Boston PFC Approves Greenway Grant and Two Vacant-Land Developer Designations

Uncategorized 2026-07-22 clip6173 · Meeting of July 22, 2026

Boston PFC unanimously clears $250,000 greenway grant and two nominal-price land transfers in a single session. The Public Facilities Commission on July 22 approved all three votes presented by the Department of Neighborhood Development, led by Chief and Director Sheila Dillon. Housing Development Officer Joseph Backer won authorization for DND to accept and expend a $250,000 Housing Choice Community Capital Grant from the state's Department of Housing and Community Development for the Jackson Square Greenway, a pedestrian pathway along the MBTA line in Jamaica Plain connecting Amory Street to Center Street.

Backer also secured tentative developer designation of Urban Edge Housing Corporation for a vacant Roxbury parcel at a suggested price of $100, projected to create 3,138 square feet of publicly accessible open space and save the city $800 in annual maintenance. Development Officer Shawnee Fletcher won designation of Boston Food Forest Coalition Incorporated for a Savin Hill Avenue parcel in Dorchester — vacant for more than 29 years — to be converted to permanent open space featuring a flower garden, arbor, and exercise equipment, saving the city an estimated $2,000 per year in maintenance costs.

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Source: the Uncategorized 2026-07-22 clip6173 meeting of July 22, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.