Community Benefits Committee
Chairs
Purpose
The Community Benefits Committee (previously called the Visioning or Long-Term Planning Committee) will work to capture the desires, interests, and visions of the community for the future development of key real estate sites. The intention is for our community to be able to agree on general uses of specific sites and communicate these uses to elected officials, city planners and administrators, our neighbors, and potential developers. The Civic Association would work to achieve these uses and, if necessary, oppose any uses not consistent with our community’s desires.
Approach
Identify Key Sites
- Morrissey Boulevard
- Mount Vernon Street
- Glovers Corner (reaches to Bay Street)
- Dorchester Avenue sites: i) East Cottage Street to Toom English Pub; ii) Elton Street block (or 1080 block)
- Dorchester Avenue (Columbia Road to Freeport Street)
- Sydney Street/Crescent Avenue/MBTA/UMP/beach access (includes area under the highway)
- Rice Post
- Penny Post
Identify Key Development Factors and Parameters
- Height
- Density
- FAR = Floor-to-area ratio
- Beds (Differentiate between studios, 1-bedroom, 2-bedroom, etc.)
- Mixed uses (e.g., residential, commercial, industrial, retail, public, etc.)
- Particular businesses and/or services desired (e.g., convenience market) or over-saturated services
- Parking, traffic,, walkability, lighting, and safety
- Public spaces
- Greenery
- Income mix
- Signage
- Energy efficiency
Updates
Development
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) – DRAFT November 2024
COLUMBIA SAVIN HILL CIVIC ASSOCIATION and DORCHESTER BAY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORP. The CSHCA and the DBEDC agree to the following
Meetings
Community Benefits Committee Meeting Minutes, 5/15/24
Minutes for 5/15/24 Detailed discussions on: -potential relationship with Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation (DBEDC); Fiscal Agent and possible partnerships on
Development
Community Benefits Committee, Budget Plan for $750,000 – 2/22/24
February 22, 2024COMMUNITY BENEFITS COMMITTEEBUDGET PLANS FOR $750,000 Background -Developer Center Court has indicated it will give the CSHCA $750k for whatever