North Station

Request for a public hearing

Hold hearing on Blackstone Pool repairs funding

Last activity July 9, 2026 (2 months ago)

  1. Introduced

    June 29, 2026

  2. In committee

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

  3. Council vote

  4. Adopted

A City Council order schedules a hearing to discuss the Blackstone pool status and an independent engineering study on repairs. The discussion will address reconstruction needs and potential funding; the outcome will consider interim reopening, safety, and equity impacts for affected communities.

Affects Communities of color and immigrants

In South End and Roxbury

Filed by Brian Worrell, Benjamin Jacob Weber, Henry Santana, Enrique Pepén, Erin Murphy, Ruthzee Louijeune, Sharon Durkan, Liz Breadon, Miniard Culpepper, John FitzGerald, and Ed Flynn

Now with the Committee on Human Services

About Parks & Public Space and Health & Human Services

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Official title

Order for a hearing to discuss the status of the Blackstone Pool and an independent engineering study on repairs.

Timeline

  1. July 8, 2026

    Referred to

    City Council

    Councilor Breadon in the chair. On motion of Councilor Flynn, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilors FitzGerald and Culpepper as original co-sponsors. Referred to the Committee on Human Services.

    Watch the meeting City video Minutes, July 8, 2026