Council President Flynn And Councilor Flaherty Announce $4 million in FY24 Capital Plan for South Boston Waterfront Fire Station

With the unprecedented development boom of the South Boston Waterfront over the last decade and more, Council President Ed Flynn, Councilor At-Large Michael Flaherty and the South Boston Elected Officials have advocated for several years on the critical need for more public infrastructure to accommodate this population expansion, including new public safety facilities. Last year, Council President Flynn and Councilor Flaherty successfully secured $13 million for the design and construction of a new EMS station, and this year, Mayor Wu’s Administration announced $4 million in the FY24 Capital Plan for the programming and design of a new Fire Station in the South Boston Waterfront.

Due to this rapid growth, Council President Flynn, Councilor

Flaherty, and the South Boston Elected Officials have long called attention to the need for basic city services and public safety resources in the area - such as Police, Fire, EMS and a public library; however, the omission of public safety resources has become exacerbated by dozens of life science and other proposals in planning stages throughout the District. Moreover, concerns about the ability of first responders to reach an emergency in the area during rush hour traffic have persisted. Mayor Wu, then a member of the City Council, joined Council President Flynn and Councilor Flaherty on a hearing order regarding basic city services at the South Boston Waterfront.

“We have long said that our neighbors in Fort Point and the South Boston Waterfront deserve the same access to basic city services as any other neighborhood. We are

Container Ship “EVER FAVOR” Docks at Conley

On Tuesday, the 2nd, the massive container ship “EVER FAVOR” arrived in South Boston’s Reserved Channel. She was docked at the Conley Terminal under its two giant unloading cranes. Prior to her arrival here, the “EVER FAVOR” had cleared the Panama Canal and then had docked at Savannah, Georgia, and Charleston, South Carolina. proud that there will be $4 million in the FY24 Capital Plan for a new Firehouse in the South Boston Waterfront,” said Council President Flynn. “Thank you to Mayor Wu, the South Boston Elected Officials, and our neighbors for your advocacy over the last several years on this critical public safety issue.”

“EVER FAVOR” has an approximate container capacity of 12,000 – 13,000 units. She was built and launched last year, and she sails under the Liberian flag. “Monrovia”, the word on her stern, is the capital of Liberia - named for James Monroe, America’s fifth President. It is a major Atlantic Ocean port itself.

“With the influx of new residents and visitors to the South

Boston Waterfront and Fort Point area, it was important to prioritize public safety with a new firehouse in order to provide the very best emergency services to the people of Boston,” said At-Large City Councilor Michael Flaherty. For more information, please contact Council President Flynn’s office at 617-635-3203 and Ed.Flynn@Boston.gov.

Virtual Public Meeting

617 Dorchester Ave f/k/a 20 Boston St

May 10, 2023 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Project Proponent:

Mark Little

Project Description:

Zoom

The information at this meeting is crucial to you as a City of Boston resident, and s takeholder. Interpreting services are available to communicate the content of these documents at no additional cost to you. If you require translation services, please contact the following: mail to: Tyler Ross

Tyler.C.Ross@boston.gov. The meeting is scheduled for 5/10/2023. Please request interpreting services no later than 5 days before the meeting date. Meeting of the general public to review 617 Dorchester Ave f/k/a 20 Boston St.

Boston Planning & Development Agency

One C ity Hall Square, 9th Floor Bos ton, MA 02201 phone: 617.918.4214 email: tyler.c.ross@boston.gov website: www.bit.ly/617DorchesterAve

Close of Comment Period: 5/15/2023

This meeting will be focused on the proposed 617 Dorchester Ave f/k/a 20 Boston St project. Please note that this is a Public Meeting. The meeting will begin with a 45-minute presentation of the project by the development team, followed by 45 -minutes of public Q& A. @BostonPlans BostonPlans.org

Teresa Polhemus, Executive Director/Secretary

SBCA News: Great Classroom Work 3rd Grade!

Learning about Fractions:

In Ms. Stephanie Olsen’s 3A Class, her students were introduced to fractions through an engaging game of Kahoot! They learned how to break a shape into fractions and new math vocabulary such as unit fractions, numerators, and denominators. Even better, at the end of the game the class broke out into a round of applause when their classmate won the game!

Writing Project:

3A also just finished up an opinion writing unit. In their project they read about the difference between cats and dogs to decide which one they liked better. They used graphic organizers to gather their thoughts. Then, they practiced stating their opinion, giving a reason why, and an example of their reasoning. Once they finished their graphic organizers, they wrote rough drafts. When editing their drafts, they focused on using transition words to make their paragraph cohesive! Ms.

Olsen is very proud of the consistent hard work and determination!

3B Store:

In Ms. Juliana Sammarco’s 3B Class, her students were given a task to make a product ONLY made of paper. They had to come up with a price for their product as well as a slogan and a short commercial as to why other students should buy their product. There were lots of items being sold and 3B had a wonderful time creating and doing this in class project!

Book Report:

3B did such a great job with their cereal book report. They created a title for their cereal based on the book. On the borders of their boxes they added the main characters, setting, problem and solution. The back of the box also had some sort of game or puzzle related to their book. 3B were so creative when coming up with their cereal boxes and enjoyed making them!

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Lovin’ Southie

Online hit four of the five sites to take some photos. The School Parent Council at the Condon K-8 School hosted a Love Your Block Spring Cleanup at the playground and adjacent turf field and basketball court that included litter pickup, sweeping, gardening, and repainting some playground games. The West Broadway Neighborhood Association had teams out picking up trash, mulching tree pits, and planting flowers. More than 70 people signed up for the event. The Andrew Square Civic Association had volunteers out in full force cleaning up the neighborhood while the Girls Scouts hosted a rock painting tent! The Friends of NoB (North of Broadway) and Friends of the Boston Harborwalk held their third annual Earth Day Neighborhood Clean Up event. More than 50 people cleaned up the area. And Massport held a Love Your Block cleanup at M Street Park. Great job, everyone, for making Southie sparkle!