Request for a public hearing

Hold hearing on Planning Department performance and 2026 report

Last activity April 30, 2026 (5 months ago)

  1. Introduced

    April 27, 2026

  2. In committee

    The committee decides whether to send it to the full council.

  3. Council vote

  4. Adopted

This matter authorizes an annual hearing to discuss the City of Boston Planning Department’s performance, transparency, and the 2026 annual report. It references financial transfers and the role of BPDA funding, and it requires publication of the department’s audited statements and a public evaluation of affordability, resilience, and equity in zoning and planning.

Affects City of Boston residents

Filed by Brian Worrell, Benjamin Jacob Weber, Henry Santana, Enrique Pepén, Erin Murphy, Julia Mejia, Ed Flynn, Miniard Culpepper, Liz Breadon, John FitzGerald, Gabriela Coletta Zapata, and Sharon Durkan

Now with the Committee on Planning, Development and Transportation

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Official title

Order for a hearing to discuss the City of Boston Planning Department's performance and 2026 Annual Report.

Timeline

  1. April 29, 2026

    Referred to

    City Council

    On motion of Councilor Durkan, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilors Coletta Zapata and FitzGerald as original co-sponsors. Referred to the Committee on Planning, Development and Transportation.