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Ask the Select Board to Support MBTA Communities Planning and Save the Date for Two Upcoming In-Person Events

As January draws to a close, we’ve got an important step in supporting new homes near transit on Harvard Street and look forward to opportunities to see each other in-person in the coming months. Let’s dive right in. Action Item No. 1: Urge the Select Board to support the Planning Department’s proposal to comply with the MBTA Communities Act with…
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Happy Lunar New Year and local housing learning opportunities

Happy Lunar New Year! We had a great time celebrating at the Coolidge Corner Library; thank you to the Brookline Asian American Family Network, the Brookline Library Foundation, and The Friends of the Brookline Public Library for sponsoring a really fun event! I’m sure many of you noticed that the Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration at the Coolidge  Corner…
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Support MBTA Communities Planning, More Homes in Coolidge Corner, and Celebrate MLK Day and Lunar New Year!

We want to start off with a reminder that Brookline will be celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a sold-out event at the Coolidge Corner Theater at 3pm. This excellent event will be live streamed by the Brookline Interactive Group on their web site and Youtube page. We encourage everyone who will not be able to be there in…
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Town Meeting Continues and EDAB Presentation on multifamily/mixed-use development along Harvard Street

Happy December! Town Meeting hopefully finishes this week on Tuesday and Thursday at 7pm, and will finally get to Article 41 to study establishing an Affordable Housing Overlay District for Brookline. Action Item No. 1: The significant remaining item from B4E’s Town Meeting endorsements is Warrant Article 41, asking that the Housing Advisory Board establish a committee to explore what…
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