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BostonMA averageUS Census ACS
Population
663,972
Per-capita income
$60,001
Median home value
$710,400
Bachelor's or higher
54%
Typical home value $787,763 -1.4% yr/yr · +6.5% 5-yr
Home-value trend 2000–2026 (Zillow ZHVI)
👮 Police incidents (open data)
53,377 incidents · Mon Jan 19, 2026–Tue Jul 28, 2026 · 100% mapped
other38,939
property9,667
violent4,771

The most recent records from the city police department’s own open-data portal — a recent slice, not full history. Full per-incident records with coordinates (mappable, joinable to individual addresses) are in the public dataset. Source: services.arcgis.com.

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Municipal budget

US Census Annual Survey of Local Government Finances
Total revenue$5.86B (FY2023)
Total spending$5.88B (FY2023)
Taxes$3.40B (FY2023)
Debt outstanding$2.29B (FY2023)
Spending per resident$8,983 (FY2023)

Development activity

Housing units permitted — US Census Building Permits Survey
20252,107 housing units ($749.4M)
🗳️ How this town voted (150 contests)
Official town-by-town returns — MA Secretary of the Commonwealth (PD43+). ✓ marks this town's plurality choice.
U.S. Senate 2024-11-05
Elizabeth Ann Warren ✓ 198,431 · John Deaton 57,344
U.S. House — 8th Congressional 2024-11-05
Stephen F. Lynch ✓ 68,121 · Robert G. Burke 18,434
U.S. House — 7th Congressional 2024-11-05
Ayanna S. Pressley ✓ 142,237
State Senate — Suffolk and Middlesex 2024-11-05
William N. Brownsberger ✓ 24,731
State Senate — 3rd Suffolk 2024-11-05
Lydia Marie Edwards ✓ 27,193 · Jeannamarie Tamas 8,331
State Senate — 2nd Suffolk 2024-11-05
Liz Miranda ✓ 52,072
State Senate — 1st Suffolk 2024-11-05
Nicholas P. Collins ✓ 61,127
State Senate — Norfolk and Suffolk 2024-11-05
Michael F. Rush ✓ 32,755
State Senate — Middlesex and Suffolk 2024-11-05
Sal N. DiDomenico ✓ 7,911
State Representative — 1st Suffolk 2024-11-05
Adrian C. Madaro ✓ 11,326
State Representative — 2nd Suffolk 2024-11-05
Daniel J. Ryan ✓ 10,054
State Representative — 3rd Suffolk 2024-11-05
Aaron M. Michlewitz ✓ 13,660
🗳️ Ballot measures (3)
Propositions decided directly by voters.
Q6: Shall the Representative for this District be instructed to vote for legislation to create a single-payer system of…
2024-11-05 · Passed — 12,049 yes / 4,196 no
Q5: Shall the representative for this district be instructed to vote for legislation to create a single payer system of…
2022-11-08 · Passed — 6,450 yes / 3,031 no
Q6: Shall the representative from this district be instructed to vote in favor of changes to the applicable House of…
2022-11-08 · Passed — 7,214 yes / 1,764 no

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Tue Aug 25, 2026 · 9:30 AM

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Wed Aug 19, 2026 · 5:30 PM

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Fri Aug 14, 2026 · 10:00 AM

City Council

Council to discuss water/sewer discounts for seniors and disabled

The City Services Committee will hold a hearing on Docket #0932, an order to discuss discounts for seniors and persons with disabilities by the Boston Water and Sewer Commission. The hearing is for discussion only; no vote is scheduled.

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City Services Committee Hearing on Docket #0932
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Good morning. My name is Ed Flynn, the District City Councillor in District 2. I'm Chair of the City Council Committee on City Services. Today is August 14th, 2026. The exact time is 10.03. This hearing is being recorded. It is being live-streamed at boston.gov citycouncil-tv and broadcast on Xfinity, Channel 8, RCN, Channel 82, Fios, Channel 964. Written comments may be sent to the committee email at ccc.csit at boston.gov and will be made part of the record and available to all City Councils. Public testimony will be taken. At the hearing, whether it's before or after, depending if anyone wants to testify, public can also request the link. As we mentioned, the public can also send an email. And when people do testify in person, they will have an opportunity to speak for two minutes. The sign-up sheet is off to the left-hand side there. If you are... If you are interested in testifying in person, please add your name to the sign-up sheet. If you're looking to testify virtually, please email our Central Staff Liaison, Shane Pack, at shane.pack, P-A-C, at boston.gov for the link, and your name will be added to the list. Today's docket is 0932. This is an audit for a hearing to discuss discounts for seniors. The panel has been presented with a commission by The Water and Soil Commission. We're honored to have many distinguished panelists that are here today, including Nicholas Rossi, who is the Chief Administrative Officer for the Boston Water and Soil Commission, Darlene Walla …
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City Services Committee Hearing on Docket #0932 0932 Order for a hearing to discuss discounts for seniors and persons with disabilities by the Boston Water and Sewer Commission. Page 1| of 1
Thu Aug 13, 2026 · 3:30 PM

BPDA Board of Directors

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blpz >> priscilla rojas: I am the chair of the bpda board. Thank you for joining the AUGUST 13, 2026, board meeting. At this time the boston planning & development agency is hosting in a hybrid setting for the health and safety of boston residents. Our board meetings are conducted virtually via zoom and boston city tv. For more information visit online. I notify the public this meeting is being recorded. Please be award that the audio/visual recording is being made by the office -- no. Made and broadcast by boston city tv which is part of the city of boston office of cable communications t xfinity channel 6 and rcn channel 13. And verizon fios. It is also live streamed at boston.Gov. If there is anyone in the audience recording the meeting today, please identify yourself. Hearing and seeing none, we'll start with the roll call. [Roll call] Item 1, approval of the minutes of JULY 16, 2026, board meeting. All those in favor? [Chorus of ayes] Opposed? The ayes have it. Item 2. Request authorization to enter into a license agreement with 12 channel street in the marine park. >> thank you. It's been quite a long time since our paths have crossed. But I was happy to hear you attend our board. Thank you. Mass robotics inc. Has been a tenant at 12 channel straet since 2016. Theyeet since 2016. They provide work space for automation start-up companies. Very similar business model to that of we work where they charge a fee for the use of the premises by start-up companies, provide work …
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Thu Aug 13, 2026 · 10:00 AM

City Council

Council committee to review Rule 15 application and intent

The Rules, Ethics, and Administration Committee is holding a hearing on Docket #0475, an order to review the application and intent of Rule 15. This is a procedural discussion about council rules, with no specific policy decisions or dollar amounts mentioned.

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Rules, Ethics, and Administration Committee Hearing on Docket #0475
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and. >> so. Buying this. Good morning everyone. For the record my name is liz breadon, city council PRESIDENT, district nine city councilor and chair of the boston city council committee on rules, ethics and administration. Today is AUGUST 13th 2026 and the exact time is 10:08 A.M.. This hearing is being recorded. It is also being live [email protected]. Uh backslash. City council dash tv and broadcast on xfinity channel eight rcn uh channel 82. Fios channel 964. Written comments MAY be sent to the committee email uh scarborough uh boston.Gov. And were made a part of the record and available to all councilors. Public testimony will be taken at the end of the hearing. Individuals would be called on in the order in which they signed up and will have two minutes to testify. If you're interested in testifying in person, please add your name to the sign up sheet near the entrance of the chamber and if you're looking to testify virtually, please email our central staff liaison megan at megan. Meg and megan dot c o r u g doma rta [email protected] for the link and your name will be added to the list. Today's hearing is on docket number 0475. Order for a hearing to review the application and intent of rule 15 this matter. It was co-sponsored by councilors aaron flynn and councilmember um erin murphy and councilor flynn and was referred to the committee on MARCH 4th 2026. Uh, today I am joined by my colleagues uh, in order of arrival councilor flynn. Um, councilor murphy and we have a …
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Tue Aug 11, 2026 · 10:00 AM

City Council

Council committee hears ordinance on unarmed security guard training

The Government Operations Committee is holding a hearing on Docket #1541, an ordinance that would establish minimum training requirements for unarmed security guards in Boston. The committee is considering the proposal but has not yet voted on it.

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Government Operations Committee Hearing on Docket #1541
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you know. Good morning everyone. My name is rudy louijeune, at-large city councilor and I am the vice chair of the boston city council committee on government operations. And I will be conducting today's hearing in the chair's absence. Today is AUGUST 11th, 2026. The exact time is 10:06 A.M.. This hearing is being recorded . It is also being live [email protected] for the city council dash tv and broadcast on channel eight rcn channel 82 fios channel 964. Written comments MAY be sent to the committee email at kcc [email protected] and will be made a part of the record and available to all councilors. Public testimony will be taken at the end of this hearing. Individuals will be called on in the order in which they signed up and will have two minutes to testify. If you are interested in testifying in person, please add your name to the sign up sheet near the entrance of the chamber. If you are looking to testify virtually, please email our central staff liaison megan cavanaugh right here. Um at megan dawn [email protected]. That's nega and bless you. Cavanaugh cavanagh. H I boston.Gov for the link and your name will be added to the list. Today's hearing is on docket number 1541. Ordinance establishing minimum training requirements for unarmed security guards. This matter is sponsored by councilors henry santana and richard louijeune. It was referred to the committee on AUGUST 5th, 2026. Today I'm joined by my colleagues and or whatever rival councilor aaron murphy, council …
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Tue Aug 11, 2026 · 9:30 AM

Zoning Board of Appeal

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>> good morning, the city of boston zoning board of appeal hearing for AUGUST 11th, 2026 is now in session. This hearing is being conducted in accordance with the applicable provisions of the open meeting law, including updated provisions enacted by 3 the legislature of this year. The new law allows the board to continue its practice holding virtual hearings through JUNE, 2027. This hearing of the board is held remotely via the zoom webinar event platform and also livestreamed. In order to ensure this hearing of the board is open to the public, members of the public MAY access this hearing through telephone and videoconferencing. The information connecting to this hearing is listed on today's hearing agenda, which is posted on the public notices page of the city's website, boston.Gov. Members of the public will enter the virtual hearing s attendees. Will you not see yourself on the screen and you will be muted throughout unless administratively unmuted when asked to comment. For members, applicants and representatives participating as panelists, they will appear alongside the presentation materials when speaking. Panelists are strongly encouraged to keep video on while presenting to the board. As with our in-person meetings, comments and support will be followed by comments in opposition. the order of comments is as follows: elected officials, representatives of elected officials and members of the public. The chair MAY limit the number of people called upon to offer a commen …
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Thu Aug 6, 2026 · 10:00 AM

Public Improvement Commission

Public Improvement Commission hearing scheduled for Aug. 6

This is a procedural agenda with no listed items. The Public Improvement Commission is scheduled to hold hearings on August 6, 2026, at 10:00 AM, but no specific proposals or decisions are detailed in the provided text.

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Wed Aug 5, 2026 · 12:00 PM

City Council

Council to vote on $130K Harvard grant, surplus land, and Zoning Board reappointments

The City Council will vote on accepting a $130,000 Harvard Business School grant for a Mayor's Office fellow, declaring two parcels at Melnea Cass Boulevard surplus for transfer to the BPDA, and confirming multiple reappointments to the Zoning Board of Appeal. The Council will also consider an ordinance to amend the Distributed Energy Resource Revenue Revolving Fund and a new ordinance to address street takeovers.

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ORDER OF BUSINESS FOR MATTERS PRESENTED TO THE CITY CLERK PRIOR TO 10:00 A.M. ON MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 2026 FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE CITY COUNCIL AT A REGULAR MEETING IN THE CHRISTOPHER IANNELLA CHAMBER ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2026 AT 12:00 P.M. _________________________________________________________________________ ROLL CALL APPROVAL OF THE JULY 22, 2026 CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES COMMUNICATIONS FROM HER HONOR, THE MAYOR: 1513 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Hundred Thirty Thousand Dollars ($130,000.00) in the form of a grant, the HBS Leadership Fellow Grant, awarded by Harvard Business School to be administered by the Mayor's Office. The grant would fund the HBS Leadership Fellow position which will provide 1 year of support to the Mayor's Office. 1514 Message and order to declare surplus City-owned property currently under the management of the Mayor’s Office of Housing and transfer the care, custody, control and management thereof to the Public Facilities Commission. The Property comprises two (2) unnumbered parcels located at Melnea Cass Boulevard in the Roxbury District (Ward 09, Parcel #02225000, 02240000). The surplus vote will allow the City to later transfer the land to the Boston Planning and Development Agency (“BPDA”) pursuant to a 2002 Memorandum of Agreement between the City, BPDA, and MassDOT. 1515 Message and order for the confirmation of the reappointment of Giovanny Valencia, as a Mem …
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Wed Aug 5, 2026 · 5:30 PM

Boston School Committee

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Tue Aug 4, 2026 · 2:00 PM

City Council

Council committee to vote on Felicia Jaques for BPDA board

The Planning, Development, & Transportation Committee will hold a hearing on the appointment of Felicia Jaques to the Boston Planning and Development Agency Board for a term through August 15, 2029. The full council will then vote on confirmation.

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Planning, Development, & Transportation Committee Hearing on Docket #1316
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boston city council committee on planning, department of transportation. Today is AUGUST 4th and the exact time is 12:12 P.M. In accordance with chapter two of the acts of 2025 modifying certain requirements of open meeting law and relieving public bodies of certain requirements including the requirement that public bodies can conduct its meetings in a public place that is openly open and physically accessible to the public. The city council will be conducting this hearing virtually via zoom. This hearing is being recorded and is being live streamed at backslash city council dash tv and broadcast on xfinity channel eight, r c and channel 82 hours channel 964. Written comments MAY be sent to the committee email at scott play and [email protected] and will be made part of the recording available to all councilors. A public testimony will be taken at the end of this hearing and individuals will be called on in the order in which they have signed up and will have two minutes to testify. If you wish to sign up for public testimony and have not done so, please email our central staff liaison shane pack at shane shc and e dot pack at boston.Com for the zoom link and your name will be added to the list. Today's hearing is on docket 1316. In order for the confirmation of the appointment of lisa jacques as a member of the boston planning development agency board for a term expiring AUGUST 15th, 2029. This matter was sponsored by mary's administration and referred to the committee on JULY 8 …
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Planning, Development, & Transportation Committee Hearing on Docket #1316 1316 Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Felicia Jaques as a member of the Boston Planning and Development Agency Board, for a term expiring August 15, 2029. Page 1 of 1
Tue Aug 4, 2026 · 10:00 AM

City Council

Government Operations Committee Hearing on Docket #1223
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i have hints, laroque. If you're, um. For the record my name is richie louijeune at large city council and I am the vice chair of the boston city council committee on government operations. And I will be conducting today's hearing and the chair's absence today is AUGUST 4th, 2026. The exact time is 10 A.M. In accordance with chapter two of acts of 2025 modifying certain requirements of the open meeting law and relieving public bodies of certain requirements including the requirement that public bodies conduct its meeting in a public place that is open and physically accessible to the public. The city council will be conducting this hearing virtually via zoom. This hearing is being recorded . It is also being live streamed at boston.Com forward slash forward slash city council tv and broadcast on its unity channel eight rcn channel 82 via channel nine six for reading. Comments MAY be sent to the committee email akg [email protected] and will be made a part of the record and available to all councilors. Public testimony will be taken at the end of this hearing. Individuals will be called on in the order in which they signed up and will have two minutes to testify. If you wish to sign up for public testimony and have not done so, please email our central staff liaison megan cavanaugh at amiga and [email protected] for the zoom link and your name will be added to the list. Today's hearing is on docket number 1223. In order for your approval and ordinance authorizing the city of bost …
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Thu Jul 30, 2026 · 10:00 AM

City Council

City Council to review animal control and leash law enforcement

The City Services Committee will hold a hearing on Docket #0811. The body will review dog licensing, leash law compliance, animal control enforcement, and public safety in Boston.

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City Services Committee Hearing on Docket #0811
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well. >> ten zero four. This hearing is being recorded. It is being live [email protected]. City council dash tv broadcast on xfinity channel eight rcn channel 82. Files channel 964. Written comments MAY be sent to the committee email at seek dot csi [email protected]. And will be part of the record and available to all city councilors. Public testimony will also be taken. Individuals we will be called upon in order in which they sign up and will have two minutes to testify. You can testify virtually or you can sign up right at the back of the room or the entrance of the room. I should say if you are interested in testifying in person, please add your name to the sign up sheet. If you are looking to testify virtually please email our central staff liaison megan at mta gan dot c o r u g e [email protected] for the link and in your name will be added to the list. Today's hearing is on docket 0811. Order for a hearing to review animal control enforcement leash law compliance dog licensing public safety in the city of boston. The matter is sponsored by city council aaron murphy and edward flynn and has been referred to the committee on APRIL 14th 2026. Today I am joined by colleagues and order of arrival city council aaron murphy. And that's it. We are joined by a panel today that includes the city of boston director of animal care and control. Alexis PRESIDENT Ski who does an outstanding job working on behalf of the residents of the city. I have seen her team at many locations throu …
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City Services Committee Hearing on Docket #0811 0811 Order for a hearing to review animal control enforcement, leash law compliance, dog licensing, and public safety in the city of Boston. Page 1 of 1
Wed Jul 29, 2026 · 10:00 AM

Public Facilities

Room 801, City Hall
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Morning and welcome today as we have focused on this commission I'm going to hand notes to you. >> Thank you, Chair Craven Good morning Commissioners. This meeting is being recorded and broadcast live. Before we get started I will ask Colin Daley, the privacy secretary, to take a roll call at the meeting Participants calling if you please conduct the roll call. Thank you. Please unmute your device and confirm your presence when to call your name Beginning Roll Call with the Commission Katherine Craven as I'm sorry Katherine Craven Chair Larry Mamo and Commissioner Brothers all very Commissioner There's a duly legal advisor present Katherine Pendleton Article Clerk. Present and be let up any no to sorry being with the letter Hannah your Tovah paralegal present and with Paddy Carlton Jones director present Tim Colin their project manager present e Vito Senior Project Manager. Present I'll read for the record the remainder of the individuals in attendance and you do not need to a media device when your name is called and needed to Our Assistant Director of Project Controls and Compliance and this concludes Roll Call. Thank you. Thank you. Calling the first order of business before you this morning concerns draft meeting minutes from MARCH 25th 2026 for the Boston Fire Department. Which will require votes on Chair Craven and Commissioner Wright having voted at this meeting, is there a motion to take a vote for a roll call? I think our motion I second for Okay I'll call Chair Crav …
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Tue Jul 28, 2026 · 9:30 AM

Zoning Board of Appeal

Room 801, City Hall
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Good morning. The City of Boston Zoning Board of Appeal hearing for JULY 28th, 2026 is now in session. This hearing is being conducted in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Open Meeting law including the updated provisions enacted by the Legislature this year. The new law allows the board to continue its practice of holding virtual hearings through JUNE 2027. This hearing of the board is being held remotely. We have a Zoom webinar event platform and is also being livestreamed. In order to ensure this hearing of the board is open to the public, members of the public MAY access this hearing through telephone and video conferencing. The information for connecting to this hearing is listed on today's hearing agenda which is posted on the Public Notices page of the city's website. Boston.Gov. Members of the public will enter the virtual hearing as attendees which means you will not see yourself on the screen and you will be muted throughout unless administratively unmuted when asked to comment. For members, applicants and their attorneys or representatives will participate in the hearing as panels and they will appear along alongside the presentation materials when speaking, panelists are strongly encouraged to keep video on while presenting to the board. As with our in-person meetings, comments and support will be followed by comments and opposition. The order of comments is as follows. Elected officials, representatives and elected officials and members of the publ …
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Fri Jul 24, 2026 · 10:00 AM

City Council

Civil Rights, Racial Equity, and Immigrant Advancement Committee Hearing on Docket #1339
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good morning. My name is minyard culpepper. City council district seven. And the chair of the boston city council committee on civil rights, racial equity and immigrant advancement. Today is JULY 24th. The exact time is 1002. This hearing is being recorded and it is also being livestreamed by bots and our gov backslash city council tv and broadcast on xfinity channel eight rcn channel 82. Files channel 964. Written comments MAY be sent to the committee email at c c c that civil [email protected]. And will be made part of the record and available to all councilors. Public testimony will be taken at the end of this hearing. Individuals will be called on in the order in which they have signed up and will have two minutes to testify. If you're interested in testifying in person, please add your name to the sign up sheet near the entrance of the chamber. If you are looking to testify virtually, please email or central staff liaison. Megan kavanaugh and megan kavanaugh at boston dot. Let me just repeat that. If you're looking to testify virtually, please email our central staff liaison megan kavanaugh and megan [email protected]. For the link and your name will be added to the list. Today's hearing is on docket 1339. Order for a hearing regarding housing voucher discrimination and fair housing civil rights enforcement in boston. This matter was sponsored by myself, councilor minyard culpeper and brian will. Council will rule and will be referred to. The committee was referred to …
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Civil Rights, Racial Equity, and Immigrant Advancement Committee Hearing on Docket #1339 1339 Order for a hearing regarding housing voucher discrimination and fair housing civil rights enforcement in Boston. Page 1 of 1
Wed Jul 22, 2026 · 12:00 PM

City Council

City Council to consider $12.8 million grant for skilled trades training

The City Council is reviewing several grant authorizations for workforce development, public safety, and senior services. The body will also consider appointments to the Building Emissions Reduction And Disclosure Ordinance Review Board and various proposed ordinances regarding police transparency and public health.

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✓ Decided: City Council approves grants for Phillips Square and Brighton lighting

The City Council approved several grants for infrastructure, historic preservation, and senior services. It also authorized $5 million for a feasibility study for Madison Park Technical Vocational High School.

Council Chambers
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and. I'm. Good afternoon everyone. Good afternoon. Good to see so many folks in here. Um, I call to order today's meeting of the boston city council. Viewers can watch the council meeting live on [email protected] backslash city council dash tv. At this time I ask my colleagues and those in the audience to please silence their cell phones and electronic devices. Also pursuant to rule 42, I remind all in the chamber that no demonstration of approval or disapproval from members of the public would be permitted. Thank you, mr fox. Would you please, uh, take a roll call vote to ascertain the presence of a quorum? Councilor breadon here. Council is allowed as a part of council. Culpeper council, durkan. Councilor. Fitzgerald. Councilor. Flynn. Yes. Council. Who's in council? Mejia. Councilor murphy. Councilor. Pepen. Councilor. Santana. Council. Weber. And councilor earle. A quorum. Thank you, mr clerk. uh, I've been informed by the clerk that we a quorum is present. Uh, allow us to clerk to offer some brief remarks. Uh, in in as an invocation before we start our meeting and then following that we'll have the pledge of allegiance. Thank. >> good afternoon everyone. Please stand. Now MAY the spirit that leads us in our search for truth and justice. That spirit has impelled men and women to devote life and fortune to public service beyond hope of fame or pull of pride. MAY that spirit be alive and renewed in them and in them today as they continue that to do the good work of the pe …
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ORDER OF BUSINESS FOR MATTERS PRESENTED TO THE CITY CLERK PRIOR TO 10:00 A .M. ON MONDAY, JULY 20, 2026 FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE CITY COUNCIL AT A REGULAR MEETING IN THE CHRISTOPHER IANNELLA CHAMBER ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2026 AT 12:00 P.M. _________________________________________________________________________ ROLL CALL APPROVAL OF THE JULY 8, 2026 CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES COMMUNICATIONS FROM HER HONOR, THE MAYOR: 1391 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Twelve Million Eight Hundred Fifty-Five Thousand Dollars ($12,855,000.00) in the form of a grant, Bloomberg Philanthropies grant, awarded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, to be administered by the Office of Workforce Development. The grant would fund the Skilled Trades Initiative which aims to enhance vocational training, expand pre-apprenticeship opportunities, and support students’ participation in Registered Apprenticeship programs. The initiative focuses on student persistence and completion, employer engagement, and program coordination to build pathways in the construction industry, water utility management, and other skilled trades. This will be administered in collaboration with Boston Public Schools. 1392 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend a grant award in the amount not to exceed Eight Hundred and Ten Thousand Dollars ($810,000.00) from the Boston Planning and Development Agency for the Phillips Square Project. Pa …
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July 22, 2026 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Boston was held in the Christopher A. Iannella Chamber, City Hall on Wednesday, July 22, 2026 at 12:15 P.M. President Breadon in the Chair. Present Councilors Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Weber, and Worrell. Absent Councilors Coletta Zapata and Santana. City Clerk Alex Geourntas delivered the invocation, and the meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. The Chair moved to adopt the minutes from the July 8, 2026 City Council Meeting. Motion prevailed. _________________________________________________________________________ 1391 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Twelve Million Eight Hundred Fifty-Five Thousand Dollars ($12,855,000.00) in the form of a grant, Bloomberg Philanthropies grant, awarded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, to be administered by the Office of Workforce Development. The grant would fund the Skilled Trades Initiative which aims to enhance vocational training, expand pre-apprenticeship opportunities, and support students’ participation in Registered Apprenticeship programs. The initiative focuses on student persistence and completion, employer engagement, and program coordination to build pathways in the construction industry, water utility management, and other skilled trades. This will be administered in collaboration with Boston Public Schools. Referred to the Committee on Labor a …
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Tue Jul 21, 2026 · 2:00 PM

City Council

Civil Rights, Racial Equity, and Immigrant Advancement Committee Hearing on Docket #1237
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my name is minyard culpeper district seven city councilor and I'm chair of the boston city council committee on civil rights, racial equity and immigrant advancement. Today is JULY 21st, 2026. The exact time is 2:05 P.M.. This hearing is being recorded . It is also being live [email protected]. Backslash city council. There's tv. And broadcast on xfinity channel eight rcn channel 82 and files channel 964. Written comments MAY be submitted to the committee email and seek the civil [email protected]. And will be made part of the record and available to all councilors. Public testimony will be taken at the end of this hearing. Individuals will be called on and the order in which they signed up and we'll have two minutes to testify. If you are interested in testifying in person, please add your name to the sign in sheet near the entrance of the chamber. If you're looking to testify virtually, please email our central staff liaison. Megan kavanaugh and megan [email protected]. For the link and your name will be added to the list. Today's hearing is on docket number 1237 order for a hearing regarding the future of the boston human rights commission . This matter was sponsored co-sponsored by uh, councilor ed flynn and councilor brian real world and was sponsored by manure co pepper. It was referred to the committee on JUNE 24th, 2026. Today I am pleased to be joined by my colleagues in order of arrival councilor murphy. Councilor flynn. Councilor fitzgerald and councilor bread …
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Thu Jul 16, 2026 · 3:30 PM

BPDA Board of Directors

Room 900, City Hall
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At this time The Boston Planning and Development Agency is hosting public meetings in a hybrid setting for the health, safety and accessibility of Boston residents. Hybrid means that our that our board meetings are conducted in person at city hall and our board room on the ninth floor and virtually via Zoom and Boston City tv. For more information updates visit Boston plans.Org. The open public meeting law requires that I notify the public that this meeting is being recorded. Please be aware that an audio and visual recording of this meeting is being made and broadcast by Boston City tv which is a part of the City of Boston Office of Cable Communications at Exponential 26 rcn Channel 13 and Verizon Fios channel 962. It's also being livestreamed at boston.Gov/cable. Now if there's anyone in the audience who's recording this meeting I ask that you please identify yourself Now seeing none. >> I will now start the meeting with the roll call MS.. Bennet. Here MR. O'Malley here and the chair is present. Item number one. Request authorization for the approval of the minutes at the JUNE 18, 2026 board meeting. A motion is in order. So move to second. All those in favor I opposed. The ayes have it. Item number two. Request authorization to issue or a request for qualifications for a licensed design consultant to provide design services resulting in construction documents to replace the fire pump and controller at 12 Channel Street within the Raymond Alfred Marine Park. Tyler. >> Thank …
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Wed Jul 15, 2026 · 5:30 PM

Disability Commission Advisory Board

Room 801, City Hall
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Wed Jul 15, 2026 · 2:00 PM

City Council

City Council considers $5.85 million for school feasibility studies

The Ways & Means Committee is holding a hearing on two dockets regarding school facility funding. The proposals involve appropriating funds for feasibility studies and schematic designs for several Boston Public Schools projects.

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Ways & Means Committee Hearing on Dockets #1311-1312
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thanks ben weber. Uh, the district six city councilor and the chair of the boston city council on ways and means today is JULY 15th, 2026 and the exact time is 2:03 P.M. In accordance with chapter two of the acts of 2025 modifying certain requirements of the of meaning law and relieving public bodies of certain requirements including the requirement that public bodies conduct their meetings in a public place that's open and physically accessible to the public. The city council will be conducting this hearing virtually via zoom. This hearing is being recorded . It's also being live streamed at boston.Gov/city council dash tv and broadcast on xfinity channel eight, rcn channel 82 and uh fios channel 964. Written comments MAY be sent to the committee email at squirm at boston gov and will be made part of the record and available to all councilors. Public testimony will be taken uh, at the end of uh the uh first round of questions uh, from my colleagues um individuals will be called on uh in the order in which they've signed up and will have two minutes to testify if you wish to sign up for public testimony. If not done so please email or central staff liaison chris mitchell on at. Okay or is. Mccue [email protected] for the zoom link and your name will be added to the list. today's hearing is on two dockets that would fund the planning and design phase of major improvement projects for six boston public schools one being our vocational tech school madison park. Uh the msb, a board …
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Ways & Means Committee Hearing on Dockets #1311-1312 1311 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to appropriate the amount of Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) for the purpose of paying the costs of a feasibility study and schematic design associated with a project for the Madison Park Technical Vocational High School, located at 75 Malcolm X Blvd, Roxbury, MA 02120. This includes the payment of all costs incidental or related thereto, and for which the City of Boston may be eligible for a grant from the Massachusetts School Building Authority (“MSBA”), said amount to be expended under the direction of the Public Facilities Department on behalf of the Boston Public Schools. 1312 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to appropriate the amount of Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($850,000.00) for the purpose of paying costs of a feasibility study and schematic design work associated with window, door, and roof projects at the following schools: Boston Adult Academy, Joseph J. Hurley School, Ellis Mendell Elementary School, Joyce Kilmer K-8 School, and Lyon Upper 9-12 School. This includes the payment of all costs incidental or related thereto, and for which the City of Boston may be eligible for a grant from the Massachusetts School Building Authority (“MSBA”), said amount to be expended under the direction of the Public Facilities Department on behalf of the Boston Public Schools . Page 1 of 1
Tue Jul 14, 2026 · 9:30 AM

Zoning Board of Appeal

Room 801, City Hall
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Good morning, MADAM PRESIDENT. Good morning, MR. Barroso. Good morning, MR. PRESIDENT. Morning, MRS. Turner. Good morning, MADAM Chair. PRESIDENT. Good morning. As we well. Good morning them to present. Good morning. So just a note to applicants We are a six member board today. And with that I will turn it over to MR. Stanbridge. Thank you, MADAM Chair. We'll begin today's hearing with the review of hearing beds . 9:30 A.M.. These are the minutes from JUNE 16th hearings this year. I'll make a motion of approval. The vision. Oh no. Sorry. Second MR. Stanbridge? Yes. MR. Langham. Yes. There's been a Baraza. Yes, MISS Turner. Sorry, I didn't hear MR.. Yes. Can you hear me? Yes. Thank you. As we well. Yes. Excellent. The chair votes Yes. The motion carries. So I'm so sorry. I was so excited to get us going. I forgot to read the thing we're supposed to read at the beginning. Well, if the wants to rewind to that right. Thank you. Sorry about that. Good morning. The city of Boston Zoning Board of Appeal hearing for JULY 14th, 2026 is now in session. This hearing is being conducted in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Open Meeting law including the updated provisions enacted by the Legislature this year. The new law allows the board to continue its practice of holding virtual hearings through JUNE 2027. This hearing of the board is being held remotely via the Zoom webinar event platform and is also being livestreamed. In order to ensure this hearing of the board is ope …
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Thu Jul 9, 2026 · 10:00 AM

Public Improvement Commission

City Hall 801
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Thank you. Yeah. Thank you. All in favor. Thank you. the planning department that memorialized this change and their acceptance of this plan they did say they had no further comment in that communications that i submitted the second change was based on this driveway apron as you a pedestrian may be traveling northward on kilmarn street on the west side you would be leaving our site which now has a pedestrian easement and around a 10 foot clear walking zone to a more constrict ed sidewalk based on the frontage and facade of 55 to 57 kilmarnick or the fenway use cond ominiums you know currently there's this radial stone that's probably sloped in the field to make this kind of flush but also i would assume visually you can tell it would not meet ada cross slope requirements so we kind of looked into how to fix that and then as i was looking into that there is uh there are some direct access units on the ground floor here and there is a gate that swings inward for the residents to use so the gate does not swing outward but um what we decided to do was really look at this uh the topography here that we have in detail um and realize that this apron isn't um providing a six inch delta from the street level to um the level sidewalk it isn't now and it won't in future conditions um so what we did was kind of limit the size of the apron um based on the design slope and the city details for a res um this is the residential um driveway detail for this um alleyway um to kind of limit that …
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Wed Jul 8, 2026 · 12:00 PM

City Council

City Council approves $5M for Madison Park feasibility study

The Boston City Council will consider appropriating $5 million for a feasibility study at Madison Park Technical Vocational High School and $850,000 for school window and roof projects. The body will also confirm several mayoral appointments and receive reports on public safety and housing.

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✓ Decided: Council approves community safety grant and inclusionary development funds

The City Council approved a $1.07M grant for gang violence prevention and $30M for the Inclusionary Development Policy Fund. Several other items, including school feasibility studies and various hearing requests, were referred to committees.

Council Chambers
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2022 and completed clinical pastoral education at jefferson um einstein hospital in philadelphia, pennsylvania and at haven wood heritage heights in concord, new hampshire. In their role as multi-faith chaplain, sarah supports the spiritual well-being of patients, their loved ones and staff at dana-farber. Sarah's work is rooted in approaches in humanist philosophy, religious pluralism and people centered care. They are endorsed as a chaplain by the humane society and we're so happy that they are here with us. Thank you. Good morning everyone. I'd like to begin by sharing a reading written by howard thurman from meditations of the heart called two areas of need. There are at least two areas of need in which all people are involved. One is the insistence upon finding something to worship. Everybody has to have something to worship. It is not optional. It is not merely the result of some particularly significant spiritual bias in personality either. There is something native to the human spirit that insists upon the offering of one's precious gifts precious possessions. Offering them to something outside of oneself something that is regarded as supremely worthwhile. What happens when you get a very wonderful piece of good news? what do you do? You want to tell somebody somebody who means enough to you to accept your tidings as a symbol of nearness and devotion ? What do you worship? What do you bring the most precious increments of your spirit, your mind and your possessions. T …
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ORDER OF BUSINESS FOR MATTERS PRESENTED TO THE CITY CLERK PRIOR TO 10:00 A .M. ON MONDAY, JULY 6, 2026 FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE CITY COUNCIL AT A REGULAR MEETING IN THE CHRISTOPHER IANNELLA CHAMBER ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2026 AT 12:00 P.M. _________________________________________________________________________ ROLL CALL APPROVAL OF THE JUNE 24, 2026 CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES COMMUNICATIONS FROM HER HONOR, THE MAYOR: Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to appropriate the amount of Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) for the purpose of paying the costs of a feasibility study and schematic design associated with a project for the Madison Park Technical Vocational High School, located at 75 Malcolm X Blvd, Roxbury, MA 02120. This includes the payment of all costs incidental or related thereto, and for which the City of Boston may be eligible for a grant from the Massachusetts School Building Authority (“MSBA”), said amount to be expended under the direction of the Public Facilities Department on behalf of the Boston Public Schools. 1311 Page 1 of 9 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to appropriate the amount of Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($850,000.00) for the purpose of paying costs of a feasibility study and schematic design work associates with window, door, and roof projects at the following schools: Boston Adult Academy, Joseph J. Hurley School, Ellis Mendell Elementary School, Joyce Kilmer K-8 School, and Lyon …
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July 08, 2026 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Boston was held in the Christopher A. Iannella Chamber, City Hall on Wednesday, July 8, 2026 at 12:14 P.M. President Breadon in the Chair. Present Councilors Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, and Worrell. Absent Councilor Coletta Zapata. Sarah Harbaugh, a Multifaith Chaplain at Dana-Farber, delivered the invocation, and the meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. The Chair moved to adopt the minutes from the June 24, 2026 City Council Meeting. Motion prevailed. _________________________________________________________________________ 1311 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to appropriate the amount of Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) for the purpose of paying the costs of a feasibility study and schematic design associated with a project for the Madison Park Technical Vocational High School, located at 75 Malcolm X Blvd, Roxbury, MA 02120. This includes the payment of all costs incidental or related thereto, and for which the City of Boston may be eligible for a grant from the Massachusetts School Building Authority (“MSBA”), said amount to be expended under the direction of the Public Facilities Department on behalf of the Boston Public Schools. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. 1312 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to appropriate the amount of Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($850, …
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🗳️ How they voted (1 roll-call vote)
Named votes as recorded in the official record.
accept and expend a gift of a Percheron Gelding Horse, valued at Eight Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($8,500.00) from the Friends of the Boston Park Rangers Mounted Unit
10 yea · 3 absent
Breadon yea · Culpepper yea · Durkan yea · FitzGerald yea · Flynn yea · Murphy yea · Pepén yea · Santana yea · Weber yea · Worrell yea · Louijeune absent · Mejia absent · Coletta Zapata absent
Wed Jul 8, 2026 · 5:30 PM

Boston School Committee

Virtual
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Thu Jul 2, 2026 · 10:00 AM

City Council

Council discusses $1M grant for community safety and gang prevention

The Public Safety & Criminal Justice Committee will hear a request to accept a state grant. The funds are intended for the Senator Charles E. Shannon Jr. Community Safety Initiative, which focuses on combating gang violence through multi-disciplinary programs.

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Public Safety & Criminal Justice Committee Hearing on Docket #0970
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Thank you. STAFF FIIZON [email protected] FOR THE ZOOM LINK AND YOUR NAME WILL BE ADDED TO THE LIST. TODAY'S HEARING IS ON DOCKET NUMBER 0970, MESSAGE AND ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSSON TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF $1,073,239 FOR 34 CENTS IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE FY26 SENATOR CHARLES CHANNON JUNIOR COMMUNITY SAFET Y INITIATIVE AWARDED BY THE MASSACHUSETIC EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECUR ITY AND TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE BOSSON POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE GRANT WILL FUND REGIONAL AND MULTID ISCIPLINARY APPROACHES TO COMBAT GANG VIOLENCE THROUGH COORDINATIVE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION, LAW ENFORCEMENT, PROSECUTION, AND RE-INTEGRATION PROGRAMS. THIS MATTER WAS SPONSORED BY MAYOR MICHELLE WU AND WAS REFERED TO THE COMMITTEE ON MAY 13, 2026. TODAY I AM JOINED BY MY COLLEAGU ES IN ORDER OF ARRIVAL, DISTRICT 2 CITY COUNCILOR, COUNCILOR AT FLYNN. WE'VE ALSO RECEIVED THE LET TER OF ABSENCE FROM AT LARGE CITY COUNCILOR RUF C. LOUIS JAN. I WILL GO INTO MY OPEN REMARKS AND ALLOW MY COLLEAGUES A BRIEF OPENING REMARKS AND WE WILL GO INTO OUR PANEL. THE SHANNON GRANT IS AN INVESTMENT INITIATIVE THAT SUPPORTS THE CITY OF BOSTON'S COMPREHENSIVE PUBLIC SAFETY STRATEGY THROUGH REGIONAL AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES AND COLLABORATIONS AMONG STATE AND CITY AGENCIES ALONG WITH PARTNERSHIPS FOR FAITH-BASED FILMPROPRIOTIC AND BISNESS ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. IN ORDER FOR THE CITY OF BOSTON TO OFFER THIS INITIATIVE, THE CITY COUNC IL MUST VOTE TO AUTHORIZE …
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Public Safety & Criminal Justice Committee Hearing on Docket #0970 0970 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Million Seventy-Three Thousand Two Hundred Thirty-Nine Dollars and Thirty-Four Cents ($1,073,239.34) in the form of a grant, the FY26 Senator Charles E. Shannon Jr. Community Safety Initiative, awarded by MA Executive Office Of Public Safety & Security to be administered by the Police Department. The grant would fund regional and multi-disciplinary approaches to combat gang violence through coordinated prevention and intervention, law enforcement, prosecution, and reintegration programs. Page 1 of 1
Mon Jun 29, 2026 · 10:30 AM

City Council

Human Services Committee Hearing on Docket #0694
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Thank you. Good morning, everyone. I will start. So, for the record, my name is Erin Murphy, at-large City Councilor, and I am the Chair of the Boston City Council Committee on Human Services. Today is June 29th, 2026, and the exact time is 1032. In accordance with Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2025, modifying certain requirements of the open meeting law in relieving public bodies of certain requirements, including the requirement that public bodies conduct its meeting in public place that is open and physically accessible to the public, the City Council will be conducting this hearing virtually via Zoom, per the head sponsor of this request. I don't know if Councilman here is on yet. I think she should be hopping on Zoom. This hearing is being recorded. It is also being live streamed at boston.gov/city-council-tv and broadcast on X finity, Channel 8, RCN, Channel 82, and Fios, Channel 964. Written comments may be sent to the committee email at ccc. [email protected] and will be made part of the record and available to all councillors. Public testimony will be taken at the end of this hearing. Individuals will be called on in the order in which they signed up and will have two minutes to testify. If you wish to sign up for public testimony and have not done so, you can email our Central Staff Liaison, Ron Cobb at [email protected] for the Zoom link and your name will be added to the list. Thank you, Ron. I know you've been getting lots of emails and calls for this hearing, so I appre …
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BOSTONIA. CONDITA AD. 1630. Human Services Committee Hearing on Docket #0694 0694 Order for a hearing on the conditions, operations, and access of Boston Centers for Youth and Families (BCYF) Pools. Page 1 of 1
Thu Jun 25, 2026 · 10:00 AM

City Council

City Council considers $30 million for affordable housing fund

The Planning, Development, and Transportation Committee will hear a request to accept and spend $30,000,000 in the Inclusionary Development Policy Fund. These funds support the production and preservation of affordable housing through developer contributions.

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Planning, Development, and Transportation Committee Hearing on Docket #0968
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Planning, Development, and Transportation Committee Hearing on Docket #0968 0968 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston, acting through its Mayor’s Office of Housing, to accept and expend payments in the amount of Thirty Million Dollars ($30,000,000.00) given to the City of Boston’s Inclusionary Development Policy Fund. The City of Boston’s Inclusionary Development Policy (IDP) Fund was established by Executive Order in February 2000 to support the production and preservation of affordable housing in new market rate housing developments. The IDP required all developers of residential development projects with ten or more units to include affordable units in their projects as a condition of receiving relief from the Boston Zoning Code. Further, the Executive Order provided the option for developers to make contributions to the IDP Fund in lieu of providing on-site affordable units, subject to the approval of the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA). Page 1 of 1
Thu Jun 25, 2026 · 10:00 AM

Public Improvement Commission

City Hall 801
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Thank you. Hi, everyone. Thank you. All in favor. Thank you. in the ground both for this project and for the public works project in with plenty of time so that nobody has any delays that's something that we've been working on be we've been very cognizant of that and we will continue to work on that as this progresses and i'm assuming this is sponsorship through the district the district counselor so that would be district council two at flint is that is that usually how it's brought before the council i'm not sure how that works if one of the specific counselors needs to sponsor this or if it's just brought through the law department um so it's a good question the legislation is actually filed on behalf of the mayor it will be signed by the mayor and we drop the legislation if um and i will keep you guys posted and uh how that works through the city's igr intergovern ment affairs so once it gets to the point and if you work with a particular city counselor or anyone i really encourage you to work with them to get on the same page with the igr with the mayor's office and um and then once they get to the the council i really really really encourage you to work with whoever the counselor is um to go through the council's whole process thank you uh dolores hi good morning um i'm actually here on another matter but i i couldn't help but ask or wonder as i'm listening to this presentation whether this is an indication of a much larger issue regarding the city's resiliency planning …
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Wed Jun 24, 2026 · 12:00 PM

City Council

Council considers major housing grants and city budget amendments

The Council is reviewing several large federal grant applications for housing, homelessness, and community development. Other business includes energy fund amendments, cybersecurity investments, and various hearings on public safety and urban planning.

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✓ Decided: Council approves FY27 budget, $384M capital plan, and multiple housing grants

The council approved the FY27 city budget after receiving a modified appropriations order and taking no override action. It also approved a $384.7 million capital improvement plan and a $13.9 million school capital plan. Several housing and community development grants totaling over $78 million were accepted, along with a $1.2 million police grant for FIFA-related public safety.

Council Chambers
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i'm. Afternoon everyone. I call to order today's meeting of the boston city council. Viewers MAY watch the council meeting live on [email protected]. Backslash city council dash tv. At this time I ask my colleagues and those in the audience to please silence their cellphones and electronic devices. Also pursuant to rule 42 I remind all in the chamber that no demonstration of approval or disapproval from members of the public will be permitted. Thank you. I also want to give my colleagues a heads up. The fifa fan fest starts today at 2 P.M. And we've been told that they will modify the volume but if it gets too loud in the chamber we will have uh we will have a recess and take it from there. So hopefully it won't get too loud and we'll be able to proceed through our long agenda in a timely way. Mr trayer, could you please take a roll call vote to ascertain the presence of a quorum? Council breadon here. Councilor. That is a further councilor. Culpepper. Councilor. Durkan. Council. Fitzgerald. Councilor. Flynn. Councilor. Louijeune. Councilor. mejia. Councilor. Murphy. Councilor. Pippin. Councilor. Santana. Councilor weber here. And councilor worrell. A quorum is present. Thank you. I've been informed by the clerk of the quorum is present. Mr clerk, if you would please uh uh, do us the honor of offering an invocation this afternoon and then we'll follow that with the pledge of allegiance. Good afternoon. Please stand. Blessed are the just for they have their we would and indes …
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ORDER OF BUSINESS FOR MATTERS PRESENTED TO THE CITY CLERK PRIOR TO 10:00 A.M. ON MONDAY, JUNE 22, 2026 FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE CITY COUNCIL AT A REGULAR MEETING IN THE CHRISTOPHER IANNELLA CHAMBER ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2026 AT 12:00 P.M. _________________________________________________________________________ ROLL CALL APPROVAL OF THE JUNE 17, 2026 CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES COMMUNICATIONS FROM HER HONOR, THE MAYOR: 1223 Message and order for your approval an Ordinance authorizing the City of Boston, acting through its Environment Department, to amend the Distributed Energy Resource Revenue Revolving Fund, 30396E. The current language for 30396E is limited in its use, and the changes proposed will allow for proper usage of 30396E while maintaining its original purpose. The amended language will allow the fund to properly capture revenues and expenditures, ensuring an enhanced and seamless financial process for current City energy activities. These amendments will properly capture demand response revenue and allow for the further development of the City's demand response program, increasing energy savings, and reduce the City's greenhouse gas emissions produced by emissions not addressed through the City's distributed energy resources. 1224 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,200,000.00) in the form of a grant, FY26 MOTT FIFA Grant, awarded by MA Office of Travel …
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Wed Jun 24, 2026 · 10:00 AM

Public Facilities

Room 801, City Hall
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Showing the 30 most recent meetings of 1001 on record. See the yearly meeting archives below for the full history.

💰 Federal awards (top 10 by amount)
Largest recent federal contract/grant awards to recipients in this city (2023–present), via USAspending.gov.
$578.9MJOHN SNOW, INCORPORATED
Agency for International Development · GH/PRH - 3057, NEW TO#5 (COMMODITIES AND PUBLIC HEALTH SUPPLIES) AND A
$265.3MPARATEK PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Department of Health and Human Services · ANTIBIOTIC FOR TREATMENT OF A BIOTHREAT INDICATION
$157.1MKBC ENERGY SOLUTIONS LLC
Department of Energy · MISSION EXECUTION SUPPORT SERVICES
$153.7MJOHN SNOW, INCORPORATED
Agency for International Development · IGF::CL::IGF SUPPORTING AN AIDS-FREE ERA (SAFE) TO REDUCE HIV MORTALI
$150.8MTRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Department of Health and Human Services · CARB-X GLOBAL ANTIBACTERIAL ACCELERATOR OTA
$123.0MJSI RESEARCH & TRAINING INSTITUTE INC
Agency for International Development · MULTI-SECTORAL NUTRITION ACTIVITY (MSNA) THIS IS A COST PLUS FIXED FEE
$99.1MVEDANTA BIOSCIENCES, INC.
Department of Health and Human Services · TO DEVELOP MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES (MCMS) THAT TREAT ANTIBIOTIC RESIST
$95.1MPTC INC.
Department of Defense · ENTERPRISE SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYSIS PLANNING AND EXECUTION (ESCAPE)SOFTWA
$91.8MCDM CONSTRUCTORS INC.
Department of Defense · SOFA: CONTRACT FOR SITE 13853-416 IN ISRAEL
$89.5MWELLINGTON MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLP
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation · IGF::CT::IGF PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT SERVICES

Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury) — federal awards only, not city budgets.

🌐 County-level context (Suffolk County)
County-level context — from BLS, IRS, FEMA, HUD, Census. These figures cover the whole county this city sits in, not just the city itself.
Unemployment rate4.1% (labor force 463,030 · 2026)
Net migration-12,099 people (-$1.72B net AGI · 2023)
Federal disasters (10 yr)5 ({"Snowstorm": 9, "Hurricane": 8, "Severe Storm": 7, "Flood": · last Fri Sep 15, 2023)
Traffic fatalities27 (16 pedestrian · 2024)
Business establishments22,034 (720,353 employees · 2023)
Fair Market Rent (2BR)$2,711/mo (46,812 assisted households · 2025)
Adults with low literacy27.4% (low numeracy 38% · 2017)

Sources: BLS LAUS, IRS SOI, FEMA, NHTSA FARS, Census CBP, HUD, NCES PIAAC

City profile

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Recorded votes
$5.86B
Annual budget
$2.29B
Debt outstanding
2,107
Permitted housing units

The money — in

source: Census gov-finance & state comptroller

Budget

Revenue$5.86B
Spending$5.88B
Operating spending ran ahead of revenue this year.

Debt load MODERATE

Outstanding debt$2.29B
Debt-to-revenue0.39×
Debt-load index63 / 100
A debt-load indicator (national percentile of debt, deficit & aid-reliance) — not a solvency verdict. Cross-checked against official state fiscal-stress scores where they exist.

Outcomes — economic mobility

source: Opportunity Atlas (Harvard) · research use

For kids who grew up here in low-income households, their adult household-income rank (0–1). The average hides a gap by race:

White kids
0.479
All kids
0.414
Black kids
0.375

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