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The two elected State officials that represent the North End / Waterfront area held a Town Hall-style meeting this week at the Nazzaro Community Center. State Senator Anthony Pettruccelli and State Representative Aaron Michlewitz gave some introductory remarks about their legislative priorities and then dived into more local community issues through questions from the audience.
A summary and video timeline is shown below so you can jump around to areas of interest:
- 00:00 Introductions and Welcome
- 02:30 Transportation Finance Reform and MTBA
- 04:30 Jobs and Transitional Assistance
- 07:00 Pension and Healthcare Reform Bill
- 09:20 ATM Safety
- 12:15 Trash Issues in the North End
- 15:00 Bottle Bill
- 22:30 Visitor Center and Public Restrooms in the North End
- 28:00 ATM Safety Proposals
- 32:00 Traffic congestion tied to nearby development
- 34:40 Causeway Street and Boston Garden Project
- 39:30 General development issues in and around the North End
- 45:10 Development Mitigation / Community center / Public space
- 50:00 Parking
- 51:30 Greenway Parcel 12 (ramp parcel)
- 57:15 Boston Garden Project
- 1:03:20 Voting pre-registration bill for 16-17 year olds and random audits
- 1:08:30 Need for a new North End Community Center
See our page on North End / Waterfront local elected officials for contact information.
