City Council joint hearing on Dockets #0583 and #0316

Order for a hearing regarding vacant properties in the City of Boston.

Docket #0316

Order for a hearing to discuss strategies to reduce and activate vacant residential properties in the City of Boston.

These matters were sponsored by Councilors Matt O’Malley and Andrea Campbell. Docket #0583 was referred to the Committee on City, Neighborhood, and Veterans and Military Affairs on March 27, 2019, and Docket #0316 was referred to the Committee on Housing and Community Development on February 6, 2019. 

NOTICE:  The Boston City Council may have a quorum in attendance due to standing committees of the City Council consisting of both voting and non-voting members. However, members attending this duly posted meeting are participating and deliberating only in conjunction with the business of the standing committee.

Public Testimony

 Members of the public are cordially invited to attend and testify.  If you have not testified at a Council hearing before, please arrive five (5) minutes before the call of the hearing to sign up and become familiar with the hearing format, testimony locations, and sound system.  Please bring fifteen (15) copies of any written documentation you wish to present at the hearing.

Written comments may be made part of the record and available to all Councilors by sending them by email, fax, or mail to arrive before the hearing. Please use the information below.

Mail Address:  Docket #0583 and 0316, City Council, City Hall, 5^th Floor, Boston, MA 02201

Fax Number:  617-635-4203 Attn: Shane L. Pac, Dockets #0583 and 0316

Staff Email: shane.pac@boston.gov   Staff Telephone:  617-635-2435

Broadcast Live on Comcast 8/RCN 82/Verizon 1964 or streamed at: boston.gov/city-council-tv