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Chair Ben Weber (District 6) opened the hearing, announced streaming and written comment procedures, and said the docket (Order 201) is a pre-budget hearing on Boston’s FY27 operating budget, with a focus on housing and immigration. He noted the CFO will appear March 23 for a broader budget overview and named the panelists who joined the hearing.
The Boston City Council Committee on Ways and Means held a March 5, 2026 hearing focused on fiscal year 2027 operating budget priorities for housing and immigration. City officials warned that federal funding uncertainty and dwindling one-time pandemic-era dollars will tighten resources for housing production, homelessness programs and immigration legal services, and councilors pressed for possible local revenue tools and protections for high-need programs.
