
The Attorney General’s office ruled that a major city board intentionally violated the Open Meeting Law the day it gave final approval for a bellwether development at 3200 Washington St.
Two actions Saturday and Sunday by City Life/Vida Urbana and Affordable Housing Eglston/Beantown Society showed “what democracy looks like!” as the youth chanted to drivers Sunday afternoon outside 3200Washington Street.
The full Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council on Tuesday voted 11-3 with one abstention to recommend that the city “deny all variances required” to the developers of 3200 Washington St.
City boards, in this case the Zoning Board of Appeals, have the final say and can go against Neighborhood Council recommendations. However, that is rare.