Request for a public hearing
Hold a hearing on waste facilities and environmental justice
Last activity June 26, 2026 (3 months ago)
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Introduced
June 22, 2026
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In committee
The committee decides whether to send it to the full council.
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Council vote
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Adopted
The matter requests a City Council hearing to examine the siting and regulation of trash transfer stations and waste handling facilities, as well as illegal dumping and their environmental justice and fair housing impacts in residential and mixed-use neighborhoods. It highlights Roxbury and calls for input from the Boston Planning Department and health officials.
Affects Black and Brown, low-income communities
In Roxbury
Filed by Brian Worrell, Benjamin Jacob Weber, Enrique Pepén, Erin Murphy, Ruthzee Louijeune, Ed Flynn, Sharon Durkan, Julia Mejia, and Miniard Culpepper
Now with the Committee on Environmental Justice, Resiliency, and Parks
About Environment & Climate and Housing & Development
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Official title
Order for a hearing to examine waste transfer facilities, illegal dumping, environmental justice, and fair housing impacts in residential and mixed-use neighborhoods.
Timeline
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June 24, 2026
Referred to
City Council
Referred to the Committee on Environmental Justice, Resiliency, and Parks.