City Council Committee on Ways and Means Hearing on Dockets #1004 and #1050

Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to extend the property tax exemption for members of the Massachusetts National Guard and reservists who are serving in foreign countries, pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 59, Section 5 (56), the City of Boston shall extend the property tax exemption of up to 100% for active members of the National Guard or reservists for Fiscal Year 2018.

Message and order authorizing the Boston Public Library Department to accept and expend a capital grant of Five Million Five Hundred Ninety-Seven Thousand Three Hundred Seventy-Four Dollars ($5,597,374.00) from the Massachusetts Public Library Construction Program (MPLCP) per the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, for the renovation of the Dudley Branch Library.

These matters were sponsored by Mayor Martin J. Walsh, and referred to the Committee on July 12, 2017 and August 2, 2017 respectively.

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Public Testimony

Members of the public are cordially invited to attend and testify.  If you have not testified at a Council hearing before, please arrive five (5) minutes before the call of the hearing to sign up and become familiar with the hearing format, testimony locations, and sound system.  Please bring fifteen (15) copies of any written documentation you wish to present at the hearing.

Written comments may be made part of the record and available to all Councilors by sending them by email, fax, or mail to arrive before the hearing. Please use the information below.

Mail Address:  Dockets #1004, #1050, City Council, City Hall, 5^th Floor, Boston, MA 02201

Fax Number:  (617) 635-4203 Attn: Michelle A. Goldberg, Dockets #1004, #1050

Committee Email:  ccc.wm@boston.gov

Staff Email:  michelle.a.goldberg@boston.gov  Staff Telephone:  (617) 635-4645

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