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City Council

Members: Liz Breadon (Chair), Ruthzee Louijeune (Member), Julia M. Mejia (Member), Erin J. Murphy (Member), Henry Santana (Member), Gabriela Coletta Zapata (Member), Edward M. Flynn (Member), John FitzGerald (Member), Brian Worrell (Member), Enrique J. Pepén (Member), Benjamin J. Weber (Member), Miniard Culpepper (Member), Sharon Durkan (Member)

Boston Planning Department FY27 Budget Cut by $500,000 as Housing Slowdown Pressures City Coffers

Boston's Planning Department defended a $29.4 million FY27 budget while fielding sharp questions about housing production, zoning flexibility, and ADU delays during a May 5 Ways and Means hearing chaired by District 6 Councillor Ben Weber.

Boston Council Hears Pleas to Restore $6 Million in School-Year Youth Jobs

Boston City Council committee hears four hours of testimony against proposed elimination of school-year youth jobs.

Boston Planning Department Faces Scrutiny Over $29.4 Million FY27 Budget

Boston City Council budget panel scrutinizes Planning Department's $29.4 million FY27 spending plan.

Boston Ways and Means Committee Reviews FY27 Budgets for ISD, Property Management, and Public Facilities

BOSTON — May 4, 2026 — Boston's Ways and Means Committee pressed three city departments on budget cuts, permitting timelines, and summer event readiness at a May 4 FY27 hearing. Inspectional Services Commissioner Tanya Del Rio said her department's proposed budget is $25 million and that it is

Boston Council Challenges Streets Cabinet Over $207M Budget and Stalled Projects

BOSTON — May 4, 2026 — Boston City Council scrutinizes $207 million streets budget amid stalled projects and rescinded federal grants. Council President Benjamin J. Weber chaired a lengthy May 4 budget hearing on the FY27 operating budgets for the Boston Transportation Department and Public Works Department, during which Interim Chief of

Boston Streets Budget Holds at $207 Million as 27 Capital Projects Are Cut

Boston's $207 million streets budget draws fire over stalled safety projects and rescinded federal grants.

Boston Council Grills City Officials Over $2.6 Million Small Business Budget Cuts

BOSTON — April 30, 2026 — Boston City Council budget panel scrutinizes $2.6 million in proposed cuts to small business and supplier diversity programs. The Committee on Ways and Means, chaired by District 6 Councilor Benjamin J. Weber, heard from Interim Chief of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion Donald Wright, Director of

Boston Arts Advocates Pack City Hall to Oppose 27 Percent Budget Cut

Boston Ways and Means Committee hearing draws more than 150 arts advocates against proposed 27 percent arts budget cut.

Boston arts advocates demand council restore $1 million cut to cultural office

Boston's Ways and Means Committee draws more than 150 arts advocates opposing a proposed $1 million cut to the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture.

Boston City Council Calls for Independent Investigation Into Jacoby Kinney In-Custody Death

Boston City Council calls for independent probe of in-custody death, approves $32.6 million in preservation funds.

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