a nd tow ns for prevention, harm reduction, t re at ment , a nd re c over y. In Boston, BPHC conducted
an extensive and equitable community engagement process, a sk ing those impacted by overdose to inform how the funds should be spent. Throughout the summer of 2023, more than 600 people participated through community and provider listening sessions, surveys, and long-form responses. A majority of respondents wa nted to prioritize the needs of grieving families by providing direct financial support. Respondents also expressed strong interest in housing support and low threshold housing for people with substance use disorder,
c om mu n it y-ba sed equ it y initiatives to address substance use, overdose prevention and prevention centers, and youth prevention. The full report is now released and can be found here. BPHC is hiring an opioid settlement project director to implement and oversee the Family Overdose Support Fund and other settlement investments. Additiona l investments will include low threshold housing a nd c om mu n it y g r a nt s , a nd on g oi n g c om mu n it y engagement will continue to inform the funding process over the settlement period.
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South Boston Catholic Academy News “There are many little ways to enlarge your child’s world. Love of books is the best of all” - Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
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he students in Ms. Peggy Byrne’s 1B class and Ms. Caroline Gannon’s 1C class had a chance to visit with the Children’s Librarian, Dani Crickman, at the South Boston Branch Library. They also had a chance to meet with a new Children’s Author, Leah FreemanHaskin, the author of a new wonderful
children’s book entitled, “The Last Two Crayons”. The children had a chance to hear her read her wonderful story and then they had a chance to ask her some great questions such as...What inspired her to write her book, how long did it take her to write her book and how did she get her book published? The author concluded her presentation by having the children draw a favorite picture using two crayons, a light and dark brown crayon, in keeping with the title and illustrations of the book. A BIG Thank you to Children’s Librarian Dani and Children’s Author Leah Freeman-Haskin.
Here are famous quotes about the importance of reading to children and having them be able to read their own books...“You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is a book!” — Dr. Seuss; “Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.” — Frederick Douglass; “If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.” – Albert Einstein; “If you don’t like to read, you haven’t found the right book” – J.K. Rowling; “Reading is a passport to countless
adventures.” – Mary Pope Osbourne; “Readers are lucky – they will never be bored or lonely.” – Natalie Babbitt Regarding reading good books, we also had our Winter SBCA Scholastic Book Fair. The students and teachers loved being able to choose and buy their very own books to read in their classroom and at home. Thank you to Jen Shemo, Renita Reddy and Karin Cannata and to all the parents that volunteer to help to make these school book fairs possible and for encouraging the love of reading for the students at SBCA.
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South Boston Upcoming Abutter’s Meetings Jamie’s Variety / 113 H Street Abutter’s Meeting Proposal: Upgrade of retail package store license from beer and wine to full spirits. Time: Feb 1, 2024 05:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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29 + 31 Jenkins Street Abutter’s Meeting (NEW) Proposal 29 Jenkins Street: Erect vertical and rear additions, with rear balconies. Change legal occupancy from three-family dwelling to fourfamily dwelling. Install new code-compliant egress windows in basement to correct violation V691274. Proposal 31 Jenkins Street: Erect vertical and rear additions, with rear balconies. Change legal occupancy from three-family dwelling to fourfamily dwelling. Install new code-compliant egress windows in basement to correct violation V6912767. Time: Feb 6, 2024 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84345932608 Meeting ID: 843 4593 2608 One tap mobile +13092053325,,84345932608# US +13126266799,,84345932608# US (Chicago)
813 East Broadway Abutter’s Meeting Proposal: Rear addition to an existing (2) family *Four story addition with elevator Time: Feb 7, 2024 05:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Red Line Pizza / 580-582 Dorchester Ave. Proposal: Application to extend the closing hour on the CV license for AYA Pizza, LLC. d/b/a Red Line Pizza for sit-in customers to 2:00 am Time: Feb 15, 2024 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83519446013 Meeting ID: 835 1944 6013 One tap mobile +13052241968,,83519446013# US +13092053325,,83519446013# US
Squares + Streets Citywide Final Public Meeting Proposal: The BPDA’s Zoning Reform team will host a virtual public meeting to present the final draft zoning text amendment that will create new Squares + Streets zoning districts to be adopted into the Boston Zoning Code for areas of activity within neighborhood centers and along main streets. These proposed zoning districts will support the ongoing work of the broader Squares + Streets planning and zoning initiative. Date: Feb 6 6:00-7:30pm Details/Participation Info: http://www.bostonplans.org/news-calendar/calendar/2024/02/06/ squares-streets-citywide-zoning-amendment-final-pu
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INFORMAL PROBATE PUBLICATION NOTICE SU24P0112EA
Estate of:
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Also Known As:
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Date of Death:
July 19, 2023
To all persons interested in the above captioned estate, by Petition of Petitioner
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The estate is being administered under informal procedure by the Personal Representative under the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code without supervision by the Court. Inventory and accounts are not required to be filed with the Court, but interested parties are entitled to notice regarding the administration from the Personal Representative and can petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration. Interested parties are entitled to petition the Court to institute formal proceedings and to obtain orders terminating or restricting the powers of Personal Representatives appointed under informal procedure. A copy of the Petition and Will, if any, can be obtained from the Petitioner.
BPDA Approves New Housing in Dorchester and South Boston
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his project includes two buildings: a 16-story building with 237 housing units, and a sevenMPC 551 (3/19/12) story building with 94 incomerestricted units for seniors. Along with commercial retail space, there will be open space and amenities for residents including senior-specific services. The retail space will be subsidized and made available to community start-ups, artists in need of workspaces, or other community groups and programming. This project is within the Planned Development Area for the On the Dot Project in Dorchester. It is key in realizing the vision of PLAN: South Boston Dorchester Avenue and the PLAN: South Boston Dorchester Avenue Transportation Planning Study, as it will help transition the neighborhood from an industrial area to a mixed-used space, as envisioned in the plans. Public safety in the area will be significantly improved by new, wider sidewalks, new crosswalks, and protected bike lanes along Dorchester Avenue and Alger Street.
Street trees will be planted along the property to increase the tree canopy, and the project complies with flood district requirements in support of page 1 of the City’s climate resilience goals. 1 As a transit-oriented development, this project is near the MBTA Andrew Station which provides Red Line service and access to multiple bus lines. The project will provide a total of 288 bike parking spaces.
495 Dorchester Avenue project will build more than 300 housing units in South Boston, including incomerestricted units for seniors 331 units including 94 affordable senior units Work: 8,425 square feet of retail space, approximately 393 construction jobs and 17 permanent jobs Connect: 288 indoor bike parking spaces Sustain: LEED Platinum residences
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