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Boston Public Library, city officials seek home‑rule exemption to speed affordable housing and new Uphams Corner branch
Summary
Boston Public Library and city representatives asked the committee to support HB 3932, a home‑rule petition exempting a specific mixed‑use development at 555–559 Columbia Road in Dorchester from parts of Chapter 149 public‑construction procurement law to allow delivery of 33 affordable units and shell space for a new branch library.
Boston Public Library and city officials testified in support of House Bill 3932, a home‑rule petition to exempt a specific development at 555–559 Columbia Road (Upham’s Corner, Dorchester) from certain public‑construction procurement requirements in Chapter 149 of the Massachusetts General Laws to allow an integrated development that would provide…
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