Suffolk Downs Development

Alex DeFronzo, a member of the Impact Advisory Group for the development, Magdalena Ayed, Director of The Harborkeepers, and Mary Ellen Welch, long term community activist in East Boston, came on What’s Up Eastie? to discuss this development and the community engagement process for impact assessment and mitigation.

Listen to the show:

Learn More:

• Suffolk Downs Redevelopment website (by HYM)
• BPDA site on the project
• BPDA site on Phase I

Get Involved:

• On Jan 3: Attend the public meeting of the IAG (Impact Advisory Group) at Suffolk Downs (6pm at the Project Site [clubhouse building] – 525 William F McClellan Highway, Boston)
• On Jan 8: Attend the MEPA community meeting at Suffolk Downs (6pm at the Project Site [clubhouse building] – 525 William F McClellan Highway, Boston)
• By Jan 10: Provide comments on Phase I (the first two commercial Buildings Plan – 52,000 sf total)
• By Jan 19:
  • Provide feedback to MEPA (Email page.czepiga@state.ma.us) on
    • HYM’s request for Environment review waiver on Phase I
    • Your environmental concerns on the masterplan
• On Jan 24:
  • Attend the IAG Meeting (which are public, but IAG members get preference on asking questions) at Suffolk Downs (6pm at the Project Site [clubhouse building] – 525 William F McClellan Highway, Boston)
• On Jan 25:
  • Attend the Public Meeting at Suffolk Downs (6pm at the Project Site [clubhouse building] – 525 William F McClellan Highway, Boston)
• By Feb 2:
  • Provide feedback to BPDA on the Masterplan

Reach Out:

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