City Council, September 22, 2026
Decided: Hearing on re-establishing Alston Post Office (docket 1338)
What happened
On September 22, 2026, Boston acted on Hearing on re-establishing Alston Post Office (docket 1338).
This was a Boston City Council Committee hearing on docket 1338 regarding the closure and proposed permanent discontinuation of the Alston Post Office; no votes or land-use entitlements were decided.
- Jurisdiction
- Boston, MA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- September 22, 2026
- Decisions
- 1 zoning decision
- Outcome
- Decided
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Hearing on re-establishing Alston Post Office (docket 1338)
Committee hearing on order to discuss re-establishing a post office location in Alston, sponsored by Councilor Liz Braden. No vote taken.
Key Decisions (1)
Hearing on re-establishing Alston Post Office (docket 1338)
Development Activity (1)
Mixed-use residential project at 47 Harvard Ave
Mixed-Use
Market Signals (3)
Housing Demand
Alston's population grew 7.2% between 2020 and 2025 (versus 2.4%…
Infrastructure
Loss of the Alston post office and USPS's pattern of…
Commercial Demand
Developer Eden Properties faces potential vacant or inactive storefront at…
Who spoke
17 distinct speakers; 12 identified names.
All speaker roles: 4 Witness, 1 Chair, 4 Councilmember, 5 Public, 2 Staff, 1 Applicant.
Identified name roles: 4 Witness, 1 Chair, 4 Councilmember, 2 Staff, 1 Applicant.
Speaker sample: Noah Maslin, Applicant.
11 more identified names in Pro: 4 Witness, 1 Chair, 4 Councilmember, 2 Staff.
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8 recorded timestamps
- residential (2 timestamps)
- approved (2 timestamps)
- commercial (1 timestamps)
- public hearing (3 timestamps)
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