Mayor's directive
Authorize accepting a $251,708 grant for Parker-Harris pottery site archaeology
Last activity July 23, 2026 (about 2 months ago)
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Introduced
July 16, 2026
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In committee
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Council vote
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Adopted
The City Council approved a measure to accept and spend a Save America's Treasures grant of $251,708 to support an archaeological assemblage from the Parker-Harris Pottery Site in Charlestown. Funds cover personal and maintenance costs for collections at the Archaeology Laboratory and a consultant, with administration by the Historic Preservation office.
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Official title
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Two Hundred Fifty-One Thousand Seven Hundred Eight Dollars ($251,708.00) in the form of a grant, Save America's Treasures, awarded by the National Park Service to be administered by the Office of Historic Preservation. The grant would fund an archaeological assemblage that was excavated from the Parker-Harris Pottery Site in Boston's Charlestown neighborhood, for personal and maintenance costs on collections currently housed at the Archaeology Laboratory, and a consultant's fee.
Timeline
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July 22, 2026
The rules were suspended; the order was passed.
City Council
On motion of Councilor Durkan, the rules were suspended; the order was passed: yeas 10 (Breadon, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Weber, Worrell), not present 1 (Mejia), absent 2 (Coletta Zapata, Santana).