Read more about the meeting in BPI's latest Friday newsletter!
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Read the whole thing, including the compliant:
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If the allegations in this lawsuit are true, then commercial values have dropped even more than those state-certified numbers. That means different revenue #'s for affected years' budgets & higher tax bills for residential property owners. #mapoli #bospoli

FITZGERALD: Um, do we have anyone on either panel that is going to advocate for the other side of this argument, chair?

DURKAN: No. But I think my colleagues are doing a great job at that.

It is at the transcript's 59:58 mark:
#bospoli #mapoli
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Docket #2089 on p. 56-57 is a resolution on BHA elevators from Clr Flynn. This is one of 3 BHA elevator related dockets from him - the other 2 are Dockets #2084 & #2085 on p. 18-21 are from Clr Flynn about the elevators at the Ruth Barkley Apartments.

Docket #2088 on p. 54-55 was filed by Clr Mejia and is a resolution urging Boston Public Schools to “release the data and criteria” for school closures, new school construction, and the long-term facilities plan. Mejia is holding a press conference abt the resolution on Wednesday morning.

Docket #2045 on p. 47 is the major attraction of this meeting: this is the docket that will set Boston property tax rates for 2026.

The ZBA has 7 members and 7 alternates, who each hold a seat with specific requirements. Aiken held 1 of 2 “neighborhood” member seats - there are also 2 “neighborhood” alternates - check out the screengrab for how that is defined:
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Docket #2086 on p. 22 is David Aiken’s letter resigning from Zoning Board of Appeals. According to the ZBA’s website, Aiken was still serving despite his term expiring on 5/01/23. No replacement was in this week’s agenda packet. Aiken was 1 of 2 ZBA members approved by the Council back on 11/30/22.

Docket #2083 on p. 16 & 17 is a letter from City Auditor Scott Finn closing Boston’s FY25 accounts with $25.7M of transfers

Docket #2080 on p. 8-9 is a $1M grant from Northeastern University to the Mayor’s Office of Housing “per cooperative agreement” for the 840 Columbus Ave project. That appears to be a reference to the 5 year PILOT agreement NEU & Boston signed last month:
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BPI's ED was on the Codcast with @jenndotsmith.bsky.social to talk about Boston's property values. Make sure to listen! #mapoli #bospoli
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BPI has 5 q's for the City finance officials testifying on Monday. This hearing is enormously consequential: the drop in assessed CRE value now exceeds the Great Recession's loss, and it in't clear where the bottom is, or how Boston will recover.
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Boston's property values were certified by the state on Friday as well. This is a look at the year over year changes in residential, commercial, CIP, and the total assessed values: #mapoli #bospoli

Check out the WTR for Friday here - there are 5 questions and answers about last week:
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Read the whole piece here:
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