The seventh annual Jamaica Plain State of Our Neighborhood (SOON) gathering will be held Thursday, April 27, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Curley K-8 School at 495 Centre St. — and this year, organizers are planning a new format to draw in neighborhood participants.
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The Boston City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved a proposal from District 9 City Councilor Mark Ciommo, and championed by Mayor Martin J. Walsh, to increase the city’s residential tax exemption — a move that would lower the average property tax bill for a single-family, owner-occupied residence by $299 a year.
The city’s planning agency will hold a meeting Wednesday about the latest large-scale housing development being pitched for Forest Hills.
“The Residences at Forest Hills” would replace a parking lot at the corner of Washington and the Arborway. Slated to include 252 residential units and 5,500 square feet of retail, the proposal would stand six stories high.
