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Emerald Necklace Conservancy urges lower‑cost, public renovation of White Stadium, raises environmental review concerns
Summary
The Emerald Necklace Conservancy urged the council to reconsider plans for a largely private White Stadium renovation, proposing a $30 million publicly owned alternative and flagging the project’s potential need for state environmental and Article 97 review.
The Emerald Necklace Conservancy told the Boston City Council Committee on Ways and Means on April 22 that the planned White Stadium renovation risks costing far more than necessary and should remain publicly owned and sized to local needs.
Karen Moni Bridal, executive director of the Emerald Necklace Conservancy, said demolition has already begun but construction contracts have not been bid, and that the city’s placeholder in the budget is roughly $90 million. She described an alternative…
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