Event Notices

Residents’ Association (NEWRA) Meeting Agenda for April 10, 2014

The North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association will hold its next regular monthly meeting on Thursday, April 10, 2014, in the Nazzaro Center, 30 North Bennet Street, beginning at 7:00 PM. The agenda is copied below or in PDF format here.

NORTH END/WATERFRONT RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION
www.newra.org

Meeting Agenda
Thursday, April 10, 2014
Nazzaro Center, 30 North Bennet Street

Reports

7:00 PM – 7:20 PM

  • President’s Report
  • Membership Committee
  • Parks & Open Spaces Report
  • Zoning, Licensing and Construction Committee

Zoning and Licensing Applications

7:20 PM – 7:35 PM
48 – 50 Salem Street, Goody Glover – Closing Hours Extension Request
Goody Glover’s Restaurant has petitioned the Licensing Board to extend the present 1:00 am closing time to 2:00 am, 7 days. The property is located in the Hanover Street Community Commercial Sub-district.

7:35 PM – 7:50PM
1 Mechanic Court, Full Comp., Inc., d/b/a Acqua Seafood Grille (formerly Ida’s Restaurant),
has applied to the Zoning Board of Appeal to change the use of a unit behind the presently existing restaurant from residential to restaurant, in connection with the installation of larger handicap-accessible bathroom facilities, and the addition of 22 restaurant seats in the area provided by the unit being added. Ida’s formerly had 26 seats in its restaurant area. That area will continue to have 26 seats, of which 8 will now be at a food counter. The total seating, including the newly-added area, will consist of 48 seats inside and 48 seats at the outdoor patio. The property is located in the Hanover Street Community Commercialsubdistrict, where restaurant is a conditional use.

7:50 PM – 8:10 PM
115 – 117 Salem Street, Restaurant Rigoletto (the former Café Napoli) Appeal
Ristorante Rigoletto has applied to the Zoning Board of Appeal to expand its occupancy to include restaurant use. The premises are presently permitted for a coffee shop, pastry shop and ice cream shop. The property is located in the Salem Street Neighborhood Shopping Sub-district, where restaurant is a conditional use.

8:10 PM – 8:30 PM
Update on Boston Public Market
Yanni Tsipis, Senior Vice-President of Colliers International in Boston, will report on the status of the Boston Public Market, which will be going into the vacant ground floor space in the Parcel 7 garage building.

8:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Presentation Parks Department
Marchelle Jacques-Yarde, Outreach Coordinator for Design and Construction of the Boston Parks Department, will have information on the capital planning concerns of NEWRA concerning North End parks.

It’s Time for NEWRA Membership Renewals – $10 membership – 2 ways to renew

  • In person at the Members Meeting with Mary
  • Send a check via snail mail (U.S. Postal Service) to:

NEWRA
P.O. Box 130319
Boston, MA 02113