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Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
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Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
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Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Local Government
Brookline Select Board advances Coolidge Corner lot redevelopment
The Brookline Select Board voted to move the Centre Street parking lots in Coolidge Corner toward a developer RFP in 2027, while a separate warrant article would ask fall Town Meeting to seek authority for higher parking fines.
Local Government
Brookline housing plan finds pipeline nearly fills 2,400-unit goal
A build-out analysis presented to the Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee shows existing pipeline projects could deliver most of the town's 2,400-unit housing target, with the opportunity map providing capacity for the remainder. The committee's Monday, Oct. 5 meeting was cancelled after it unanimously adopted five plan sections on Sept. 28.
Local Government
Brookline Select Board advances Coolidge Corner lot redevelopment
The Brookline Select Board voted to move the Centre Street parking lots in Coolidge Corner toward a developer RFP in 2027, while a separate warrant article would ask fall Town Meeting to seek authority for higher parking fines.
Local Government
Brookline schedules hearing on Davis Path Footbridge replacement
Local Government
Brookline panel backs $1.15M AFSCME deal as HR director exits
Local Government
Brookline Select Board advances Coolidge Corner lot redevelopment
The Brookline Select Board voted to move the Centre Street parking lots in Coolidge Corner toward a developer RFP in 2027, while a separate warrant article would ask fall Town Meeting to seek authority for higher parking fines.
Local Government
Brookline schedules hearing on Davis Path Footbridge replacement
Local Government
Brookline panel backs $1.15M AFSCME deal as HR director exits
Local Government
View MoreBrookline eyes 362 new homes across three fall development decisions
A Charles River Regional Chamber newsletter spotlights three Brookline projects heading into fall: City Realty's 266-unit Chestnut Hill campus now in permitting, Nordblom's 96-unit Coolidge Corner apartment building heading to November Town Meeting, and the Select Board's early exploration of redeveloping municipal parking lots.
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View MoreBrookline Planning Board to review future of Centre Street parking lots
Economic Development Director Meredith Mooney is set to present findings from the Centre Street Lots Exploratory Study to the Brookline Planning Board on Wednesday, Sept. 9, outlining next steps for the 2.48-acre municipal parking lot near Coolidge Corner.
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View MoreBrookline field hockey ranked 4th in Bay State Conference
MassLive's preseason Bay State Conference poll slots Brookline High field hockey fourth heading into Wednesday's home opener against Milton, as coach Emily Hunt's squad looks to replace graduated All-Stars Caroline Hughes and Clara Thibault.
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View MoreBrookline votes power Perkins to Norfolk County DA nomination
Djuna Perkins won the Democratic primary for Norfolk County district attorney, with Brookline delivering her strongest margins and accounting for a large share of her roughly 2,600-vote countywide lead over Adam Deitch.
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View MoreBrookline among seven communities in path of MWRA's 15-mile water tunnel project
The MWRA's Metropolitan Water Tunnel Program will bore two deep-rock tunnels totaling 15 miles to back up the region's aging water supply, with construction starting in 2028 and both tunnels operational by 2040. Brookline is one of seven communities in the project's path, though the town's specific construction timeline has not been publicly detailed.
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View MoreDjuna Perkins tops Brookline vote in unresolved Norfolk County DA race
Djuna Perkins won the most Brookline votes in the Norfolk County DA primary on Tuesday, Sept. 1, but the countywide race remained too close to call. Ed Markey and Jake Auchincloss won decisive victories in Brookline and statewide.
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View MoreCoolidge Corner Theatre seeks Brookline support for auditorium restoration
Brookline's Housing Advisory Board meets Wednesday to consider a $4 million Affordable Housing Trust loan to Winn Companies for a 99-year affordability extension and full rehabilitation of the 117-unit senior apartment building at 99 Kent Street, alongside a $295,000 emergency rental assistance request from BCDC.
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View MoreBrookline polls open Tuesday for state primary election
Brookline's state primary election is Tuesday, Sept. 1, with polls open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.; mail ballots must reach the Town Clerk's office by 8 p.m. via three drop-box locations around town.
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View MoreBrookline solar permits takes 31 days longer than state average
Brookline's average solar permit takes 125 days, 31 days longer than the state average, while a Massachusetts energy bill that would automate the process sits in a legislative conference committee with no deadline in sight.
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View MoreSelect Board to vote on nearly $2.5 million in contracts Monday
Brookline's Select Board meets Monday, Aug. 31, with nearly $2.5 million in public works contracts, the first public presentation of a UMass Boston senior needs assessment and an executive session on the 26 Pleasant Street development site.
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View MoreBrookline Select Board urges private lots to reject ICE parking
Brookline's Select Board sent a letter asking private parking operators to refuse ICE's request for 249 "surge parking" spaces, while also appointing two interim leaders to replace retiring Building Commissioner Dan Bennett.
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View MoreTown Hall roof work cuts parking, reroutes visitors during early voting week
A $600,000 roof replacement at Brookline Town Hall has eliminated 15 parking spaces, blocked front-door access from the lot and closed a pedestrian shortcut, with the restrictions coinciding with early voting Aug. 24–28 for the Sept. 1 state primary.
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