North Station

Mayor's directive

Authorize accepting $1.15 million FEMA BRIC grant for park improvements

Last activity January 29, 2026 (8 months ago)

  1. Introduced

    January 12, 2026

  2. In committee

  3. Council vote

  4. Adopted

The City Council approved a mayoral order to accept and spend up to $1,150,000 from the FEMA BRIC program. The funds, awarded through the Parks and Recreation Department, would support improvements to Christopher Columbus Park and Long Wharf in Downtown Boston. The action followed suspension of rules and was introduced January 12, 2026 and passed January 28, 2026.

Affects Downtown Boston residents

In Downtown

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Official title

Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend a grant in an amount not to exceed One Million One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($1,150,000.00) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Program. This grant is awarded to the City of Boston through the Parks and Recreation Department for improvements to Christopher Columbus Park and Long Wharf located in the Downtown neighborhood of Boston.

Timeline

  1. January 28, 2026

    The rules were suspended; the order was passed.

    City Council