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Chair Sharon Durkan opened the hearing, announced procedures for public testimony (in-person two-minute limit, virtual sign-up via staff liaison Shane Pack), and advised written comments be sent to the committee email; she identified the two dockets to be discussed (0257 and 0630).
Boston City Council Committee on Planning, Development and Transportation held a hearing April 3, 2026 on two items: a request to accept and expand $500,000 in Neighborhood Development/REDA funds to seed the Commercial Acquisition Assistance Program (CAP) to help small businesses buy their storefronts, and a proposed landmark designation for the Captain John Bussey House in Dorchester. Officials from the Mayor's Office and the Boston Landmarks Commission presented program details, history, and next steps; both items were advanced for further council action.
