Mayor's directive
Authorize grant for gravestone conservation at Dorchester North Burial Ground
Last activity May 7, 2026 (5 months ago)
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Introduced
May 4, 2026
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In committee
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Council vote
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Adopted
The City Council authorized accepting and spending a grant not to exceed $157,650 from the National Parks Service Semiquincentennial Grant for gravestone conservation at the Dorchester North Burial Ground in Dorchester. The order passed after suspending rules on May 6, 2026, and an attachment to the matter is available.
Affects Dorchester residents and City of Boston park and recreation program participants
In Dorchester
Now with the City Council
About Parks & Public Space and Budget & Finance
Compare with the government's own wording
Official title
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend a grant in an amount not to exceed One Hundred Fifty-Seven Thousand Six Hundred Fifty Dollars ($157,650.00) from the United States Department of the Interior, National Parks Service Semiquincentennial Grant. This grant is awarded to the City of Boston through the Parks and Recreation Department for gravestone conservation in Dorchester North Burying Ground located in the neighborhood of Dorchester.
Timeline
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May 6, 2026
The rules were suspended; the order was passed.
City Council
On motion of Councilor Worrell, the rules were suspended; the order was passed: yeas 12 (Breadon, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), absent 1 (Coletta Zapata).