Public Meetings |
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Click here to view the schedule for upcoming public meetings regarding BHA policies, plans and procedures.
Adoption of new policies and procedures at the BHA often must include an extensive public review process. Such policies will be listed on this page when the public review period is active.
If you would like to be on our e-mail list and receive information about the public review of future policies and procedures, send an e-mail message to join-publicreview@listserv.bostonhousing.org.
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FY 2008 Agency Plan |
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As required by Congress and HUD, the BHA is undergoing a 45-day public review process. The FY 2008 Annual Plan is available for public review and comment from November 2 through December 17, 2007. The Plan and supporting documents can be viewed in the Planning Department of the Boston Housing Authority at 52 Chauncy Street, 11th floor during regular business hours and a copy of the Plan will be on the BHA website at www.bostonhousing.org. There will be two opportunities to attend a public hearing: December 11 at 2 p.m. at 125 Amory St., or later that day at 6 p.m. at the Roxbury Community College's Media Arts Building.. If you have a question or a reasonable accommodation request relative to either reviewing the Plan or attending the Hearing, please call 617-988-4107 or TDD 800-545-1833x420. Comments can be sent to Boston Housing Authority, 52 Chauncy Street, Boston, MA 02111 attn: John Kane; by fax 617-988-4133; or e-mail at john.kane@bostonhousing.org. Click here to review the plan documents.
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Approach to Preservation |
The Boston Housing Authority is now circulating An Approach to Preservation: Repositioning Boston's Public Housing for the Future. Our goal is to generate discussion about the optimum preservation strategies for the Boston Housing Authority’s public housing properties as we struggle with diminishing federal and state resources.
Click here to view the comments that were collected between April 1, 2007 and June 1, 2007 in response to the March 26, 2007 distribution of An Approach to Preservation: Repositioning Boston’s Public Housing for the Future. This report was distributed to resident organizations, elected officials, housing advocates, City, State and federal partners, and other stakeholders. Comments were collected in writing and via a variety of meetings and public forums, including an advertised public hearing on May 25, 2007.
The responses to comments provide information about our intent and commitment as we move forward to preserve our public housing communities. Most of the comments received concerned how we are planning to implement the Approach to Preservation rather than concerns about the concepts and initiatives outlined in the report. As such, we do not plan to change the report itself substantially, but will add a few clarifications and schedule details, and post an updated version of the report in September.
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