City Council District 2: Linehan and Lee To Debate This Monday

Posted on October 28, 2013 by admin

Councilor Bill Linehan and challenger Suzanne Lee will address District 2 residents on Monday, October 28th from 6pm – 7pm at the Lithuanian Club.

The event is presented by Fort Point, West Broadway, Saint Vincent Lower End and Dorchester Heights Neighborhood Associations.

Michael Dowling, Artistic Director of Medicine Wheel Productions, President of the South Boston Association of Non-Profits and long-time South  Boston resident, will moderate.

Refreshments will be served at 5:30pm. The debate will start promptly at 6pm. The Lithuanian Club is located at 368 West Broadway (W. Broadway & E St.) South Boston, MA 02127.

Southie Shuttle will pick up and drop off at Barlow’s and Bee’s Knees. The shuttle will make two round trips starting at 5:20pm at Bee’s Knees and 5:35pm at Barlows. Residents attending the Mayoral debate with Professor Glaeser at 7pm will be picked up at the Lithuanian Club at 6:50pm.  Everyone else is welcome to stay and talk to the candidates and their representatives. Southie Shuttle will return for a final pick up at 7:30pm.

Each participating South Boston Neighborhood Association may submit three to five prepared questions. Fort Point neighbors can complete our survey on Fort Point priorities by 1pm Monday for consideration in tonight’s debate.  If your issue(s) is not listed, don’t worry- you can add them during the survey.

Look forward to seeing everyone there!

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City Council District 2 Debate To Be Rescheduled

Posted on October 20, 2013 by admin

Due to unforeseen scheduling conflicts, the Thursday, October 24th City Council District 2 Debate between Bill Linehan and Suzanne Lee has been cancelled. If possible, the event will be rescheduled. In the interim, we encourage you to take our survey on Fort Point Community Priorities, as we will use it to design a community meeting with Senator Forry.

Councillor Bill Linehan and Suzanne Lee
Moderator Peter Kadzis, WGBH
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Refreshments 6:00 PM
Thanks to Bees Knees, Lincoln and Starbucks West Broadway
6:30 – 8:00 pm
Lithuanian Club
368 West Broadway, South Boston
(West Broadway and E Street)
Sponsored by South Boston’s Neighborhood Associations:
Andrew Square Civic Association
City Point Neighborhood Association
Cityside Neighborhood Association
Dorchester Heights Association
Fort Point Neighborhood Association
Gate of Heaven Neighborhood Association
St. Vincent’s/Lower End Neighborhood Association
West Broadway Neighborhood Association

Debate Flier City Council

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399 Congress Street Meeting Canceled

Posted on April 22, 2013 by admin

The 399 Congress Street Meeting previously scheduled for April 23rd has been canceled.

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Fort Point Channel Landmark District Commission’s April 11, 2013 public hearing

Posted on April 1, 2013 by admin

Title: Fort Point Channel Landmark District Commission’s April 11, 2013 public hearing
Location: BOSTON CITY HALL, PIEMONTE ROOM – 5TH FLOOR
Link out: Click here
Description: Subject of the hearing will be applications for Certificates of Design Approval on the agenda below, reviews of architectural violations, and such businesses as may come before the commission, in accordance with Chapter 772 of the Acts of 1975, as amended. Applications are available for public inspection during normal business hours at the office of the Environment Department. Sign language interpreters are available upon request.
Please ensure that all electronic devices are silenced prior to entering the hearing room.
After 5:30 p.m., enter and exit City Hall at the Dock Square entrance on Congress Street (across from Faneuil Hall).
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE APPLICANT ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND
FORT POINT CHANNEL LANDMARK DISTRICT COMMISSION
David Berarducci, Susan Goganian, John Karoff, Yanni Tsipis, Michele Yeeles
Alternate: B.K. Boley

5:30 PM REVIEW OF ARCHITECTURAL VIOLATIONS
347 Congress Street: Installation of signage without prior review or approval. This is the third such unauthorized installation since September 2011.

APPLICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
5:50 PM
Application: 13.342 FPC 55 Thompson Place
Applicant: Watermark Seaport LLC c/o Skanska USA Commercial Development, Inc., owner, represented by Zeina Grinnell: Review of details of landscape plans. (Continuation from February 2103 hearing.)

6:15 PM
Application: 13.847 FPC 316-322 Summer Street
Applicant: John Cappellano, property owner; Marc Cooperstein, lessee’s representative: Install security lighting, cameras, emergency phones and signage.

6:35 PM
Application: 13.765 FPC 5 Channel Center
Applicant: Eli Long, project manager: Proposal to repair fire escapes, prompted by a Boston Fire Department/Inspectional Services Department requirement that the property owner either repair or remove the fire escapes in order to qualify for a Certificate of Occupancy. (Continuation from March 2013 hearing.)
PROJECTED ADJOURNMENT: 6:50 P.M.
Date posted: April 1, 2013
cc: Mayor, Inspectional Services Department, City Clerk, Boston Redevelopment Authority, Applicants,
District City Councilors, Neighborhood Services, Property Owners, Law Department, Abutters (from most recent tax list)
For additional information, please contact Fort Point Channel Landmark District Commission staff at 617-635-3850 or walter.maros@cityofboston.gov
Start Time: 5:30 p.m.
Date: April 11, 2013

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Hatfields and McCoys Filming April 2

Posted on April 1, 2013 by admin

Our plan is to prep the location during the day on Tuesday April 2nd from about 8am – 6pm, and to film Tuesday night from 6pm – 4am.  Due to amount of residences in the area, we will structure our filming to have the least impact on your neighborhood as possible.  Here is a timeline for our activities:

– 6pm – 11pm:  Film inside the dead end section of Athens Street (pyro effect will take place during this time).

-11pm – 1am: Film on A Street from West Third Street to Athens Street

-1am – 4am: Film on West Third Street from B Street to A Street

We will have representatives from the Boston Police, Fire, and EMS on scene the whole time to monitor our activities.

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Street sweeping begins on A Street

Posted on April 1, 2013 by admin

Weekly street sweeping on A Street commences next week, the schedule is below.

The City of Boston link for e-mail alerts is:  http://www.cityofboston.gov/publicworks/sweeping/

 

Street

District

Side

Section

Schedule
(Upcoming Dates)
A St South Boston Odd Binford St – Congress St [Map] 1st 3rd Fri
1pm – 5pm
(Apr 5)
A St South Boston Even Melcher St – Congress St [Map] 2nd 4th Fri
1pm – 5pm
(Apr 12)
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Boston Children’s Museum Community Meeting on Open Space Next to Museum

Posted on March 29, 2013 by admin

Title: Boston Children’s Museum Community Meeting on Open Space Next to Museum
Location: Boston Children’s Museum, 308 Congress Street 5th floor
Description: Boston Children’s Museum is holding a community meeting on Thurs 4/18, 5:30pm at the Museum, 308 Congress St 5th fl. The Museum and its public partners invite community input on the proposed plans to enhance the open space adjacent to the Museum known as Children’s Wharf Park, located between the Museum and New Northern Ave Bridge, Harborwalk and Sleeper Street. Please RSVP by Tues 4/ 16, to Sofia Lazo at lazo@bostonchildrensmuseum.org or (617)426-6500 x262.

Start Time: 17:30
Date: 2013-04-18
End Time: 19:00

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BRA Community Meeting re: Midway Studios ground floor

Posted on March 29, 2013 by admin

Title: BRA Community Meeting re: Midway Studios ground floor
Location: Midway Studios, 15 Channel Center Street, ground floor
Description: In April 2012 a public meeting was held to address concerns of neighborhood residents about the tenant of the lower floors of the Midway Studios Building. Since then, the former tenant was relocated. The building owner has been seeking an alternative and working with an advisory group to consider options resulting from a tenant search process. The building owner would like to provide an update to the neighborhood about current plans to tenant the spaces and requested that the BRA schedule this meeting with the community.The meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 16th at 6:30pm at Midway Studios. The public is welcome to come hear a presentation by the building owner and the selected tenant about next steps.

Start Time: 6:30 p.m.
Date: April 16, 2013

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Community Driven Branding

Posted on March 29, 2013 by admin

Title: Community Driven Branding
Location: Boston Children’s Museum, 308 Congress Street
Link out: Click here
Description: Please join the Friends of Fort Point Channel for a conversation about street banners in Fort Point and the Fort Point Channel. Meet with neighbors and share ideas.
Start Time: 6:30 p.m.
Date: April 29, 2013

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Public Scoping Session for the South Station Expansion Project

Posted on March 27, 2013 by admin

Title: Public Scoping Session for the South Station Expansion Project
Location: One South Station, 2nd Floor, Boston
Link out: Click here
Description: The Environmental Notification Form (ENF) for the South Station Expansion project is now available for public review and comment. MassDOT submitted the ENF to the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) Office on March 15. In the ENF, MassDOT outlines the potential environmental consequences of expanding South Station, as well as our preliminary understandings of the transportation and other benefits that we can anticipate from the project.

MassDOT is looking for your comments and feedback on the Environmental Notification Form. Please join them at a Public Scoping Session where you can ask questions, provide comments, and describe your vision for the future of South Station.

Prior to the Public Scoping Session, you can read the ENF on the project website. The document is also available for review at the State Transportation Library and at the Massachusetts State Library. Copies are also available upon request. Our latest Project Fact Sheet summarizes the ENF as well.
Time: 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Date: April 1, 2013

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