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Public Improvement Commission Hearing

The Public Improvement Commission of the City of Boston will hold a hearing on November 20, 2025, at 10 a.m.

This Thursday's Public Improvement Commission hearing is scheduled for its regular time, 10 a.m. Project teams and Commission members will be participating in this hearing primarily from remote locations. Hearing participants will be digitally connected in real time courtesy of the City’s Department of Innovation & Technology. Members of the public who wish to participate in the hearing are strongly encouraged to do so remotely; the hearing will continue to be televised and may also be streamed live online via Boston TV. Those members of the public who are unable or choose not to participate remotely should report to City Hall room 801 at the time of the hearing.  Written testimony for all agenda items will continue to be accepted via email; written testimony should be directed to PIC@boston.gov.

All project team members who intend to join their project's presentation, as well as any City staff representatives or members of the public who wish to participate remotely, should complete the online registration form by Wednesday afternoon.

Discussion Topics

  1. Hearing Minutes

    HM 1. At the request of the Public Improvement Commission staff, the Acceptance of the Minutes of the PIC hearing which was held on November 6, 2025.

  2. Public Hearing Continued

    PHC 1. On a petition by NSTAR Electric Co. (d/b/a Eversource Energy) for a Grant of Location to install an electric transformer vault and associated infrastructure within Whitby Street (public way), East Boston, located at address no. 16 generally northwest of Ford Street.

    (NB 8/14/2025; PH 8/28/2025; PHC 9/11/2025, 9/25/2025, 11/6/2025) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, Plan of Transformer MH for PIC, 16 Whitby Street, East Boston,” 1 sheet dated November, 2025.

  3. Public Hearing

    PH 1. On a petition by Harvard Street Support Corp. for the acceptance of two Pedestrian Easements adjacent to the following public ways in Dorchester:

    • Ellington Street – on its northeasterly side at address nos. 14-16, southeast of Old Road;
    • Michigan Avenue – on its southwesterly side at the side of 8 Old Road, southeast of Old Road.
    (NB 11/6/2025) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Pedestrian Easement Plan, Ellington Street, Michigan Avenue, Dorchester," 1 sheet dated November, 2025.
     
    PH 2. On a petition by Harvard Street Support Corp. for the making of Specific Repairs within the following public ways in Dorchester:
    • Old Road – at address no. 8, between Ellington Street and Michigan Avenue;
    • Ellington Street – at address nos. 14-16, southeast of Old Road;
    • Michigan Avenue – southeast of Old Road.
    (NB 11/6/2025) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Specific Repairs Plan, Old Road, Ellington Street, Michigan Avenue, Dorchester," 3 sheets dated November 5, 2025.
     
    PH 3. On a petition by Harvard Street Support Corp. for the granting of a Projection License for the installation of a canopy over a portion of the sidewalk within Old Road (public way), Dorchester, located on its southeasterly side at address no. 8, northeast of Ellington Street.
     
    (NB 11/6/2025) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Canopy Projection Plan, Ellington Street, Michigan Avenue, Dorchester," 1 sheet dated November, 2025.

     

    PH 4. On a petition by 15-17 Wichita Ter LLC for the acceptance of a Pedestrian Easement adjacent to Wichita Terrace (public way), Dorchester, located on its easterly side at address nos. 15-17, generally north of River Street.

    (NB 11/6/2025) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Pedestrian Easement Plan, 15-17 Wichita Terrace, Public Way, Dorchester," 1 sheet dated October 16, 2025.

     

    PH 5. On a petition by 15-17 Wichita Ter LLC for the making of Specific Repairs within the following public ways in Dorchester:

    • Wichita Terrace – generally at address nos. 15-17, between River Street and its northerly terminus;
    • River Street – on its northerly side at Wichita Terrace.

    (NB 11/6/2025) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Specific Repair Plan, Wichita Terrace, Curb & Sidewalk Reconstruction, Dorchester," 1 sheet dated October 31, 2025.

    PH 6. On a joint petition by Verizon New England Inc., Comcast, and Astound (a/k/a RCN) for a Grant of Location with lead company status and participants to install new telecommunication conduit with City shadow within the following public ways in South Boston:

    • Major Michael J. O'Connor Way – generally south and west of Gen. Logan Way;
    • General Lawrence J. Logan Way – generally between Maj. O'Connor Way and Msgr. O'Callaghan Way.

    (NB 11/6/2025) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, Verizon, Mary Ellen McCormack, Proposed Conduit Installation," 2 sheets dated October, 2025.

  4. New Business

    NB 1. 635 Hyde Park Avenue, Canterbury Street; West Roxbury – Pedestrian Easement, Specific Repairs – On a set of petitions by 635 Hyde Park Ave LLC

    NB 2. 700 Commonwealth Avenue; Boston Proper – Projection License – On a petition by the Trustees of Boston University

    NB 3. 250 Everett Street; Brighton – Pedestrian Easement, Specific Repairs – On a set of petitions by MCRT Investments LLC

    NB 4. 529-543 Main Street; Charlestown – Specific Repairs – On a petition by the Boston Planning & Development Agency (d/b/a the City of Boston Planning Department)

    NB 5. Henshaw Street, Cambridge Street; Brighton – Specific Repairs, Grant of Location – On a petition by National Grid

    NB 6. Island Street, Gerard Street, Massachusetts Avenue; Roxbury – Grant of Location – On a petition by National Grid

  • 10:00AM
  • Boston City Hall
    1 City Hall Square, Room 801
    Boston, MA 02201
  • send an email
  • 617-635-4960
  • Contact:
    Todd Liming
  • Neighborhoods:
    Citywide
  • Posted:
    11/18/2025 - 7:58AM
  • Resources:
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