City Council, September 24, 2026
Decided: Hearing on Blackstone Pool status and independent engineering study
What happened
On September 24, 2026, Boston acted on Hearing on Blackstone Pool status and independent engineering study.
The Boston City Council Committee on Human Services, chaired by Councilor Erin Murphy, held a hearing on docket 1335 regarding the closed Blackstone Pool at the BCYF Blackstone Community Center/Blackstone School in the South End and a request for an independent engineering study…
- Jurisdiction
- Boston, MA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- September 24, 2026
- Decisions
- 1 zoning decision
- Outcome
- Decided
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Hearing on Blackstone Pool status and independent engineering study
Committee on Human Services hearing on docket 1335, sponsored by Councilors Flynn, Fitzgerald and Culpepper, on the Blackstone Pool, which has been closed due to a deteriorated pool shell, drain line failure and groundwater intrusion. Speakers noted the FY27-31 capital plan includes $500,000 for a...
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Hearing on Blackstone Pool status and independent engineering study
Market Signals (3)
Infrastructure
The South End's public facilities are described as a 'facility…
Housing Demand
A resident letter stated the South End/Lower Roxbury has the…
Other
The Blackstone pool project was dropped from the FY27-31 capital…
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7 distinct speakers; 5 identified names.
All speaker roles: 1 Chair, 3 Councilmember, 2 Public, 1 Witness.
Identified name roles: 1 Chair, 3 Councilmember, 1 Witness.
Speaker sample: Erin Murphy, Chair.
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