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Council backs Home Rule petition to speed redevelopment at Faneuil Gardens and 290 North Beacon Street
Summary
The council approved a Home Rule petition seeking procurement exemptions for Boston Housing Authority redevelopment projects in Brighton that would replace and add affordable housing units and create cultural and rehearsal space.
The Boston City Council on April 9 voted to advance a Home Rule petition that would exempt certain Boston Housing Authority (BHA) redevelopment projects in Brighton from state procurement requirements to allow alternative procurement methods.
Councilor Gabriela Colette Zapata, chair of the Committee on Government Operations, presented the Home Rule petition and explained it seeks exemptions from parts of Massachusetts procurement law to permit more flexible contracting for two redevelopment projects managed by the Boston Housing Authority in Brighton. "The Home Rule Petition requests that the city not be subject to chapter 49, chapter 7C, chapter 30,…
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