Carolyn Royce

The Housing and Economic Development Committee of the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council will hold its monthly meeting on Tues., Nov. 21 at 7 pm at the Bowditch School, 82 Green St. (Community Room - entrance on sidewalk level, left of front stairs).  On the agenda will be a Nesterly homesharing, status of Arborway Yard, and Good Jobs standards. All meetings are open to the public.

The Housing and Economic Development Committee of the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, January 16, at 7 pm at the Bowditch School, 82 Green St. (Community Room - entrance on sidewalk level, left of front stairs).  On the agenda will be updates and the draft proposal for good jobs standards for construction and permanent jobs.

Monthly meeting of Housing & Development Committee of the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council.  On the agenda:JPNDC presentation of their project on Call St. & Carolina Ave. (former MassDOT parcels); review draft guidelines for Good Jobs Standards for construction and permanent jobs 

Monthly meeting of the Housing & Economic Development Committee of the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council - On the agenda will be City Realty’s proposal for 197 Green Street: proposal is for 4-story building near the intersection of Green & Washington St. with 23 residential units plus some commercial space.

Monthly meeting of the Housing & Development Committee of the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council - On the agenda will be Chuck Collins discussing his report 'Towering Excess' on the effects of the luxury housing boom in Boston; also on the agenda is review of development proposal for 150 Stedman St., construction of 21 residential units.   All meetings are open to the public.

Monthly meeting of the Housing & Development Committee of the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council. On the agenda: Marty Martinez, Chief of Health & Human Services, will discuss the City’s overall management and delivery of addiction & recovery services, and how he anticipates these services will be provided in the future, both in the short-term and long-term. This topic is of particular interest to the Committee because of the current planning for the Shattuck campus. Also…

Monthly meeting of the Housing & Development Committee of the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council - On the agenda: Janna Cohen-Rosenthal, Executive Director of the Franklin Park Coalition, will talk about the FPC and the Master Plan for Franklin Park.  Janna is a member of the Community Advisory Board for Shattuck Campus Planning, and will also share some of the FPC's hopes/considerations for the upcoming changes at Shattuck.  All meetings are open to the public.

Monthly meeting of the Housing & Economic Development Committee of the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council -On the agenda will be a proposal for development at 121 Brookside Ave.; also, discussion of environmental benefits in new construction, such as carbon neutral, net-zero, renewable energy with guest speaker Colin Booth, local architect and designer specializing in carbon neutral construction & development. All meetings are open to the public.

Monthly meeting of the Housing & Development Committee of the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council - On the agenda will be discussion of the City’s Inclusionary Development Policy (IDP) and current efforts to update the IDP, which creates and preserves affordable housing; also renewal of annual request to MA Dept. of Transportation for funds for Arborway Yard. All meetings are open to the public.