Important City Council Hearings Coming Up This Week
Corporate Tax Transparency
Thursday, November 29 @ 1:30pm
Hearing to examine the benefits to taxpayers of tax breaks given to corporations by the city.
Panelist: Greg LeRoy, Good Jobs First
The Chair of the Committee is Councilor Mark Ciommo. The Sponsor of the Docket is Councilor Wu.
Frontage Road Parcel
Thursday, November 29 @ 4pm
Panelist include: Mariama White-Hammond, New Roots Church; Chuck Turner; Lee Matsueda, ACE; Lisa Owens Pinto, CLVE; Charles River Watershed; Chris Osgood, Chief of Streets; Sonal Gandhi, Senior Policy Advisor, BPDA; Sara Myerson, Director of Planning, BPDA.
Committee is Councilor Michelle Wu and the Sponsor is Mayor Marty Walsh.
South Boston Waterfront Sustainable Transportation Plan
Friday, November 30th @10am
Boston City Councilor At-Large Michael F. Flaherty and Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn will hold a hearing at the City Council this Friday, November 30th at 10am regarding the South Boston Waterfront Sustainable Transportation Plan. The Councilors seek to obtain current status updates and timelines for the project. In addition, they will discuss what opportunities for community input will be afforded to South Boston residents, in particular South Boston’s Fort Point and South Boston’s Waterfront neighborhoods.
All hearings are in the Iannella Chamber in City Hall and can also be live streamed here. Public is encouraged to offer testimony.
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