January 2019 Planning & Zoning Meeting

JPNA Board of Directors  P&Z

Wednesday, January 16, 2019 7 – 8:30 pm
East Boston Neighborhood Health Center Training Building
250 Sumner Street

AGENDA (subject to change)

272 Sumner Street– Erect 4th floor addition and change occupancy to include 4 residential units with parking for 2 vehicles. 2nd appearance. Attorney Richard Lynds.

2 Brigham Street– Erect 4th floor addition. Attorney Richard Lynds.

132 Marginal Street– Erect a 4-story, 9 unit residential dwelling with 9 off street parking spaces. Attorney Richard Lynds.

Presentation materials:
– 272 Sumner Street
– 2 Brigham Street
– 132 Marginal Street

January 2019 Monthly Meeting

JPNA Board of Directors  Monthly Meetings

Monday, January 14, 2019
7:00 – 8:30 pm
Jeffries Yacht Club
565 Sumner Street

AGENDA (subject to change):

  • Police Updates – Sergeant Martin, Officer Simons.
  • Community Updates – Jesús García-Mota, Office of Neighborhood Services.
  • State of the JPNA – A 2018 year in review presentation from the JPNA Board.
  • Nominations for Open JPNA Board Positions– There are two open positions on the JPNA Board. Nominations will be taken at this meeting with a vote for new board members at the February meeting. Interested in joining the Board? Full details here.
  • Jesse Schomer– Jesse is an East Boston resident who is applying for a position on the Boston Zoning Board of Appeal. He’s seeking neighborhood support for his application.
  • Downeast Cider – Downeast is seeking a full pour alcohol license for their shipyard location. There will be an informational presentation on Downeast’s plans at this meeting followed by a vote in February. Nick Sudheimer.
  • East Boston Bloom Marijuana Dispensary– Informational presentation on plans to open a recreational marijuana dispensary in Maverick Square. Presented by East Boston Bloom LLC (owners: Luis Vasco, Steven Vasco, Nick Spagnola, and Julis Sokol).

MEETING MINUTES AVAILABLE HERE: January_14_2019.pdf

PRESENTATION MATERIALS:

Want to Join the JPNA Board? Here’s How.

JPNA Board of Directors  Announcements

Live in Jeffries Point? Want to Help Shape Our Neighborhood’s Future?  

Run for a Position on the JPNA Board

Two JPNA Board Members have recently stepped down leaving two open positions on the Board. Interested in joining the board? Here are the details:

Eligibility: Anyone who lives in Jeffries Point, both renters and homeowners, is eligible to join the JPNA board.

Nominations: We will collect nominations for the two open board positions at the January 14th meeting. Self-nominations are encouraged.

Voting: After briefly hearing from each of the nominated individuals, we will vote on new board members at the February 11th meeting. (Reminder: in order to be eligible to vote at this meeting, you will need to have attended at least one of the previous three monthly JPNA meetings).

Questions? Curious about what’s involved in serving on the JPNA Board? Contact current board members at:
Board@JeffriesPoint.org

November 2018 Planning & Zoning Meeting

JPNA Board of Directors  P&Z

Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association P&Z Agenda
Wednesday November 14, 2018 7-8:30 pm
East Boston Neighborhood Health Center Training Building
250 Sumner Street

AGENDA (reviewed)

272 Sumner Street – Erect addition and change occupancy to include 4 residential units with parking for 2 vehicles.

Minutes: [google-drive-embed url=”https://drive.google.com/a/jeffriespoint.org/file/d/1KtF15JZlrtxF2MmtfUPrVmYERDONQfQW/view?usp=drivesdk” title=”JPNA P&Z 2018_11_14.pdf” icon=”https://drive-thirdparty.googleusercontent.com/16/type/application/pdf” newwindow=”yes” style=”normal”]

Community Events and Meetings November/December 2018

JPNA Board of Directors  Community Events, Special Events
  • PLAN East Boston – the effort to create a new Master Plan and revised zoning for East Boston is starting:
    • There will be a meeting Wednesday Night
      • Nov 14, 2018
      • 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
      • East Boston Social Centers in Central Square
    • The date to submit nominations for the Advisory Group has been extended to November 15th (Thursday).   Nomination forms can be found on the BPDA website. If you’re interested, you can nominate yourself.
  • The “wrap-up” community meeting for the Suffolk Downs Redevelopment Project will be on Tuesday December 11th 7pm-8:30pm at the Suffolk Downs Clubhouse, third floor
  • Salesians Pasta Dinner – This Friday 11/16 at 6:30 pm
  • Saturday, November 17th – Harborkeepers is hosting a waterfront clean-up starting at the Eddy at 9:30am.
  • Saturday, November 17th – Sacred Heart Parish will have their Christmas Bazaar.
  • Sunday, December 9th – East Boston Open Market will have their holiday market at the Eddy.
  • Monday, December 10th – JPNA Holiday Potluck, 6:30 pm at the Jeffries Yacht Club, 565 Sumner St. Bring a dish to share and hang out with neighbors. We’ll have a craft table set up for kids.