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Council committee reviews Planning Department’s FY26 budget as city assumes BPDA functions
Summary
The Boston City Council Committee on Ways and Means heard a presentation on the Planning Department’s FY26 operating request, the department’s mission after the transfer of BPDA staff and functions to city control, and near-term budget and staffing questions from multiple councilors.
The Boston City Council Committee on Ways and Means on May 12 reviewed the Planning Department’s FY26 operating budget and heard department leaders describe the new agency’s mission after the transfer of staff and functions from the Boston Planning & Development Agency.
Chair Brian Worrell, Boston City Councilor for District 4, convened the hearing and invited the Planning Department’s leadership to present the budget and recent work. Kairo Shen, Chief of Planning, told the committee the department’s central mission is to “address our city's greatest challenges of resiliency, affordability, and equity,” and to “take real estate actions and prioritize planning, development, and urban design solutions that further these…
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