City Council - 2026-06-03
Approves Capital grant fund and surplus property disposition fund appropriations, unanimous
What happened
This was a Boston City Council budget meeting with limited traditional land-use business; the most consequential vote was passage of the $1.73 billion FY27 Boston Public Schools budget (Docket 0734) on an 8-5 vote over objections about paraprofessional layoffs.
- Jurisdiction
- Boston, MA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- June 3, 2026
- Decisions
- 14 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Meeting Summary
This was a Boston City Council budget meeting with limited traditional land-use business; the most consequential vote was passage of the $1.73 billion FY27 Boston Public Schools budget (Docket 0734) on an 8-5 vote over objections about paraprofessional layoffs.
Key Decisions (14)
Landmark designation of Swallow Mansion, 33 Cordis Street, Charlestown
FY26 supplemental appropriation for snow and winter management
FY26 supplemental appropriation for Boston Public Schools
FY27 OPEB appropriation
Capital grant fund and surplus property disposition fund appropriations
Development Activity (6)
West End Library Redevelopment Project
Mixed-Use
Mildred Haley Phase 1 (Phases 4A and 4B)
Residential
Franklin Hill Phase 2A and 2B
Residential
Market Signals (6)
Housing Demand
Boston has hundreds of vacant lots (915 owned by the…
Housing Demand
BPS enrollment has declined by about 3,000 students over two…
Infrastructure
Boston restructured its debt schedule to reduce FY27 debt service…
Who Spoke (15)
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