West Roxbury Residents and Development Proponents Square Off

Posted by: Tim White
Posted on: Monday, October 15, 2007 at 10:53 am
Categories: Neighborhood News, Neighborhood News, West Roxbury, Roslindale

Boston - West Roxbury Civic Association Meeting Community Video - West-Roxbury, MA 02132

At a recent meeting of the West Roxbury Civic Association at St. Stephen’s church in West Roxbury, residents of Desoto and Edgemere Road and surrounding neighborhoods had their chance to let Chestnut Hill Realty know exactly how they feel about the proposed building of a 92-unit, four-story apartment complex on a vacant lot adjacent to Desoto Rd.–and the residents where not at at all shy about expressing their views on the matter.  Also on the table was a proposal to re-route both streets as one-ways to accomdate the development and reduce the impact of traffic on the area.

Representatives from Chestnut Hill Realty, the Boston Redevelopment Authority, and local political representatives were present to deliver their positions on the planned development.  Illustrations of the project, traffic impact analysis, zoning issues were addressed in an effort to convey the merits of the proposal to a skeptical audience.  And then the residents spoke–in some cases shouted out–their concerns.

In the end, the community voted not to approve either proposal, and both the re-routing of the streets and a request for a variance on the height of the project from 35 feet to 60 feet were voted down.  Although the meeting lasted over 2 hours, the video above was editied in an effort to succinclty capture the heart of what was discussed.  If you’re interested in seeing the a community’s voice in action, watch this video (fascinating).

 Also, A special thanks to the Olivia Weishak and the West Roxbury Civic Association for welcoming us to the meeting and allowing us to video tape the entire event.  Hopefully it will be shared with those West Roxbury residents who were not able to attend.  Comments are welcome.

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One Response to “West Roxbury Residents and Development Proponents Square Off”

  1. Patty Cosby on October 15th, 2007 2:45 pm

    I just wanted say it was a great idea to video tape this meeting. There are many people out there in West Roxbury who can not attend all the meetings for various reasons. We can stay in touch with what’s happening and comment via the blog. Wow, the next best thing to being there. Thanks Tim for taking the time and being actively involved in our community.. Patty Cosby.

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