It’s time for the annual Ice Cream Social at Green T, at South and Walter Street this Thursday, July 20 from 6 pm to 8 pm. Ice cream for all.  Stop by, grab a free ice cream, visit with friends, meet new neighbors.  All are welcome! 

Thanks to our sponsors: Boston Building Resources, the LANA Board of Directors, and Mayor Michelle Wu’s Community Engagement Cabinet/City of Boston

Street Closing Note: South Street from Brookfield to Walter Street will be closed Thursday, July 20^th from 5:30 to 8:30 pm.  We apologize for the inconvenience, and please walk over and enjoy the Ice Cream Social.

The primary and general election for City Council will be this fall.  Four candidates have announced for District 5, which will serve most of the LANA area in 2024.  The candidates in alphabetical order are current City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo, Enrique Pepén, Jose Ruiz, and Jean Claude Sanon.  A candidate forum will be held via Zoom on Tuesday, July 18^th at 7 pm.  To register for the candidates’ forum, go to https://tinyurl.com/D5forumJuly18  

LANA is co-sponsoring the District 5 Candidates Forum along with Hyde Park Neighborhood Association, Progressive West Roxbury/Roslindale, Racial Justice & Equity Forum of Hyde Park, Rozzie Bikes, Walk-Up Roslindale, Ward 18 Democratic Committee.  As a nonprofit organization, LANA does not endorse specific political candidates.  However, LANA believes it is important to have public discussion and for residents to have the opportunity to learn about each candidate.  The primary election for City Council is scheduled for Tuesday, September 12^th.  The final day to register to vote or update your registration is Saturday, September 2^nd.  

Join your neighbors for a LANA meeting Monday, July 10th at 7 pm (Zoom). Preliminary agenda items:

– State Representative Bill MacGregor

– Boston Transportation Department: Proposed Plans for South/Walter/Robert Street intersections

– Centre/Walter Street Intersection Update

– Roslindale Wetlands

– 104 Walter St Construction start/Update from Habitat for Humanity

– District 5 Candidate’s Forum – Tuesday, July 18th 

– Roslindale Liaison, Dianna Bronchuk

– Tree Committee  

– Ice Cream Social, Thursday, July 20th – 6 pm to 8:30 pm

– Zoning – 9 Ashfield – kitchen expansion – requesting relief from setback lines.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88218691998?pwd=dkM1UCtjZ1d1NlFxc0Vzb3djVUc0QT09

Meeting ID: 882 1869 1998

Passcode: q2UsbM9ivB

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Topics:

• Weekend Green Beauty Blitz for the Pocket Park
• 104 Walter Advances — Variances Okayed
• Walter & Centre Street Intersection
• Roslindale Wetlands Ecological Restoration Starting Up Again
• Save the Date: Thurs, July 20 for Ice Cream Social
• Welcome Dianna Bronchuk – Roslindale’s New Liaison
• Roslindale Garden Tour
• Roslindale Parade Gala & Raffle
• Celebrating Pride and Juneteenth
• Free Summer Fitness Series

The next LANA meeting is Monday, May 8^th at 7 pm via Zoom.  Danny Schissler from the Arnold Arboretum will be sharing a proposal to make parking on Walter Street by the Arboretum 2-hour parking and is interested in hearing neighborhood feedback.  Also on the agenda is the summer LANA ice cream social, an update from Habitat for Humanity, creating a tree fund, and zoning variances at 90-92 Knoll Street.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86596266896?pwd=WjBkb0QyNXZXRU0zVTViZ0hUVDd0QT09
 
Meeting ID: 865 9626 6896
Passcode: q2UsbM9ivB

Hopefully you are aware that we in the 10th Suffolk District are without representation in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, since Ed Coppinger resigned.  There will be an election on May 2, 2023 that will determine our next Representative. This election is important to ensure that our next Representative helps move our District and the Commonwealth forward on important issues including transportation, healthcare, housing, the environment and more.  There are 3 candidates in the race: Rob Orthman, Bill MacGregor and Celia Segel. Below are links to each of their websites, and information on voting.

The Highland Neighborhood Civic Association is sponsoring a zoom candidates forum where you can hear from the candidates directly.  Here’s the information about registering for the event (you need to register in order to get the zoom link) and sharing which issues you want to hear the candidates address.

Register in advance for this meeting to obtain the zoom link:

https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwkc-uhrzwrEtRHxsOz27D9YyCK1S97EKoX

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Links to candidate websites:

https://www.robertorthman.com/

https://www.billmacgregor.org/

https://electcelia.com/

We have a series of spring events lined up to help neighbors discover and learn more about the Roslindale Wetlands. Be sure to mark your calendars:

Family-Friendly Wetlands Walk, Friday, April 21, 10:30 a.m.: Cap off school vacation week by spending some time outdoors and learning more about wetlands ecology, the history of neighborhood advocacy, and the ecological restoration work now underway. Boston Urban Wilds staff will lead the way. Meet at the Coniston Road entrance. 

City Nature Challenge, Saturday, April 29, 1:00 p.m.: As part of the wordwide City Nature Challenge, you are invited to walk through the Roslindale Wetlands and report on different plants and animals you see. To prepare, consider downloading a phone app to help with identification, such as iNaturalist and Picture This. Boston Urban Wilds and Mass Audubon staff will help you get started. Meet at the Coniston Road entrance. Learn more and register.

Serve and Learn, Saturday, May 6, 9am-noon. We can help with the ongoing ecological restoration work by removing small trash items and invasive plant species, such as garlic mustard and multiflora rose. We’ll start with an informational tour at 9:00 led by Boston Urban Wilds staff, who call fill us in on the progress of the restoration project. Then, we’ll get to work. Feel free to come later or leave earlier as needed. Bring gloves and hand tools (such as nippers and loppers) if you have them, and wear sturdy shoes. Meet at the Coniston Road entrance. Come on down! Bring a friend! Learn something new about this gem of an ecosystem right in our neighborhood.

PRELIMINARY AGENDA

• Chief Brianna Millor, Chief of Community Engagement, City of Boston 
• Centre/Walter Street Intersection Improvements with DCR’s Deputy Chief Engineer Jeff Parenti 
• Neighborhood Liaison Update – Uju Onochie 
• 104 Walter Street
• Roslindale Wetlands
• LANA Social Events
• Treasurer’s Report

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87427621780?pwd=SWt4UnhSdHNwNWZJblFaS2sraWQ3Zz09

Meeting ID: 874 2762 1780

Passcode: q2UsbM9ivB

Join us for an important LANA neighborhood meeting on Monday, January 9th at 7 pm on Zoom. 

Boston Transportation Department’s Director of Engineering, Amy Cording, will be discussing traffic issues in the LANA area, including Weld and Centre Street Intersection Improvements, Center & Walter Street Proposed Improvements Review, South/Robert/South Walter/Walter (Hewlett to Fletcher Street) Area, Walter Street/South Street, and other traffic issues. Other agenda items include Roslindale Wetlands Update, Habitat for Humanity update on 104 Walter Street, Neighborhood Liaison Update, Uju Onochie.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9685177522?pwd=bkZWbzVkNXpuRlJUZ3F1d3lCMjQ0Zz09

Meeting ID: 968 517 7522

Passcode: q2UsbM9ivB

Join us for an important LANA neighborhood meeting on Monday, January 9th at 7 pm on Zoom. 

Boston Transportation Department’s Director of Engineering, Amy Cording, will be discussing traffic issues in the LANA area, including the Centre Street/ Walter Street intersection, Center Street/Weld Street intersection and other traffic issues. Other agenda items to come.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9685177522?pwd=bkZWbzVkNXpuRlJUZ3F1d3lCMjQ0Zz09

Meeting ID: 968 517 7522

Passcode: q2UsbM9ivB