City Council, June 24, 2026
Approves FY26 HOME Investment Partnerships grant, 11-0
What happened
The Boston City Council meeting of 2026-06-24 was dominated by fiscal and grant business rather than zoning. The council accepted the mayor's modified FY27 appropriation/tax order (Docket 1222) without override, and passed roughly $79 million in federal HUD housing grants (Docket…
- Jurisdiction
- Boston, MA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- June 24, 2026
- Decisions
- 24 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 11-0
Free sample: decision 1 of 24
Senior property tax exemption CPI increase (Clause 41D)
Order to accept M.G.L. Chapter 59, Section 5, Clause 41D, authorizing annual CPI increases to senior exemption income and asset limits; passed in a new draft. Takes effect FY27, applications open July 1, 2026 through April 1, 2027.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Boston City Council meeting of 2026-06-24 was dominated by fiscal and grant business rather than zoning. The council accepted the mayor's modified FY27 appropriation/tax order (Docket 1222) without override, and passed roughly $79 million in federal HUD housing grants (Docket…
Key Decisions (24)
Senior property tax exemption CPI increase (Clause 41D)
FY26 MOTT FIFA grant to Police Department
Cities Forward donation for Mayor's Civic Summit
Renewal of ISD constable appointments
FY25 Continuum of Care HUD grant
FY26 Community Development Block Grant
FY26 HOME Investment Partnerships grant
FY26 Housing for Persons with AIDS grant
FY26 Emergency Solutions Grant
FY27 modified annual appropriation and tax order
FY27-2031 Capital Plan loan order (general)
BPS capital improvement appropriation
FY27 lease/lease-purchase agreements
Hearing order: Boston Homes Lottery Program by district
Hearing order: resident parking permit program
Hearing order: BPS FY28 budget
Hearing order: road races impact on city services District 2
Hearing order: urban tree canopy District 2
Resolution supporting rent stabilization local option
Petition: sale of alcohol until 3 a.m.
Hearing order: waste transfer facilities & environmental justice
Order: zoning text amendment restricting waste-related uses
Resolution: continuing Boston Reparations Task Force
Hearing order: Boston Finance Commission Budget Savings & Revenue Report
Market Signals (6)
Housing Demand
Council adopted a resolution supporting a rent stabilization local option…
Housing Demand
Roughly $79 million in federal HUD grants (CoC ~$52M, CDBG…
Sentiment
A proposed Boston Homes Lottery district-preference ordinance and a zoning…
Who Spoke (14)
On the record: the chair, 9 councilmembers, and a member of the public.
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