The North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) held its June monthly meeting on Thursday night covering a wide range of topics. NEWRA’s executives and committee chairs started the meeting with a series of report and announcements. The full reports are shown in the above video and summarized below in the video timeline.
(00:00) Welcome by NEWRA President Ford Cavallari
(01:30) Introduction by Luigi Natale, legislative aide for recently elected State Senator Joe Boncore
(02:00) Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services – Announcements by North End / West End representative Maria Lanza
(05:00) Membership Committee – Mary McGee
(05:30) Parks and Open Spaces – David Goggins
(08:00) Zoning, Licensing & Construction Committee – Victor Brogna
- Parcel 9 development approved by BRA Board of Directors
- June 28th ZLC Agenda (tentative), 7pm Mariner’s House
- The Wine Bottega – transfer of ownership
- Battery Wharf Hotel – seeking live entertainment addition to certificate of occupancy
- NEWRA has written 13 letters in the past year
- 7 were letters of non-opposition by vote of members
- 4 were letters of non-objection by Executive Committee
- 2 were letters of opposition (3-5 Quincy Court Addition, 536 Commercial Street Roof Deck Expansion)
(11:00) Public Safety Committee Report – David Marx
- Next Public Safety meeting with Boston Police, Thursday, July 7th, 6:00 p.m. at the Nazzaro Center, 30 N. Bennet Street
